Dudley Bradley vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Dudley Bradley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dudley Bradley played 9 years in the NBA, 8 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Dudley Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dudley Bradley 9 5 1979-80 to 1988-89
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1979-802023-24
Team Indiana PacersOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 82 24.7 8.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 3.1 2.6 0.6 2.0 2.4 3.4 7.4 .452 0.0 0.1 .400 1.7 2.1 .782
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758

Season 2
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1980-81-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 82 22.8 8.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 2.9 3.2 6.8 .474 0.0 0.2 .125 1.5 2.2 .702
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 2 9.5 4.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 4.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1981-82-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 64 14.6 5.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.8 2.0 4.4 .445 0.0 0.1 .250 1.2 1.6 .740
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 7 3.4 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.1 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1982-83-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 58 11.8 3.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.4 2.7 .516 0.0 0.1 .200 0.6 0.8 .800
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Note: Dudley Bradley didn't play in 1983-84.

Season 5
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1984-85-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 73 16.9 4.9 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.4 1.3 0.3 1.2 2.1 1.9 4.1 .475 0.3 0.9 .313 0.7 1.1 .684
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 4 10.3 3.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.3 .556 0.3 1.3 .200 0.8 1.0 .750
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1985-86-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 70 12.0 2.8 0.3 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.6 1.4 1.0 3.0 .349 0.2 1.0 .250 0.5 0.8 .571
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 5 16.4 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.0 1.4 2.8 2.4 5.8 .414 0.6 2.0 .300 1.2 1.8 .667
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1986-87-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 68 13.2 3.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 1.1 3.1 .357 0.2 0.7 .260 0.7 0.9 .810
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 12 3.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 .364 0.0 0.5 .000 0.1 0.2 .500
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1987-88-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 65 22.1 6.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.3 1.8 0.7 1.4 2.6 2.4 5.6 .427 0.6 1.6 .363 1.1 1.5 .763
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Dudley Bradley Chet Holmgren
Season 1988-89-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley 38 7.0 1.9 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.7 2.3 .326 0.2 0.8 .258 0.2 0.4 .500
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dudley Bradley ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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