Elton Brand vs. Goran Dragic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Goran Dragic and Elton Brand, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Elton Brand played 17 years in the NBA, 2 more than Goran Dragic, who played 15. Elton Brand had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Goran Dragic had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 achievements, 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
Elton Brand	17	5	1999-00 to 2015-16
Goran Dragic	15	7	2008-09 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15


Rookie Season
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	1999-00	2008-09
Team	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	81	37.0	20.1	4.3	5.7	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	2.8	3.2	7.8	16.1	.482	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.6	.685
difference:	+26	+23.8	+15.6	+3.7	+4.4	+8.1	+0.1	+0.3	+1.5	-1.5	-1.6	+6.2	+12.0	+.089	+0.4	+1.0		+3.6	+5.4	+.084
Goran Dragic	55	13.2	4.5	0.6	1.3	1.9	2.0	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.6	4.1	.393	0.4	1.0	.370	0.9	1.2	.769

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2000-01	2009-10
Team	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Finals

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	74	39.3	20.1	3.9	6.2	10.1	3.2	1.0	1.6	3.0	3.3	7.8	16.4	.476	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.4	.708
difference:	+6	+21.3	+12.2	+3.4	+4.5	+8.0	+0.2	+0.4	+1.5	-1.4	-1.7	+5.0	+10.3	+.024	+0.9	+2.4		+3.0	+4.4	+.028
Goran Dragic	80	18.0	7.9	0.5	1.7	2.1	3.0	0.6	0.1	1.6	1.6	2.8	6.1	.452	0.9	2.4	.394	1.5	2.0	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goran Dragic	16	14.8	7.6	0.6	1.2	1.8	2.3	0.3	0.1	1.0	1.1	2.7	6.3	.430	0.8	2.5	.325	1.4	1.9	.742


Season 3
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2001-02	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	80	37.8	18.2	5.0	6.6	11.6	2.4	1.0	2.0	2.2	3.2	6.7	12.6	.527	0.0	0.0	-	4.9	6.6	.742
difference:	+10	+20.2	+10.7	+4.5	+5.1	+9.6	+0.5	+0.3	+1.9	-0.5	-1.4	+4.0	+6.3	+.092	+0.8	+2.2		+3.7	+4.7	+.118
Goran Dragic	70	17.6	7.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.9	0.7	0.1	1.7	1.8	2.7	6.3	.435	0.8	2.2	.361	1.2	1.9	.624

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2002-03	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	Blocks Leader	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	62	39.6	18.5	4.6	6.8	11.3	2.5	1.1	2.5	2.6	3.3	7.3	14.5	.502	0.0	0.0	-	3.9	5.7	.685
difference:	+4	+13.1	+6.8	+3.8	+5.1	+8.8	+2.8	+0.2	+2.3	-0.2	-0.8	+3.1	+5.4	+.040	+1.0	+3.1		+1.6	+2.8	+.120
Goran Dragic	66	26.5	11.7	0.8	1.7	2.5	5.3	1.3	0.2	2.4	2.5	4.2	9.1	.462	1.0	3.1	.337	2.3	2.9	.805

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 4


Season 5
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2003-04	2012-13
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	69	38.7	20.0	3.9	6.4	10.3	3.3	0.9	2.2	2.8	3.3	7.0	14.2	.493	0.0	0.0	-	6.0	7.7	.773
difference:	+8	+5.2	+5.3	+3.1	+4.1	+7.2	+4.1	+0.7	+1.9		-0.5	+1.8	+2.4	+.050	+1.1	+3.6		+2.8	+3.5	+.025
Goran Dragic	77	33.5	14.7	0.8	2.3	3.1	7.4	1.6	0.3	2.8	2.8	5.2	11.8	.443	1.1	3.6	.319	3.2	4.2	.748

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2004-05	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	Most Improved Player
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	81	37.0	20.0	3.7	5.9	9.5	2.6	0.8	2.1	2.3	3.0	7.8	15.4	.503	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	6.0	.752
difference:	+5	+1.9	+0.3	+2.8	+3.6	+6.3	+3.3	+0.6	+1.8	-0.5	-0.3	+0.5	+1.0	+.002	+1.6	+3.9		+0.3	+0.5	+.008
Goran Dragic	76	35.1	20.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	5.9	1.4	0.3	2.8	2.7	7.3	14.4	.505	1.6	3.9	.408	4.2	5.5	.760

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2005-06	2014-15
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	79	39.2	24.7	3.0	7.0	10.0	2.6	1.0	2.5	2.2	2.9	9.6	18.2	.527	0.0	0.0	-	5.6	7.2	.775
difference:	+1	+5.4	+8.4	+2.0	+4.5	+6.5	+1.9		+2.3		-0.4	+3.2	+5.4	+.026	+1.2	+3.3		+3.3	+4.2	+.001
Goran Dragic	78	33.8	16.3	1.0	2.5	3.5	4.5	1.0	0.2	2.2	2.5	6.4	12.8	.501	1.2	3.3	.347	2.3	3.0	.774

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	12	43.1	25.4	4.3	6.0	10.3	4.0	0.9	2.6	2.4	2.8	10.3	18.8	.551	0.0	0.1	.000	4.8	6.3	.750
Goran Dragic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2006-07	2015-16
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf Semis

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	80	38.5	20.5	3.4	6.0	9.3	2.9	1.0	2.2	2.5	3.0	8.1	15.1	.533	0.0	0.0	-	4.4	5.8	.761
difference:	+8	+5.7	+6.4	+2.6	+2.9	+5.5	+2.9		+2.0	-0.1	-0.4	+2.3	+2.9	+.056	+0.9	+2.8		+2.7	+3.5	+.034
Goran Dragic	72	32.8	14.1	0.8	3.1	3.8	5.8	1.0	0.2	2.6	2.6	5.8	12.2	.477	0.9	2.8	.312	1.7	2.3	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goran Dragic	14	33.7	16.5	0.8	4.1	4.9	3.9	0.4	0.2	2.2	3.3	6.5	14.7	.442	1.1	3.3	.348	2.4	3.1	.767


Season 9
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2007-08	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	8	34.3	17.6	2.6	5.4	8.0	2.0	0.4	1.9	2.1	2.6	6.5	14.3	.456	0.0	0.0	-	4.6	5.9	.787
difference:	+65	+0.6	+2.7	+1.8	+2.4	+4.2	+3.8	+0.8	+1.7	-0.8	-0.1	+0.8	+1.1	+.019	+1.6	+4.0		+0.5	+0.7	+.003
Goran Dragic	73	33.7	20.3	0.8	3.0	3.8	5.8	1.2	0.2	2.9	2.7	7.3	15.4	.475	1.6	4.0	.405	4.1	5.2	.790

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 9


Season 10
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2008-09	2017-18
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	29	31.7	13.8	2.7	6.1	8.8	1.3	0.6	1.6	2.3	2.7	5.6	12.6	.447	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.7	.676
difference:	+46		+3.5	+2.0	+2.7	+4.7	+3.5	+0.2	+1.4	-0.1	-0.3	+0.9	+1.7	+.003	+1.5	+4.0		+0.4	+0.1	+.125
Goran Dragic	75	31.7	17.3	0.7	3.4	4.1	4.8	0.8	0.2	2.2	2.4	6.5	14.3	.450	1.5	4.0	.370	2.9	3.6	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goran Dragic	5	31.2	18.6	0.6	2.0	2.6	4.6	1.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	7.0	15.0	.467	1.6	4.2	.381	3.0	4.4	.682


Season 11
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2009-10	2018-19
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	76	30.2	13.1	2.4	3.7	6.1	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.7	3.1	5.4	11.3	.480	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.1	.738
difference:	+40	+2.7	+0.6	+1.8	+1.2	+3.0	+3.4	+0.3	+1.0	-0.3	-0.8	+0.4	+0.7	+.067	+1.6	+4.6		+0.1	+0.3	+.044
Goran Dragic	36	27.5	13.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	4.8	0.8	0.1	2.0	2.3	5.0	12.0	.413	1.6	4.6	.348	2.2	2.8	.782

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Goran Dragic played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2010-11	2019-20
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Heat Lost NBA Finals

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	81	34.7	15.0	2.9	5.4	8.3	1.5	1.1	1.3	1.2	3.0	6.2	12.1	.512	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.4	.780
difference:	+22	+6.5	+1.2	+2.4	+2.7	+5.1	+3.6	+0.4	+1.1	-1.2	-0.9	+0.8	+0.2	+.071	+2.1	+5.7		+0.6	+0.8	+.004
Goran Dragic	59	28.2	16.2	0.5	2.7	3.2	5.1	0.7	0.2	2.4	2.1	5.4	12.3	.441	2.1	5.7	.367	3.2	4.2	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	5	37.0	15.6	2.4	6.0	8.4	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.8	4.2	6.8	12.4	.548	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.6	.769
difference:	+12	+4.5	+3.5	+1.6	+2.7	+4.3	+3.8	+0.6	+1.1	-1.5	-1.3	+0.2	+3.4	+.104	+2.2	+6.3		+0.9	+1.0	+.034
Goran Dragic	17	32.5	19.1	0.8	3.3	4.1	4.4	1.0	0.1	2.3	2.9	7.0	15.8	.444	2.2	6.3	.346	2.9	3.6	.803


Season 13
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2011-12	2020-21
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	60	28.9	11.0	2.4	4.7	7.2	1.6	1.0	1.6	1.1	2.9	4.8	9.7	.494	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.9	.733
difference:	+10	+2.2	+2.4	+1.9	+1.8	+3.8	+2.8	+0.3	+1.4	-1.3	-0.6		+1.4	+.062	+1.8	+4.9		+0.6	+0.5	+.095
Goran Dragic	50	26.7	13.4	0.5	2.9	3.4	4.4	0.7	0.2	2.4	2.3	4.8	11.1	.432	1.8	4.9	.373	2.0	2.4	.828

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	13	27.4	8.6	1.7	3.2	4.8	0.5	0.8	1.5	0.5	2.8	3.5	7.6	.465	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.5	.625
difference:	+9	+1.9	+7.4	+1.4	+1.7	+3.0	+2.3	+0.2	+1.0	-1.0		+2.3	+5.9	+.039	+2.3	+6.5		+0.8	+0.5	+.125
Goran Dragic	4	29.3	16.0	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.8	1.0	0.5	1.5	2.8	5.8	13.5	.426	2.3	6.5	.346	2.3	3.0	.750


Season 14
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2012-13	2021-22
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	72	21.2	7.2	1.8	4.2	6.0	1.0	0.7	1.3	0.8	2.7	3.1	6.6	.473	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.3	.710
difference:	+51	+2.5	+0.3	+1.2	+1.7	+2.9	+3.1	+0.2	+1.1	-0.8	-0.6	+0.4	+0.6	+.096	+0.8	+3.0		+0.4	+0.3	+.108
Goran Dragic	21	23.7	7.5	0.6	2.5	3.1	4.1	0.9	0.2	1.6	2.1	2.7	7.2	.377	0.8	3.0	.254	1.3	1.6	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Goran Dragic	4	19.8	10.5	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.5	0.8	0.0	1.3	2.8	4.5	8.0	.563	1.0	3.0	.333	0.5	0.5	1.000


Season 15
	Elton Brand	Goran Dragic
Season	2013-14	2022-23
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	73	19.4	5.7	1.3	3.6	4.9	1.0	0.5	1.2	0.8	2.6	2.5	4.5	.539	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.649
difference:	+15	+4.4	+0.6	+1.0	+2.5	+3.5	+1.6	+0.3	+1.1	-0.3	-1.5	+0.1	+1.3	+.118	+0.9	+2.5		+0.3	+0.5	+.040
Goran Dragic	58	15.0	6.3	0.3	1.1	1.4	2.6	0.2	0.1	1.1	1.1	2.4	5.8	.421	0.9	2.5	.359	0.5	0.8	.689

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Elton Brand	7	11.6	1.1	1.0	2.3	3.3	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.0	1.4	0.3	1.7	.167	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.7	.800
difference:	+5	+8.1	+0.9	+1.0	+2.3	+3.3	+0.4	+0.1	+0.9		-1.4	+0.3	+0.7	+.167		+0.5		+1.4	+1.3	+.200
Goran Dragic	2	3.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000

Additional Years

* Elton Brand played 2 seasons more than Goran Dragic in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 16 to 17, from 2015 to 2016—Elton Brand played in one postseason.

Elton Brand vs. Goran Dragic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Goran Dragic and Elton Brand, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years