Elton Brand vs. Steve Francis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Francis 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, 8 more than Steve Francis, who played 9. Elton Brand had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Steve Francis had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Steve Francis 9 1 1999-00 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 1999-001999-00
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+4+0.9+2.1+2.3+2.4+4.7+4.7+0.7+1.2-1.2-0.2+1.3+1.6+.037+1.4+4.0+0.8+1.9+.101
Steve Francis 77 36.1 18.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 6.6 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.0 6.5 14.5 .445 1.4 4.0 .345 3.7 4.7 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2000-012000-01
Team Chicago BullsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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+0.6+0.2+1.5+1.7+3.2+3.3+0.8+1.2-0.3-0.1+0.9+1.2+.025+1.7+4.2+0.9+.109
Steve Francis 80 39.9 19.9 2.4 4.5 6.9 6.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 3.4 6.9 15.2 .451 1.7 4.2 .396 4.5 5.5 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2001-022001-02
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+23+3.3+3.4+3.2+1.4+4.6+4.0+0.2+1.6-1.7-0.2+0.7+5.1+.110+1.2+3.7+0.8+0.8+.031
Steve Francis 57 41.1 21.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 6.4 1.2 0.4 3.9 3.0 7.4 17.7 .417 1.2 3.7 .324 5.7 7.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2002-032002-03
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+19+1.4+2.5+2.6+2.6+5.1+3.7+0.6+2.0-1.1-0.2+0.3+1.7+.067+1.0+3.0+2.0+1.6+.115
Steve Francis 81 41.0 21.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 6.2 1.7 0.5 3.7 3.1 7.0 16.2 .435 1.0 3.0 .354 5.9 7.3 .800
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2003-042003-04
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+1.7+3.4+2.4+2.4+4.8+2.9+0.9+1.8-0.9+1.3+0.1+.090+0.9+3.2+1.7+2.2+.002
Steve Francis 79 40.4 16.6 1.5 4.0 5.5 6.2 1.8 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.7 14.1 .403 0.9 3.2 .292 4.3 5.5 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand DNP------ --- ----------
Steve Francis 5 44.6 19.2 1.2 7.2 8.4 7.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 3.6 6.0 14.0 .429 1.4 3.4 .412 5.8 8.0 .725

Season 6

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2004-052004-05
Team Los Angeles ClippersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+3+1.2+1.3+2.1+1.7+3.7+4.4+0.6+1.7-1.8-0.5+0.6+1.7+.080+0.5+1.6+1.9+1.8+.071
Steve Francis 78 38.2 21.3 1.6 4.2 5.8 7.0 1.4 0.4 4.1 3.5 7.2 17.1 .423 0.5 1.6 .299 6.4 7.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2005-062005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersOrlando Magic, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+5.0+10.3+1.9+3.9+5.9+2.3+0.1+2.3-0.9+4.8+7.3+.092+0.4+1.2+1.1+1.5+.012
Steve Francis 70 34.2 14.4 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.9 1.1 0.2 3.1 2.9 4.8 10.9 .435 0.4 1.2 .301 4.5 5.7 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2006-072006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+36+10.4+9.2+2.6+3.2+5.7+1.0+0.1+1.9-0.2-0.1+4.9+7.3+.125+1.0+2.5+0.4+1.0+.068
Steve Francis 44 28.1 11.3 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.9 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.9 3.2 7.8 .408 1.0 2.5 .378 4.0 4.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

Elton Brand Steve Francis
Season 2007-082007-08
Team Los Angeles ClippersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+14.4+12.1+1.8+3.9+5.7+1.0+0.5+1.4-0.7-0.1+4.6+8.6+.123+0.4+1.7+3.3+3.6+.222
Steve Francis 10 19.9 5.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.5 1.9 5.7 .333 0.4 1.7 .235 1.3 2.3 .565
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Steve Francis played in the postseason in their season 9

Additional Years

* Elton Brand played 8 seasons more than Steve Francis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2009 to 2016—Elton Brand played in 4 Playoffs.