Frankie Brian vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and Frankie Brian, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Frankie Brian played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jaden McDaniels, who played 4. Frankie Brian had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Jaden McDaniels had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Frankie Brian	Jaden McDaniels
Season	1949-50	2020-21
Team	Anderson Packers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Playoffs	Packers Lost Semifinals	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		%
Frankie Brian	64	-	17.8	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.0	5.8	18.1	.318	-	-	-	6.3	7.6	.824
Jaden McDaniels	63	24.0	6.8	0.8	2.9	3.7	1.1	0.6	1.0	0.7	2.7	2.6	5.8	.447	1.1	3.1	.364	0.4	0.7	.600
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frankie Brian	8	-	11.9	-	-	-	2.4	-	-	-	3.0	3.3	12.0	.271	-	-	-	5.4	6.0	.896
Jaden McDaniels	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Frankie Brian	Jaden McDaniels
Season	1950-51	2021-22
Team	Tri-Cities Blackhawks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West 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		%
Frankie Brian	68	-	16.8	-	-	3.6	3.9	-	-	-	3.2	5.3	16.6	.322	-	-	-	6.1	7.5	.823
Jaden McDaniels	70	25.8	9.2	1.1	3.1	4.2	1.1	0.7	0.8	1.1	3.2	3.6	7.9	.460	1.1	3.6	.317	0.8	1.0	.803
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frankie Brian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaden McDaniels	6	21.7	9.3	0.8	2.0	2.8	0.7	0.3	1.8	1.0	3.0	3.0	5.7	.529	1.7	3.3	.500	1.7	2.0	.833

Season 3
	Frankie Brian	Jaden McDaniels
Season	1951-52	2022-23
Team	Fort Wayne Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Frankie Brian	66	40.5	15.9	-	-	3.5	3.5	-	-	-	3.3	5.2	14.7	.352	-	-	-	5.6	6.6	.848
Jaden McDaniels	79	30.6	12.1	1.2	2.7	3.9	1.9	0.9	1.0	1.4	3.4	4.7	9.1	.517	1.4	3.4	.398	1.3	1.8	.736
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frankie Brian	2	40.5	8.5	-	-	3.0	4.5	-	-	-	5.0	3.0	12.0	.250	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.833
Jaden McDaniels	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Frankie Brian	Jaden McDaniels
Season	1952-53	2023-24
Team	Fort Wayne Pistons	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frankie Brian	68	28.1	10.7	-	-	2.0	2.1	-	-	-	3.0	3.6	10.3	.351	-	-	-	3.5	4.4	.795
Jaden McDaniels	72	29.2	10.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	1.4	0.9	0.6	1.2	3.0	4.3	8.7	.489	1.2	3.5	.337	0.8	1.1	.722
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Frankie Brian	8	18.3	5.6	-	-	1.1	1.4	-	-	-	2.9	1.6	5.3	.310	-	-	-	2.4	3.1	.760
Jaden McDaniels	16	33.6	12.2	1.8	2.1	3.8	1.1	0.9	1.1	1.1	3.4	4.5	8.8	.514	1.5	3.5	.429	1.7	2.2	.771