Frankie Brian vs. Malcolm Brogdon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malcolm Brogdon 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.

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.

Frankie Brian played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Malcolm Brogdon, who played 8. Frankie Brian had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Malcolm Brogdon had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Frankie Brian 7 6 1949-50 to 1955-56
Malcolm Brogdon 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season 1949-502016-17
Team Anderson PackersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Packers Lost SemifinalsBucks 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 %
Frankie Brian 64 - 17.8 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.0 5.8 18.1 .318 - - - 6.3 7.6 .824
Malcolm Brogdon 75 26.4 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.2 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.9 8.5 .457 1.0 2.6 .404 1.5 1.7 .865
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
Malcolm Brogdon 6 30.5 9.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 3.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 9.2 .400 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season 1950-512017-18
Team Tri-Cities BlackhawksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 %
Frankie Brian 68 - 16.8 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.2 5.3 16.6 .322 - - - 6.1 7.5 .823
Malcolm Brogdon 48 29.9 13.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 2.7 5.1 10.5 .485 1.3 3.4 .385 1.6 1.8 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frankie Brian ------- --- ----------
Malcolm Brogdon 7 26.6 8.7 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.4 7.9 .436 0.7 2.7 .263 1.1 1.4 .800

Season 3

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season 1951-522018-19
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisBucks Lost East 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 66 40.5 15.9 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 3.3 5.2 14.7 .352 - - - 5.6 6.6 .848
Malcolm Brogdon 64 28.6 15.6 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.9 11.7 .505 1.6 3.8 .426 2.2 2.4 .928
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
Malcolm Brogdon 7 28.3 13.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.0 11.1 .449 2.0 5.3 .378 1.0 1.6 .636

Season 4

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season 1952-532019-20
Team Fort Wayne PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsPacers 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 %
Frankie Brian 68 28.1 10.7 - - 2.0 2.1 - - - 3.0 3.6 10.3 .351 - - - 3.5 4.4 .795
Malcolm Brogdon 54 30.9 16.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 7.1 0.6 0.2 2.4 1.8 6.0 13.8 .438 1.4 4.3 .326 3.1 3.4 .892
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
Malcolm Brogdon 4 40.0 21.5 0.0 4.3 4.3 10.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 16.3 .400 2.3 6.0 .375 6.3 7.0 .893

Season 5

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season 1953-542020-21
Team Fort Wayne PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinDid 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 15.2 6.3 - - 1.2 1.4 - - - 1.6 2.1 5.5 .375 - - - 2.1 2.8 .753
Malcolm Brogdon 56 34.5 21.2 1.0 4.2 5.3 5.9 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.0 7.9 17.5 .453 2.6 6.7 .388 2.7 3.2 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frankie Brian 4 26.5 10.3 - - 3.0 2.5 - - - 1.8 3.8 9.0 .417 - - - 2.8 4.0 .688
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season 1954-552021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 71 19.5 9.7 - - 1.8 2.0 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.8 .380 - - - 3.1 3.6 .851
Malcolm Brogdon 36 33.5 19.1 0.9 4.2 5.1 5.9 0.8 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.1 .448 1.6 5.2 .312 4.0 4.6 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frankie Brian 11 24.5 11.5 - - 2.0 2.5 - - - 2.4 4.4 10.9 .400 - - - 2.8 3.5 .816
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season 1955-562022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 37 18.4 6.2 - - 2.4 2.0 - - - 1.7 2.1 7.1 .297 - - - 1.9 2.4 .818
Malcolm Brogdon 67 26.0 14.9 0.6 3.6 4.2 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.6 5.3 10.9 .484 2.0 4.4 .444 2.4 2.7 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frankie Brian 10 16.6 6.9 - - 1.2 1.7 - - - 1.5 2.6 6.8 .382 - - - 1.7 2.1 .810
Malcolm Brogdon 19 24.9 11.9 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.3 10.3 .418 1.7 4.6 .379 1.5 1.8 .829

Season 8

Frankie Brian Malcolm Brogdon
Season -2023-24
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
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 %
Frankie Brian ------- --- ----------
Malcolm Brogdon 39 28.7 15.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 5.5 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.5 5.6 12.7 .440 2.1 5.1 .412 2.4 3.0 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frankie Brian ------- --- ----------
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------