Frankie Brian vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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, 2 more than Naz Reid, who played 5. Frankie Brian had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Naz Reid 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Frankie Brian Naz Reid
Season 1949-502019-20
Team Anderson PackersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Packers Lost SemifinalsDid 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
Naz Reid 30 16.5 9.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 3.3 8.1 .412 1.1 3.2 .330 1.2 1.8 .698
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
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Frankie Brian Naz Reid
Season 1950-512020-21
Team Tri-Cities BlackhawksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 68 - 16.8 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.2 5.3 16.6 .322 - - - 6.1 7.5 .823
Naz Reid 70 19.2 11.2 1.2 3.4 4.6 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.6 4.3 8.3 .523 0.9 2.5 .351 1.6 2.4 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frankie Brian ------- --- ----------
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Frankie Brian Naz Reid
Season 1951-522021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisTimberwolves 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 66 40.5 15.9 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 3.3 5.2 14.7 .352 - - - 5.6 6.6 .848
Naz Reid 77 15.8 8.3 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.1 2.2 3.0 6.2 .489 0.7 2.2 .343 1.5 1.9 .765
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
Naz Reid 5 10.8 4.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.0 0.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 1.4 3.4 .412 0.6 1.4 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 4

Frankie Brian Naz Reid
Season 1952-532022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 68 28.1 10.7 - - 2.0 2.1 - - - 3.0 3.6 10.3 .351 - - - 3.5 4.4 .795
Naz Reid 68 18.4 11.5 1.1 3.8 4.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.6 4.6 8.5 .537 1.1 3.2 .346 1.3 1.9 .677
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
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Frankie Brian Naz Reid
Season 1953-542023-24
Team Fort Wayne PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinTimberwolves 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 64 15.2 6.3 - - 1.2 1.4 - - - 1.6 2.1 5.5 .375 - - - 2.1 2.8 .753
Naz Reid 81 24.2 13.5 0.9 4.3 5.2 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.5 .477 2.1 5.0 .414 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 4 26.5 10.3 - - 3.0 2.5 - - - 1.8 3.8 9.0 .417 - - - 2.8 4.0 .688
Naz Reid 16 22.6 11.1 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.0 4.1 8.9 .458 1.6 4.3 .362 1.4 1.9 .710

Season 6

Frankie Brian Naz Reid
Season 1954-55-
Team Fort Wayne Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA 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 71 19.5 9.7 - - 1.8 2.0 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.8 .380 - - - 3.1 3.6 .851
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------
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
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Frankie Brian Naz Reid
Season 1955-56-
Team Fort Wayne Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA 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
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------
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
Naz Reid ------- --- ----------