Joe Meriweather vs. Brandon Roy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Roy and Joe Meriweather, 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.

Joe Meriweather played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Brandon Roy, who played 6. Joe Meriweather had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, while Brandon Roy had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Joe Meriweather 10 1 1975-76 to 1984-85
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1975-762006-07
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Joe Meriweather 81 25.2 10.2 2.0 4.4 6.4 1.0 0.4 1.5 - 2.7 4.2 8.4 .494 - - - 1.9 3.0 .644
Brandon Roy 57 35.4 16.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 6.1 13.4 .456 1.0 2.6 .377 3.5 4.2 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1976-772007-08
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -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 %
Joe Meriweather 74 27.9 11.1 2.9 5.1 8.1 1.1 0.6 1.1 - 4.4 4.3 8.2 .526 - - - 2.5 3.4 .714
Brandon Roy 74 37.7 19.1 1.1 3.6 4.7 5.8 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.2 15.8 .454 1.0 2.9 .340 3.8 5.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1977-782008-09
Team New Orleans JazzPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Joe Meriweather 54 23.6 8.8 2.5 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.7 3.5 3.6 7.6 .472 - - - 1.6 2.5 .654
Brandon Roy 78 37.2 22.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.6 8.1 16.9 .480 1.1 2.8 .377 5.3 6.5 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy 6 39.7 26.7 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.5 9.3 20.3 .459 1.3 2.8 .471 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 4

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1978-792009-10
Team New Orleans Jazz, New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Joe Meriweather 77 22.0 7.9 1.9 3.5 5.3 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.7 3.7 3.1 6.5 .484 - - - 1.6 2.4 .674
Brandon Roy 65 37.2 21.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.7 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.6 16.0 .473 1.1 3.4 .330 5.3 6.8 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy 3 27.7 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 11.0 .303 0.7 4.0 .167 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 5

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1979-802010-11
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
Joe Meriweather 65 24.1 9.0 1.9 3.5 5.4 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.7 3.7 3.9 7.3 .528 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .645
Brandon Roy 47 27.9 12.2 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.1 .400 0.8 2.4 .333 2.5 2.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy 6 23.0 9.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 2.2 3.7 7.3 .500 0.7 2.3 .286 1.3 2.2 .615

Note: Brandon Roy didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 6

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1980-812012-13
Team Kansas City KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 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 %
Joe Meriweather 74 20.5 7.6 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.7 3.0 2.8 5.6 .496 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.9 .695
Brandon Roy 5 24.4 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather 10 19.9 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9 3.1 2.4 4.9 .490 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .571
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1981-82-
Team Kansas City Kings-
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 %
Joe Meriweather 18 21.1 6.9 1.4 3.5 4.9 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.4 3.8 2.6 5.1 .516 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .775
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1982-83-
Team Kansas City Kings-
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 %
Joe Meriweather 78 21.9 7.9 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.8 0.6 1.1 1.5 3.7 3.3 5.8 .570 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .626
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1983-84-
Team Kansas City Kings-
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 %
Joe Meriweather 73 20.6 6.6 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.1 3.4 2.6 5.0 .532 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .764
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Joe Meriweather Brandon Roy
Season 1984-85-
Team Kansas City Kings-
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 %
Joe Meriweather 76 14.0 4.5 1.2 2.2 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.4 1.6 3.2 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.6 .774
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Joe Meriweather ------- --- ----------
Brandon Roy ------- --- ----------