John Brown vs. Kendrick Nunn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Nunn and John Brown, 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.

John Brown played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Kendrick Nunn, who played 3. John Brown had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, while Kendrick Nunn 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
John Brown 7 2 1973-74 to 1979-80
Kendrick Nunn 3 2 2019-20 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Brown Kendrick Nunn
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
John Brown 77 22.3 9.3 2.3 3.4 5.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 - 3.1 3.6 8.2 .438 - - - 2.1 2.8 .751
Kendrick Nunn 67 29.3 15.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.3 6.0 13.6 .439 2.0 5.8 .350 1.3 1.5 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn 15 15.9 6.1 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 6.1 .391 0.8 2.9 .279 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
John Brown Kendrick Nunn
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
John Brown 73 27.2 11.2 2.5 3.5 5.9 1.8 0.7 0.2 - 3.1 4.3 9.4 .461 - - - 2.5 3.4 .740
Kendrick Nunn 56 29.5 14.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.9 5.7 11.8 .485 2.2 5.7 .381 1.0 1.1 .933
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn 4 23.3 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.0 4.3 10.8 .395 1.3 4.5 .278 0.5 0.5 1.000

Note: Kendrick Nunn didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
John Brown Kendrick Nunn
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
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 %
John Brown 75 23.4 7.9 1.9 3.4 5.4 1.7 0.6 0.2 - 3.1 2.9 6.5 .442 - - - 2.2 2.8 .775
Kendrick Nunn 70 13.8 7.1 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 0.9 2.7 6.4 .424 1.1 3.2 .354 0.5 0.6 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 4
John Brown Kendrick Nunn
Season 1976-77-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
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 %
John Brown 77 18.2 5.7 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 - 2.8 2.1 4.5 .457 - - - 1.6 1.9 .807
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 5
John Brown Kendrick Nunn
Season 1977-78-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
John Brown 75 21.3 7.3 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.5 3.7 2.6 5.4 .474 - - - 2.2 2.7 .825
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 6
John Brown Kendrick Nunn
Season 1978-79-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
John Brown 77 16.4 5.0 1.1 2.0 3.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 2.3 2.0 4.1 .479 - - - 1.1 1.3 .857
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown ------- --- ----------
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------

Season 7
John Brown Kendrick Nunn
Season 1979-80-
Team Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown 32 12.0 3.5 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.9 2.2 1.2 3.3 .352 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.5 .792
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Brown 5 11.6 2.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.8 0.8 2.6 .308 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
Kendrick Nunn ------- --- ----------
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