Kyrie Irving vs. Brandon Roy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Roy and Kyrie Irving, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Brandon Roy, who played 6. Kyrie Irving had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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 achievements, 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
Kyrie Irving 14 7 2011-12 to 2024-25
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:

1-2-3-4-5-6

Rookie Season
Kyrie Irving Brandon Roy
Season 2011-122006-07
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 51 30.5 18.5 0.9 2.9 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.2 6.9 14.6 .469 1.4 3.6 .399 3.4 3.8 .872
difference:+6+4.9+1.7+0.1+0.5+0.7+1.4+0.1+0.2-1.1-0.2+0.8+1.2+.013+0.4+1.0+.022+0.1+0.4+.034
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
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kyrie Irving Brandon Roy
Season 2012-132007-08
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 59 34.7 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 5.9 1.5 0.4 3.2 2.5 8.2 18.1 .452 1.8 4.7 .391 4.2 4.9 .855
difference:+15+3.0+3.4+0.5+0.5+1.0+0.1+0.4+0.2-1.4-0.5+1.0+2.3+.002+0.8+1.8+.051+0.4+0.1+.102
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
* Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Kyrie Irving Brandon Roy
Season 2013-142008-09
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 71 35.2 20.8 0.7 2.9 3.6 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.3 7.5 17.4 .430 1.7 4.8 .358 4.1 4.8 .861
difference:+7+2.0+1.8+0.6+0.5+1.1+1.0+0.4-0.8-0.7+0.6+0.5+.050+0.6+2.0+.019+1.2+1.7+.037
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving DNP------ --- ----------
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
Kyrie Irving Brandon Roy
Season 2014-152009-10
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 75 36.4 21.7 0.7 2.4 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.3 2.5 1.9 7.7 16.5 .468 2.1 5.0 .415 4.2 4.9 .863
difference:+10+0.8+0.2+0.4+0.9+1.2+0.5+0.6+0.1-0.5-0.2+0.1+0.5+.005+1.0+1.6+.085+1.1+1.9+.083
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 13 35.7 19.0 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.8 1.5 2.2 6.2 14.2 .438 2.1 4.6 .450 4.5 5.3 .841
difference:+10+8.0+9.3+0.1+1.1+1.3+2.1+1.3+0.8-0.5-0.1+2.9+3.2+.135+1.4+0.6+.283+2.2+2.3+.063
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
Kyrie Irving Brandon Roy
Season 2015-162010-11
Team Cleveland CavaliersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 53 31.5 19.6 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 7.4 16.6 .448 1.6 4.9 .321 3.2 3.6 .885
difference:+6+3.6+7.4+0.2+0.1+0.4+2.0+0.3-1.1-0.4+3.0+5.5+.048+0.8+2.5+.012+0.7+0.7+.037
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 21 36.9 25.2 0.7 2.2 3.0 4.7 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.2 9.6 20.1 .475 2.4 5.5 .440 3.7 4.2 .875
difference:+15+13.9+15.9+0.4+0.4+0.8+1.9+1.5+0.6-1.6+5.9+12.8+.025+1.7+3.2+.154+2.4+2.0+.260
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
Kyrie Irving Brandon Roy
Season 2016-172012-13
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 72 35.1 25.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.2 9.3 19.7 .473 2.5 6.1 .401 4.1 4.6 .905
difference:+67+10.7+19.4+0.1+0.3+0.4+1.2+0.6+0.3-1.1-1.2+7.1+12.7+.159+2.5+4.3+.401+2.7+2.6+.205
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kyrie Irving 18 36.3 25.9 0.7 2.1 2.8 5.3 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.1 9.6 20.6 .468 2.4 6.6 .373 4.2 4.7 .905
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kyrie Irving played 8 seasons more than Brandon Roy in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2018 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Brandon Roy, Kyrie Irving got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
Share: