Malcolm Brogdon vs. Rick Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rick Brunson and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Rick Brunson, who played 9. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Rick Brunson had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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
Malcolm Brogdon 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24
Rick Brunson 9 4 1997-98 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2016-171997-98
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Rick Brunson 38 16.4 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 3.7 .348 0.6 1.6 .361 1.1 1.6 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2017-181998-99
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
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
Rick Brunson 17 5.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.2 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 1.1 .278
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Brunson 9 1.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 3

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2018-191999-00
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
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
Rick Brunson 37 7.8 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 .414 0.1 0.4 .154 0.3 0.5 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Brunson 3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2019-202000-01
Team Indiana PacersBoston Celtics, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
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
Rick Brunson 22 9.5 2.1 0.2 0.7 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 2.5 .333 0.1 0.6 .143 0.4 0.7 .533
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Brunson 2 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 5

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2020-212001-02
Team Indiana PacersPortland 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 %
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
Rick Brunson 59 8.8 2.1 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 .398 0.1 0.2 .545 0.5 0.7 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Rick Brunson 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2021-222002-03
Team Indiana PacersChicago Bulls
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 %
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
Rick Brunson 17 11.5 3.5 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.9 .460 0.2 0.4 .667 0.6 0.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2022-232003-04
Team Boston CelticsToronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
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
Rick Brunson 40 10.3 3.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.6 .381 0.3 0.6 .478 0.7 0.8 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
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
Rick Brunson 80 24.3 5.5 0.3 2.1 2.3 5.1 1.0 0.1 1.6 1.3 2.1 5.5 .376 0.6 1.6 .369 0.7 0.9 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Malcolm Brogdon Rick Brunson
Season -2005-06
Team -Seattle Supersonics, Houston Rockets
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Rick Brunson 27 9.1 2.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 .389 0.2 0.5 .385 0.3 0.4 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Rick Brunson ------- --- ----------