Pau Gasol vs. Bronny James Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bronny James and Pau Gasol, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 17 more than Bronny James, who played 1. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Bronny James had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Pau Gasol | 18 | 12 | 2001-02 to 2018-19 |
| Bronny James | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Pau Gasol | Bronny James | |
| Season | 2001-02 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Lakers 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 | % | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 82 | 36.7 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 13.0 | .518 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .200 | 4.1 | 5.8 | .709 |
| difference: | +55 | +30.0 | +15.3 | +2.8 | +5.5 | +8.2 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +2.0 | -2.2 | -1.9 | +5.9 | +10.5 | +.205 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +.081 | +3.7 | +5.3 | +.077 |
| Bronny James | 27 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .313 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .281 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .786 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Pau Gasol | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronny James | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Additional Years |
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* Pau Gasol played 17 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2003 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 17 extra years over Bronny James, Pau Gasol got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game |