Rajon Rondo vs. Brandon Roy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Roy and Rajon Rondo, 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.

Rajon Rondo played 16 years in the NBA, 10 more than Brandon Roy, who played 6. Rajon Rondo had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Rajon Rondo 16 10 2006-07 to 2021-22
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rajon Rondo Brandon Roy
Season 2006-072006-07
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 78 23.5 6.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.8 1.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 2.4 5.8 .418 0.1 0.4 .207 1.5 2.4 .647
difference:+21+11.9+10.4+0.1+0.6+0.7+0.2+0.4+0.1-0.2-0.1+3.7+7.6+.038+0.9+2.2+.170+2.0+1.8+.191
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 Rajon Rondo nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rajon Rondo Brandon Roy
Season 2007-082007-08
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 77 29.9 10.6 1.0 3.2 4.2 5.1 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.4 4.6 9.3 .492 0.1 0.2 .263 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+3+7.8+8.5+0.1+0.4+0.5+0.7+0.6-0.1-0.4+2.6+6.5+.038+0.9+2.7+.077+2.4+2.7+.142
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 26 32.0 10.2 1.5 2.6 4.1 6.6 1.7 0.3 1.8 2.8 4.1 10.1 .407 0.2 0.8 .250 1.8 2.6 .691
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Rajon Rondo Brandon Roy
Season 2008-092008-09
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 80 33.0 11.9 1.3 4.0 5.2 8.2 1.9 0.1 2.6 2.4 4.8 9.5 .505 0.2 0.6 .313 2.2 3.4 .642
difference:+2+4.2+10.7+0.6+0.5+3.1+0.8+0.2-0.7-0.8+3.3+7.4+.025+0.9+2.2+.064+3.1+3.1+.182
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%
Rajon Rondo 14 41.2 16.9 2.3 7.4 9.7 9.8 2.5 0.2 2.7 3.4 6.6 15.9 .417 0.4 1.7 .250 3.1 4.8 .657
difference:+8+1.5+9.8+1.3+3.6+4.9+7.0+1.2+1.0-0.5-0.9+2.7+4.4+.042+0.9+1.1+.221+3.6+2.9+.213
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
Rajon Rondo Brandon Roy
Season 2009-102009-10
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 81 36.6 13.7 1.2 3.2 4.4 9.8 2.3 0.1 3.0 2.4 5.7 11.2 .508 0.2 1.0 .213 2.2 3.5 .621
difference:+16+0.6+7.8+0.1+0.1+5.1+1.4+0.1-1.0-0.3+1.9+4.8+.035+0.9+2.4+.117+3.1+3.3+.159
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%
Rajon Rondo 24 40.6 15.8 1.6 4.0 5.6 9.3 1.9 0.1 3.0 2.4 6.3 13.6 .463 0.4 1.0 .375 2.8 4.8 .596
difference:+21+12.9+6.1+0.9+2.3+3.3+7.6+1.9+0.1-2.0-0.1+3.0+2.6+.160+0.3+3.0+.208+0.5+1.8+.182
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
Rajon Rondo Brandon Roy
Season 2010-112010-11
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 68 37.2 10.6 1.3 3.1 4.4 11.2 2.3 0.2 3.4 1.8 4.7 9.9 .475 0.1 0.6 .233 1.1 1.9 .568
difference:+21+9.3+1.6+0.7+1.1+1.8+8.5+1.5+0.1-2.2-0.2+0.3+1.2+.075+0.7+1.8+.100+1.4+1.0+.280
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%
Rajon Rondo 9 38.3 14.0 1.2 4.2 5.4 9.6 1.1 0.0 3.7 1.8 5.7 11.9 .477 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 4.2 .632
difference:+3+15.3+4.7+0.9+2.4+3.2+6.8+0.9-3.0-0.4+2.0+4.6+.023+0.7+2.0+.286+1.4+2.0+.017
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
Rajon Rondo Brandon Roy
Season 2011-122012-13
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 53 36.9 11.9 1.2 3.7 4.8 11.7 1.8 0.1 3.6 1.9 4.8 10.8 .448 0.2 0.8 .238 2.0 3.4 .597
difference:+48+12.5+6.1+0.6+1.5+2.0+7.1+1.2+0.1-2.2-0.9+2.6+3.8+.134+0.2+1.0+.238+0.6+1.4+.103
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%
Rajon Rondo 19 42.6 17.3 1.8 4.9 6.7 11.9 2.4 0.1 3.8 2.1 7.4 15.8 .468 0.4 1.6 .267 2.1 2.9 .696
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Rajon Rondo played 10 seasons more than Brandon Roy in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2013 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Brandon Roy, Rajon Rondo got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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