Steve Francis vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez and Steve Francis, 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 / Stats Rankings

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.

Steve Francis played 9 years in the NBA, 8 less than Brook Lopez, who played 17. Steve Francis had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Brook Lopez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Steve Francis 9 1 1999-00 to 2007-08
Brook Lopez 17 9 2008-09 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 1999-002008-09
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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%
Steve Francis 77 36.1 18.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 6.6 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.0 6.5 14.5 .445 1.4 4.0 .345 3.7 4.7 .786
difference:+5+5.6+5.0+0.7+2.1+2.8+5.6+1.0+1.4-2.2-0.1+1.0+4.2+.086+1.4+4.0+1.6+2.1+.007
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.6 .793
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2000-012009-10
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Steve Francis 80 39.9 19.9 2.4 4.5 6.9 6.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 3.4 6.9 15.2 .451 1.7 4.2 .396 4.5 5.5 .817
difference:+2+3.0+1.1+0.9+0.9+1.7+4.2+1.1+1.3-0.8-0.3+1.4+.048+1.7+4.2+0.6+0.7
Brook Lopez 82 36.9 18.8 3.3 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 6.9 13.8 .499 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.2 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2001-022010-11
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Steve Francis 57 41.1 21.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 6.4 1.2 0.4 3.9 3.0 7.4 17.7 .417 1.2 3.7 .324 5.7 7.4 .773
difference:+25+5.9+1.2+0.6+1.7+1.0+4.8+0.6+1.1-1.8-0.1+0.5+1.7+.075+1.2+3.7+1.0+1.4+.014
Brook Lopez 82 35.2 20.4 2.4 3.5 6.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.9 16.0 .492 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .787
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2002-032011-12
Team Houston RocketsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Steve Francis 81 41.0 21.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 6.2 1.7 0.5 3.7 3.1 7.0 16.2 .435 1.0 3.0 .354 5.9 7.3 .800
difference:+76+13.8+1.8+0.4+2.2+2.6+5.0+1.5+0.3-2.5-1.5+0.6+0.8+.059+1.0+3.0+1.9+0.9+.175
Brook Lopez 5 27.2 19.2 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.6 7.6 15.4 .494 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.4 .625
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2003-042012-13
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East 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%
Steve Francis 79 40.4 16.6 1.5 4.0 5.5 6.2 1.8 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.7 14.1 .403 0.9 3.2 .292 4.3 5.5 .775
difference:+5+10.0+2.8+1.3+0.1+1.4+5.3+1.4+1.7-1.9-1.2+2.0+0.7+.118+0.9+3.2+0.3+0.2+.017
Brook Lopez 74 30.4 19.4 2.8 4.1 6.9 0.9 0.4 2.1 1.8 2.1 7.7 14.8 .521 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 5.3 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 5 44.6 19.2 1.2 7.2 8.4 7.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 3.6 6.0 14.0 .429 1.4 3.4 .412 5.8 8.0 .725
difference:+2+7.0+3.1+2.9+3.9+1.0+6.2+0.5+2.8-1.9-0.7+2.3+3.6+.043+1.3+3.3+.588+0.2+1.7+.161
Brook Lopez 7 37.6 22.3 4.1 3.3 7.4 1.4 0.9 3.0 2.3 2.9 8.3 17.6 .472 0.1 0.1 1.000 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 6
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2004-052013-14
Team Orlando MagicBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Steve Francis 78 38.2 21.3 1.6 4.2 5.8 7.0 1.4 0.4 4.1 3.5 7.2 17.1 .423 0.5 1.6 .299 6.4 7.8 .823
difference:+61+6.8+0.6+0.7+0.5+0.2+6.1+0.9+1.4-2.5-0.4+0.4+3.6+.140+0.5+1.5+.299+0.9+1.0+.006
Brook Lopez 17 31.4 20.7 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.6 3.1 7.6 13.5 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 5.5 6.8 .817
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2005-062014-15
Team Orlando Magic, New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 70 34.2 14.4 1.1 3.1 4.1 4.9 1.1 0.2 3.1 2.9 4.8 10.9 .435 0.4 1.2 .301 4.5 5.7 .787
difference:+2+5.0+2.8+1.9+1.4+3.3+4.2+0.5+1.6-1.7+2.2+2.8+.078+0.4+1.1+.201+1.4+1.9+.027
Brook Lopez 72 29.2 17.2 3.0 4.5 7.4 0.7 0.6 1.8 1.4 2.9 7.0 13.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .100 3.1 3.8 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------
Brook Lopez 6 39.0 19.8 3.3 5.7 9.0 0.8 0.7 2.2 1.0 3.0 7.2 14.5 .494 0.0 0.0 - 5.5 6.7 .825

Season 8
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2006-072015-16
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 44 28.1 11.3 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.9 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.9 3.2 7.8 .408 1.0 2.5 .378 4.0 4.8 .829
difference:+29+5.6+9.3+2.0+2.3+4.2+1.9+0.1+1.4-0.1+4.9+8.0+.103+1.0+2.3+.235+0.3+0.7+.042
Brook Lopez 73 33.7 20.6 2.8 5.1 7.8 2.0 0.8 1.7 2.4 2.9 8.1 15.8 .511 0.0 0.2 .143 4.3 5.5 .787
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9
Steve Francis Brook Lopez
Season 2007-082016-17
Team Houston RocketsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 10 19.9 5.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 2.5 1.9 5.7 .333 0.4 1.7 .235 1.3 2.3 .565
difference:+65+9.7+15.0+0.8+2.3+3.1+0.7+0.4+1.2-1.1-0.1+5.5+9.9+.141+1.4+3.5+.111+2.6+2.6+.245
Brook Lopez 75 29.6 20.5 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.5 2.6 7.4 15.6 .474 1.8 5.2 .346 3.9 4.9 .810
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 9

Additional Years

* Brook Lopez played 8 seasons more than Steve Francis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2018 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 8 extra years over Steve Francis, Brook Lopez got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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