Zach Edey vs. Brook Lopez Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brook Lopez and Zach Edey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Zach Edey played 2 years in the NBA, 16 less than Brook Lopez, who played 18. Zach Edey had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Zach Edey | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Brook Lopez | 18 | 9 | 2008-09 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | New Jersey Nets |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did not play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +16 | +9.0 | +3.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +.049 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +.084 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| Brook Lopez | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Zach Edey | Brook Lopez | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2009-10 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | New Jersey Nets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did not play (season in progress) | Did not play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 11 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | .633 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .200 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 |
| difference: | +71 | +11.1 | +5.2 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | +1.3 | +4.9 | +.134 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +.036 | |
| 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 Zach Edey nor Brook Lopez played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Brook Lopez played 16 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2011 to 2026—Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 16 extra years over Zach Edey, Brook Lopez got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game |