Bill Bradley vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Bill Bradley, 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.

Bill Bradley and Aaron Gordon both played 10 years in the NBA. Bill Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Bill Bradley 10 8 1967-68 to 1976-77
Aaron Gordon 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1967-682014-15
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Bill Bradley 45 19.4 8.0 - - 2.5 3.0 - - - 3.1 3.2 7.6 .416 - - - 1.7 2.3 .731
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 6 10.7 5.5 - - 1.0 0.3 - - - 1.2 2.0 4.7 .429 - - - 1.5 2.2 .692
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1968-692015-16
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div 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 %
Bill Bradley 82 29.4 12.4 - - 4.3 3.7 - - - 3.6 5.0 11.6 .429 - - - 2.5 3.1 .814
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 10 41.9 16.0 - - 7.3 4.0 - - - 3.8 6.5 14.1 .461 - - - 3.0 3.9 .769
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1969-702016-17
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bill Bradley 67 31.3 14.5 - - 3.6 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.2 13.4 .460 - - - 2.2 2.6 .824
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 19 32.4 12.4 - - 3.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 5.3 12.3 .429 - - - 1.8 2.3 .814
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1970-712017-18
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Bill Bradley 78 29.5 12.4 - - 3.3 3.6 - - - 3.1 5.3 11.7 .453 - - - 1.8 2.2 .823
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 30.7 10.5 - - 3.4 3.6 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.0 .424 - - - 1.2 1.6 .737
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1971-722018-19
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsMagic 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 %
Bill Bradley 78 35.6 15.1 - - 3.2 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.5 13.9 .465 - - - 2.2 2.6 .849
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 16 37.1 16.2 - - 2.9 3.4 - - - 4.1 6.6 14.2 .467 - - - 2.9 3.5 .839
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526

Season 6
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1972-732019-20
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bill Bradley 82 36.6 16.1 - - 3.7 4.5 - - - 3.3 7.0 15.3 .459 - - - 2.1 2.4 .871
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 17 34.5 14.0 - - 3.4 2.6 - - - 3.5 5.8 13.0 .448 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1973-742020-21
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 34.3 14.0 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 0.5 0.3 - 3.4 6.1 13.6 .451 - - - 1.8 2.0 .874
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 35.4 12.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 - 3.3 5.3 13.3 .396 - - - 2.1 2.4 .862
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640

Season 8
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1974-752021-22
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets 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 %
Bill Bradley 79 35.3 13.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 3.1 0.9 0.2 - 3.6 5.7 13.1 .436 - - - 1.8 2.1 .873
Aaron Gordon 75 31.7 15.0 1.7 4.2 5.9 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 5.8 11.1 .520 1.2 3.5 .335 2.3 3.1 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 3 29.3 6.7 1.3 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Aaron Gordon 5 32.0 13.8 3.6 3.6 7.2 2.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.6 10.8 .426 0.6 3.0 .200 4.0 5.6 .714

Season 9
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1975-762022-23
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 82 33.0 11.1 0.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 0.8 0.2 - 3.1 4.8 11.0 .433 - - - 1.6 1.8 .878
Aaron Gordon 68 30.2 16.3 2.4 4.1 6.6 3.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.9 6.3 11.2 .564 0.9 2.5 .347 2.8 4.6 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 20 35.7 13.3 2.5 3.6 6.0 2.6 0.6 0.7 1.0 2.9 5.1 9.8 .518 0.9 2.3 .391 2.3 3.5 .652

Season 10
Bill Bradley Aaron Gordon
Season 1976-772023-24
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 67 15.3 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.8 1.9 4.1 .464 - - - 0.5 0.6 .810
Aaron Gordon 73 31.5 13.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 3.5 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.9 5.5 9.8 .556 0.5 1.9 .290 2.4 3.7 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 11 36.5 15.3 2.9 4.6 7.5 4.6 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.1 6.1 10.3 .593 1.0 2.5 .407 2.1 2.5 .821
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