Dillon Brooks vs. Bill Calhoun Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Calhoun and Dillon Brooks, 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.

Dillon Brooks and Bill Calhoun both played 7 years in the NBA. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Bill Calhoun had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Dillon Brooks 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24
Bill Calhoun 7 2 1948-49 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dillon Brooks Bill Calhoun
Season 2017-181948-49
Team Memphis GrizzliesRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks 82 28.7 11.0 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 2.8 4.1 9.4 .440 1.1 3.2 .356 1.5 2.0 .747
Bill Calhoun 56 - 6.6 - - - 2.2 - - - 1.7 2.6 7.3 .358 - - - 1.3 2.3 .573
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Bill Calhoun 4 - 9.8 - - - 3.5 - - - 1.5 3.3 7.5 .433 - - - 3.3 4.5 .722

Season 2
Dillon Brooks Bill Calhoun
Season 2018-191949-50
Team Memphis GrizzliesRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Dillon Brooks 18 18.3 7.5 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.8 2.7 6.8 .402 0.8 2.2 .375 1.2 1.7 .733
Bill Calhoun 62 - 9.0 - - - 1.9 - - - 1.6 3.3 8.9 .377 - - - 2.4 3.3 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dillon Brooks Bill Calhoun
Season 2019-201950-51
Team Memphis GrizzliesRochester Royals
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 %
Dillon Brooks 73 28.9 16.2 0.9 2.4 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.4 1.7 3.8 6.0 14.6 .407 2.0 5.6 .358 2.2 2.8 .808
Bill Calhoun 66 - 7.7 - - 3.0 1.5 - - - 1.3 2.7 7.7 .346 - - - 2.4 3.5 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Bill Calhoun 14 - 4.4 - - 2.9 1.4 - - - 1.4 1.4 3.4 .417 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 4
Dillon Brooks Bill Calhoun
Season 2020-211951-52
Team Memphis GrizzliesBaltimore Bullets (1st)
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Dillon Brooks 67 29.8 17.2 0.8 2.1 2.9 2.3 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.5 6.4 15.4 .419 1.9 5.6 .344 2.4 2.9 .815
Bill Calhoun 55 29.0 7.0 - - 4.6 2.1 - - - 1.5 2.3 7.4 .315 - - - 2.3 3.3 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks 5 35.0 25.8 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.2 1.4 0.4 1.8 3.4 10.0 19.4 .515 1.6 4.0 .400 4.2 5.2 .808
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dillon Brooks Bill Calhoun
Season 2021-221952-53
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 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 %
Dillon Brooks 32 27.7 18.4 0.9 2.3 3.2 2.8 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.3 7.1 16.4 .432 1.4 4.7 .309 2.8 3.3 .849
Bill Calhoun 62 34.6 9.2 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 2.2 2.9 8.6 .337 - - - 3.4 4.7 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks 11 30.5 14.6 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 5.5 15.6 .349 2.3 6.5 .347 1.5 2.3 .640
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dillon Brooks Bill Calhoun
Season 2022-231953-54
Team Memphis GrizzliesMilwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Dillon Brooks 73 30.3 14.3 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.6 0.9 0.2 1.4 3.3 5.4 13.6 .396 2.0 6.0 .326 1.6 2.1 .779
Bill Calhoun 72 32.9 8.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 2.1 2.6 7.6 .349 - - - 3.0 4.1 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks 6 27.8 10.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.3 4.0 12.8 .312 1.7 7.0 .238 0.8 1.2 .714
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dillon Brooks Bill Calhoun
Season 2023-241954-55
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Dillon Brooks 72 30.9 12.7 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.7 0.9 0.1 1.2 3.3 4.6 10.7 .428 1.8 5.1 .359 1.7 2.0 .844
Bill Calhoun 69 30.6 6.6 - - 4.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 2.1 7.0 .300 - - - 2.4 3.4 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
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