Dillon Brooks vs. Jim McElroy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim McElroy 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 Jim McElroy both played 7 years in the NBA. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jim McElroy had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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
Jim McElroy 7 1 1975-76 to 1981-82

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dillon Brooks Jim McElroy
Season 2017-181975-76
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Jazz
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 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
Jim McElroy 51 22.2 7.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.1 0.9 0.1 - 1.4 3.0 5.8 .510 - - - 1.6 2.2 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Jim McElroy ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dillon Brooks Jim McElroy
Season 2018-191976-77
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Jazz
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
Jim McElroy 73 27.8 10.6 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.6 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 4.1 8.8 .470 - - - 2.3 3.0 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Jim McElroy ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dillon Brooks Jim McElroy
Season 2019-201977-78
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Jazz
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 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
Jim McElroy 74 23.8 9.4 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.9 0.8 0.5 1.9 1.5 3.9 8.2 .473 - - - 1.7 2.3 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Jim McElroy ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Dillon Brooks Jim McElroy
Season 2020-211978-79
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Orleans Jazz
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
Jim McElroy 79 34.2 16.9 0.8 1.9 2.7 5.7 1.9 0.6 3.0 2.3 6.8 13.9 .491 - - - 3.3 4.3 .762
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
Jim McElroy ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dillon Brooks Jim McElroy
Season 2021-221979-80
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East 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 %
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
Jim McElroy 67 22.8 8.9 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.4 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.8 3.4 7.9 .433 0.1 0.3 .238 2.0 2.6 .767
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
Jim McElroy 5 6.4 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.8 .444 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 6
Dillon Brooks Jim McElroy
Season 2022-231980-81
Team Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta 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
Jim McElroy 54 12.6 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.5 1.1 1.4 3.7 .386 0.0 0.1 .125 0.9 1.1 .814
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
Jim McElroy ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dillon Brooks Jim McElroy
Season 2023-241981-82
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta 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
Jim McElroy 20 17.5 6.7 0.3 0.6 0.9 2.0 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.2 2.6 6.3 .416 0.1 0.3 .200 1.5 1.8 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dillon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Jim McElroy ------- --- ----------
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