Ed Conlin vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Aaron Gordon and Ed Conlin, 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.

Ed Conlin played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Aaron Gordon, who played 10. Ed Conlin had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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
Ed Conlin 7 7 1955-56 to 1961-62
Aaron Gordon 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season 1955-562014-15
Team Syracuse NationalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals 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 %
Ed Conlin 66 21.6 8.2 - - 4.9 2.2 - - - 1.8 3.2 8.7 .368 - - - 1.8 2.7 .680
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 %
Ed Conlin 8 24.6 10.5 - - 5.9 1.1 - - - 1.8 3.9 10.6 .365 - - - 2.8 4.8 .579
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season 1956-572015-16
Team Syracuse NationalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals 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 %
Ed Conlin 71 31.7 13.4 - - 6.1 2.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 12.6 .374 - - - 4.0 5.2 .769
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 %
Ed Conlin 5 32.8 15.4 - - 3.4 3.0 - - - 2.2 5.6 14.2 .394 - - - 4.2 5.4 .778
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season 1957-582016-17
Team Syracuse NationalsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals 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 %
Ed Conlin 60 31.2 15.0 - - 7.3 2.2 - - - 2.8 5.7 14.6 .391 - - - 3.6 4.5 .796
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 %
Ed Conlin 3 37.7 11.0 - - 7.0 1.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 15.0 .311 - - - 1.7 2.3 .714
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season 1958-592017-18
Team Syracuse Nationals, Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
Ed Conlin 72 27.2 11.9 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 2.6 4.6 12.4 .369 - - - 2.7 3.8 .719
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 %
Ed Conlin 3 14.3 3.3 - - 2.3 1.3 - - - 1.7 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season 1959-602018-19
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisMagic 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 %
Ed Conlin 70 23.4 11.2 - - 4.9 1.8 - - - 2.3 4.3 11.9 .361 - - - 2.6 3.4 .761
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 %
Ed Conlin 2 10.0 4.0 - - 2.0 0.0 - - - 1.0 1.5 5.0 .300 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season 1960-612019-20
Team Philadelphia WarriorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors 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 %
Ed Conlin 77 16.8 7.0 - - 3.4 1.6 - - - 2.0 2.8 7.8 .361 - - - 1.4 1.8 .748
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 %
Ed Conlin 3 14.0 5.0 - - 1.3 1.3 - - - 1.3 1.7 5.7 .294 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
Aaron Gordon ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season 1961-622020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Ed Conlin 70 13.8 4.6 - - 2.2 1.2 - - - 1.7 1.8 5.3 .345 - - - 0.9 1.3 .742
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 %
Ed Conlin 11 7.8 2.4 - - 1.8 0.3 - - - 1.3 0.8 4.1 .200 - - - 0.7 1.2 .615
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

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season -2021-22
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
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

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season -2022-23
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 %
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
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

Ed Conlin Aaron Gordon
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
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 %
Ed Conlin ------- --- ----------
Aaron Gordon 12 37.1 14.3 3.0 4.3 7.3 4.4 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.3 5.8 9.8 .585 0.9 2.3 .407 1.9 2.3 .821