Jaylen Brown vs. Don Carlson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Carlson and Jaylen Brown that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jaylen Brown

vs.

Don Carlson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 0 Don Carlson 2

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 8 Don Carlson 4

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 7 Don Carlson 3

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 3 Don Carlson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 Don Carlson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 18.6 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 Don Carlson 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 Don Carlson 1.8

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 10,038 Don Carlson 1,447

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 2,840 Don Carlson 15 *

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,303 Don Carlson 324

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 539 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 209 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Jaylen Brown 540 Don Carlson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .480 Don Carlson .330

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .364 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .720 Don Carlson .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 26.6 (2023) Don Carlson 10.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.6 (2024) Don Carlson 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) Don Carlson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 19.1 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.6 Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.4 Don Carlson 1.5

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 2,334 Don Carlson 249

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 684 Don Carlson 0 *

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 295 Don Carlson 45

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 121 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 53 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Jaylen Brown 122 Don Carlson 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .490 Don Carlson .295

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .359 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .721 Don Carlson .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 24.9 (2024) Don Carlson 12.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 7.5 (2020) Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.5 (2022) Don Carlson 2.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.7 (2024) Don Carlson - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.