Jaylen Brown vs. Joe Fulks Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joe Fulks and Jaylen Brown, 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.

Jaylen Brown and Joe Fulks both played 8 years in the NBA. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Joe Fulks had his rookie season in 1946-47. 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
Jaylen Brown 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24
Joe Fulks 8 6 1946-47 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2016-171946-47
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Jaylen Brown 78 17.2 6.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.8 2.5 5.4 .454 0.6 1.7 .341 1.1 1.6 .685
Joe Fulks 60 - 23.2 - - - 0.4 - - - 3.3 7.9 26.0 .305 - - - 7.3 10.0 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 17 12.6 5.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.0 4.2 .479 0.3 1.4 .217 0.7 1.1 .667
Joe Fulks 10 - 22.2 - - - 0.3 - - - 3.2 7.4 25.7 .288 - - - 7.4 9.4 .787

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2017-181947-48
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost NBA 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 %
Jaylen Brown 70 30.7 14.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.6 5.3 11.5 .465 1.7 4.4 .395 2.1 3.3 .644
Joe Fulks 43 - 22.1 - - - 0.6 - - - 3.8 7.6 29.3 .259 - - - 6.9 9.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 18 32.4 18.0 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.3 3.2 6.9 14.8 .466 2.4 6.2 .393 1.8 2.8 .640
Joe Fulks 13 - 21.7 - - - 0.2 - - - 4.2 7.1 29.2 .242 - - - 7.5 9.3 .810

Season 3

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2018-191948-49
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
Jaylen Brown 74 25.9 13.0 0.9 3.4 4.2 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.5 5.0 10.7 .465 1.3 3.7 .344 1.8 2.7 .658
Joe Fulks 60 - 26.0 - - - 1.2 - - - 4.4 8.8 28.2 .313 - - - 8.4 10.6 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 9 30.4 13.9 0.7 5.1 5.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.3 4.9 9.7 .506 1.6 4.4 .350 2.6 3.3 .767
Joe Fulks 1 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2019-201949-50
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
Jaylen Brown 57 33.9 20.3 1.1 5.3 6.4 2.1 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.9 7.5 15.6 .481 2.3 5.9 .382 3.1 4.3 .724
Joe Fulks 68 - 14.2 - - - 0.8 - - - 3.5 4.9 17.8 .278 - - - 4.3 6.2 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 17 39.5 21.8 1.4 6.1 7.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 2.4 2.8 8.1 16.9 .476 2.5 7.1 .358 3.1 3.7 .841
Joe Fulks 2 - 7.5 - - - 1.0 - - - 5.0 2.5 13.0 .192 - - - 2.5 5.0 .500

Season 5

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2020-211950-51
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
Jaylen Brown 58 34.5 24.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.4 1.2 0.6 2.7 2.9 9.3 19.2 .484 2.8 7.1 .397 3.3 4.3 .764
Joe Fulks 66 - 18.7 - - 7.9 1.8 - - - 3.7 6.5 20.6 .316 - - - 5.7 6.7 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Joe Fulks 2 - 26.0 - - 8.0 0.5 - - - 4.5 8.0 24.5 .327 - - - 10.0 13.5 .741

Season 6

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2021-221951-52
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsWarriors Lost East Div 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 %
Jaylen Brown 66 33.6 23.6 0.8 5.3 6.1 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.7 2.5 8.7 18.4 .473 2.5 7.0 .358 3.7 4.8 .758
Joe Fulks 61 31.2 15.1 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 4.2 5.5 17.7 .312 - - - 4.1 5.0 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 24 38.3 23.1 1.4 5.5 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.4 3.1 3.0 8.2 17.5 .470 2.5 6.7 .373 4.2 5.5 .763
Joe Fulks 3 23.3 5.7 - - 4.0 0.7 - - - 4.3 1.7 11.0 .152 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 7

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2022-231952-53
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Jaylen Brown 67 35.9 26.6 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.4 2.9 2.6 10.1 20.6 .491 2.4 7.3 .335 3.9 5.1 .765
Joe Fulks 70 29.8 11.9 - - 5.5 2.0 - - - 4.6 4.7 13.7 .346 - - - 2.4 3.3 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 20 37.6 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.6 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.3 3.1 9.1 18.3 .496 2.0 5.7 .354 2.6 3.7 .689
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jaylen Brown Joe Fulks
Season 2023-241953-54
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics TBDDid 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 %
Jaylen Brown 70 33.5 23.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 3.6 1.2 0.5 2.4 2.6 9.0 17.9 .499 2.1 5.9 .354 3.0 4.3 .703
Joe Fulks 61 8.2 2.5 - - 1.7 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 3.8 .266 - - - 0.5 0.8 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 9 34.4 24.4 1.4 5.4 6.9 2.0 0.7 0.4 2.8 2.3 9.9 17.7 .560 1.9 5.1 .370 2.8 4.4 .625
Joe Fulks ------- --- ----------