Jaylen Brown vs. Luke Kennard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Luke Kennard 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 / Games against each other

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 played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Luke Kennard, who played 7. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Luke Kennard had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Luke Kennard 7 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2016-172017-18
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 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
Luke Kennard 73 20.0 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.8 6.4 .443 1.1 2.7 .415 0.9 1.0 .855
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
Luke Kennard ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2017-182018-19
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsPistons 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 %
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
Luke Kennard 63 22.8 9.7 0.2 2.7 2.9 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.5 3.6 8.3 .438 1.7 4.3 .394 0.8 1.0 .836
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
Luke Kennard 4 33.3 15.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.5 5.8 11.8 .489 2.3 3.8 .600 1.3 1.5 .833

Season 3
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
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
Luke Kennard 28 32.9 15.8 0.3 3.2 3.5 4.1 0.4 0.2 1.5 2.3 5.4 12.2 .442 2.6 6.5 .399 2.4 2.7 .893
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
Luke Kennard ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsClippers Lost West Conf 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 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
Luke Kennard 63 19.6 8.3 0.2 2.3 2.6 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.1 6.6 .476 1.6 3.6 .446 0.4 0.5 .839
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
Luke Kennard 15 14.6 5.6 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 2.1 4.3 .477 1.4 3.4 .412 0.1 0.1 .500

Season 5
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
Luke Kennard 70 27.4 11.9 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.4 4.1 9.1 .449 2.7 6.0 .449 1.0 1.1 .896
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Luke Kennard ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
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
Luke Kennard 59 22.3 9.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.2 6.5 .492 2.3 4.6 .494 0.6 0.7 .949
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
Luke Kennard 5 21.4 7.2 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 1.6 2.4 4.6 .522 1.6 3.2 .500 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 7
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Boston CelticsMemphis Grizzlies
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
Luke Kennard 39 25.6 11.0 0.3 2.6 2.9 3.5 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.0 3.6 8.1 .448 2.7 6.1 .450 1.0 1.2 .889
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
Luke Kennard ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jaylen Brown Luke Kennard
Season 2023-24-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics TBD-
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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
Luke Kennard ------- --- ----------
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
Luke Kennard ------- --- ----------
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