Bill Bradley vs. Jaylen Brown Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Brown and Bill Bradley, 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.

Bill Bradley played 10 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jaylen Brown, who played 8. Bill Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Jaylen Brown had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Bill Bradley 10 8 1967-68 to 1976-77
Jaylen Brown 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1967-682016-17
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div SemisCeltics Lost East 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 %
Bill Bradley 45 19.4 8.0 - - 2.5 3.0 - - - 3.1 3.2 7.6 .416 - - - 1.7 2.3 .731
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 6 10.7 5.5 - - 1.0 0.3 - - - 1.2 2.0 4.7 .429 - - - 1.5 2.2 .692
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

Season 2

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1968-692017-18
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Bill Bradley 82 29.4 12.4 - - 4.3 3.7 - - - 3.6 5.0 11.6 .429 - - - 2.5 3.1 .814
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 10 41.9 16.0 - - 7.3 4.0 - - - 3.8 6.5 14.1 .461 - - - 3.0 3.9 .769
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

Season 3

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1969-702018-19
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 %
Bill Bradley 67 31.3 14.5 - - 3.6 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.2 13.4 .460 - - - 2.2 2.6 .824
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 19 32.4 12.4 - - 3.8 3.2 - - - 3.1 5.3 12.3 .429 - - - 1.8 2.3 .814
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

Season 4

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1970-712019-20
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Bill Bradley 78 29.5 12.4 - - 3.3 3.6 - - - 3.1 5.3 11.7 .453 - - - 1.8 2.2 .823
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 30.7 10.5 - - 3.4 3.6 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.0 .424 - - - 1.2 1.6 .737
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

Season 5

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1971-722020-21
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA 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 %
Bill Bradley 78 35.6 15.1 - - 3.2 4.0 - - - 3.3 6.5 13.9 .465 - - - 2.2 2.6 .849
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 16 37.1 16.2 - - 2.9 3.4 - - - 4.1 6.6 14.2 .467 - - - 2.9 3.5 .839
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1972-732021-22
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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 %
Bill Bradley 82 36.6 16.1 - - 3.7 4.5 - - - 3.3 7.0 15.3 .459 - - - 2.1 2.4 .871
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 17 34.5 14.0 - - 3.4 2.6 - - - 3.5 5.8 13.0 .448 - - - 2.4 2.9 .800
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

Season 7

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1973-742022-23
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 %
Bill Bradley 82 34.3 14.0 0.7 2.4 3.1 3.0 0.5 0.3 - 3.4 6.1 13.6 .451 - - - 1.8 2.0 .874
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 12 35.4 12.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 - 3.3 5.3 13.3 .396 - - - 2.1 2.4 .862
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

Season 8

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1974-752023-24
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Bill Bradley 79 35.3 13.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 3.1 0.9 0.2 - 3.6 5.7 13.1 .436 - - - 1.8 2.1 .873
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley 3 29.3 6.7 1.3 1.7 3.0 2.0 0.7 0.0 - 1.7 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 0.7 0.7 1.000
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

Season 9

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1975-76-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Bill Bradley 82 33.0 11.1 0.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 0.8 0.2 - 3.1 4.8 11.0 .433 - - - 1.6 1.8 .878
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
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Season 10

Bill Bradley Jaylen Brown
Season 1976-77-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Bill Bradley 67 15.3 4.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.8 1.9 4.1 .464 - - - 0.5 0.6 .810
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bradley ------- --- ----------
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