David Benoit vs. Jaylen Brown Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Brown and David Benoit, 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.

David Benoit played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jaylen Brown, who played 8. David Benoit had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, 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
David Benoit 7 6 1991-92 to 2000-01
Jaylen Brown 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
Season 1991-922016-17
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
David Benoit 77 15.1 5.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.6 2.3 4.9 .467 0.0 0.2 .214 1.1 1.3 .810
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 %
David Benoit 13 19.8 6.8 1.4 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.3 2.8 6.5 .429 0.5 1.0 .462 0.8 0.8 1.000
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
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
Season 1992-932017-18
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
David Benoit 82 20.9 8.1 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.5 3.1 7.2 .436 0.4 1.2 .347 1.4 1.9 .750
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 %
David Benoit 5 27.2 7.4 1.4 3.4 4.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 0.4 3.4 2.6 8.2 .317 0.4 1.8 .222 1.8 2.6 .692
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
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
Season 1993-942018-19
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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 %
David Benoit 55 19.5 6.5 1.6 3.1 4.7 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.5 6.6 .385 0.2 1.1 .203 1.2 1.6 .773
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 %
David Benoit 16 22.3 7.2 1.4 2.8 4.2 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.9 3.0 7.6 .393 0.2 1.0 .188 1.0 1.6 .640
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
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
David Benoit 71 25.9 10.4 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.8 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.6 4.0 8.3 .486 0.5 1.6 .330 1.9 2.2 .841
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 %
David Benoit 5 33.4 11.8 1.4 4.2 5.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.0 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.2 1.8 .667
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
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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 %
David Benoit 81 24.2 8.2 1.1 3.6 4.7 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.1 7.2 .439 0.8 2.4 .333 1.1 1.4 .777
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 %
David Benoit 14 18.5 6.2 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.4 5.0 .471 1.0 2.0 .500 0.5 0.6 .778
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------

Note: David Benoit didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 6
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
Season 1997-982021-22
Team New Jersey Nets, Orlando MagicBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
David Benoit 77 14.6 5.5 0.8 1.9 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.3 .373 0.7 2.2 .324 0.8 1.0 .824
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 %
David Benoit ------- --- ----------
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

Note: David Benoit didn't play in 1998-99 and 1999-00.

Season 7
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
Season 2000-012022-23
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
David Benoit 49 9.1 3.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.4 3.0 .483 0.1 0.3 .385 0.6 0.8 .795
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 %
David Benoit 4 15.5 5.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.8 4.8 .368 0.5 1.5 .333 1.8 1.8 1.000
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
David Benoit Jaylen Brown
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 %
David Benoit ------- --- ----------
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 %
David Benoit ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown 10 35.1 23.1 1.3 5.3 6.6 2.5 0.7 0.5 2.8 2.4 9.3 16.8 .554 1.8 4.9 .367 2.7 4.4 .614
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