Don Adams vs. Jaylen Brown Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Brown and Don Adams, 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.

Don Adams played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jaylen Brown, who played 8. Don Adams had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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
Don Adams 7 3 1970-71 to 1976-77
Jaylen Brown 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Don Adams Jaylen Brown
Season 1970-712016-17
Team San Diego RocketsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Don Adams 82 29.0 11.4 - - 7.1 2.1 - - - 4.2 4.8 11.7 .409 - - - 1.9 2.6 .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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
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
Don Adams Jaylen Brown
Season 1971-722017-18
Team Houston Rockets, Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Don Adams 73 28.4 11.4 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.6 4.3 10.9 .392 - - - 2.8 3.8 .745
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 %
Don Adams 6 31.3 9.3 - - 6.3 2.0 - - - 4.2 3.3 9.3 .357 - - - 2.7 3.8 .696
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
Don Adams Jaylen Brown
Season 1972-732018-19
Team Atlanta Hawks, Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Don Adams 74 25.3 9.1 - - 6.0 1.6 - - - 3.1 3.6 9.2 .391 - - - 2.0 2.5 .788
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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
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
Don Adams Jaylen Brown
Season 1973-742019-20
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 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 %
Don Adams 74 31.1 10.3 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.9 1.5 0.2 - 3.3 4.1 10.0 .408 - - - 2.1 2.7 .761
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 %
Don Adams 7 36.6 9.1 2.4 4.9 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.1 - 3.7 4.0 10.4 .384 - - - 1.1 2.0 .571
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
Don Adams Jaylen Brown
Season 1974-752020-21
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
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 %
Don Adams 51 27.0 5.9 1.2 3.5 4.8 1.5 1.4 0.4 - 3.5 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 0.9 1.5 .577
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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Don Adams Jaylen Brown
Season 1975-762021-22
Team Buffalo BravesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Braves Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Don Adams 56 12.6 3.1 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 - 2.3 1.2 3.0 .394 - - - 0.7 1.0 .702
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 %
Don Adams 9 13.6 4.0 0.9 2.1 3.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 - 2.6 1.7 4.0 .417 - - - 0.7 0.8 .857
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
Don Adams Jaylen Brown
Season 1976-772022-23
Team Buffalo BravesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Don Adams 77 22.2 7.3 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 - 2.6 2.8 6.8 .411 - - - 1.7 2.2 .746
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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
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
Don Adams 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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
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 %
Don Adams ------- --- ----------
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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