Jaylen Brown vs. Bob Lanier Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Lanier 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.
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 9 years in the NBA, 5 less than Bob Lanier, who played 14. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Bob Lanier had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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 achievements, 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 |
9 |
8 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
| Bob Lanier |
14 |
9 |
1970-71 to 1983-84 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +4 | +7.4 | +9.0 | | | +5.3 | +1.0 | | | | -1.5 | +3.6 | +8.1 | +.001 | | | | +2.2 | +3.0 | +.041 |
| Bob Lanier |
82 |
24.6 |
15.6 |
- |
- |
8.1 |
1.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.726 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +8.0 | +11.2 | | | +9.3 | +1.5 | | | | -1.1 | +5.1 | +9.6 | +.028 | | | | +2.8 | +3.0 | +.124 |
| Bob Lanier |
80 |
38.7 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
14.2 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
10.4 |
21.1 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.3 |
.768 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +13.0 | +10.8 | | | +10.7 | +1.8 | | | | -0.9 | +5.0 | +9.7 | +.025 | | | | +2.0 | +2.2 | +.115 |
| Bob Lanier |
81 |
38.9 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
14.9 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
10.0 |
20.4 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.773 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +24 | +3.7 | +2.2 | +2.2 | +4.6 | +6.9 | +2.1 | +0.3 | +2.6 | | -0.5 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +.023 | | | | +0.9 | +0.7 | +.073 |
| Bob Lanier |
81 |
37.6 |
22.5 |
3.3 |
9.9 |
13.3 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
- |
3.4 |
9.2 |
18.3 |
.504 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.797 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +10 | +3.8 | +4.5 | +2.3 | +5.5 | +7.8 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +1.5 | | -1.2 | +2.9 | +4.8 | +.031 | | | | +1.2 | +1.7 | +.052 |
| Bob Lanier |
7 |
43.3 |
26.3 |
3.7 |
11.6 |
15.3 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
- |
4.0 |
11.0 |
21.7 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.4 |
.789 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +18 | +4.8 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +4.3 | +6.0 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +1.7 | | -0.2 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.026 | | | | +1.5 | +1.6 | +.038 |
| Bob Lanier |
76 |
39.3 |
24.0 |
3.0 |
9.1 |
12.0 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
- |
3.1 |
9.6 |
18.9 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
5.9 |
.802 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jaylen Brown |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bob Lanier |
3 |
42.7 |
20.3 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
10.7 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
- |
3.3 |
8.7 |
17.0 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.3 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +3.0 | +5.6 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.0 | | -0.7 | +0.2 | +2.5 | +.059 | | | | +0.7 | +1.0 | +.010 |
| Bob Lanier |
64 |
36.9 |
21.3 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
11.7 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
- |
3.2 |
8.5 |
15.9 |
.532 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.8 |
.768 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +15 | +1.6 | +3.0 | +2.9 | +2.8 | +5.8 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +1.9 | | -0.8 | +2.4 | +1.6 | +.082 | | | | +0.8 | +0.1 | +.137 |
| Bob Lanier |
9 |
39.9 |
26.1 |
4.3 |
8.3 |
12.7 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
- |
3.8 |
10.6 |
19.1 |
.552 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
5.6 |
.900 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +2.3 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +4.7 | +0.2 | | +1.6 | | -0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +.043 | | | | +0.2 | +0.1 | +.053 |
| Bob Lanier |
64 |
38.2 |
25.3 |
3.1 |
8.5 |
11.6 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
- |
2.7 |
10.6 |
19.8 |
.534 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
5.0 |
.818 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +17 | +1.7 | +5.3 | +3.0 | +7.9 | +11.1 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +1.9 | | -0.2 | +2.2 | +0.3 | +.134 | | | | +2.7 | +2.6 | +.153 |
| Bob Lanier |
3 |
39.3 |
28.0 |
4.3 |
12.3 |
16.7 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
- |
3.3 |
11.3 |
18.0 |
.630 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.842 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +7 | +3.2 | +1.5 | +1.9 | +3.9 | +5.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.0 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +.038 | | | | +1.7 | +1.8 | +.069 |
| Bob Lanier |
63 |
36.7 |
24.5 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
11.3 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
9.9 |
18.4 |
.537 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.1 |
.772 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jaylen Brown |
19 |
37.2 |
23.9 |
1.2 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
9.2 |
17.8 |
.516 |
1.9 |
5.8 |
.327 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
.660 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jaylen Brown |
63 |
34.3 |
22.2 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
8.2 |
17.7 |
.463 |
1.8 |
5.7 |
.324 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
.764 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +1.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +.052 | | | | +1.3 | +1.8 | +.015 |
| Bob Lanier |
53 |
34.6 |
23.6 |
3.1 |
6.2 |
9.3 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
9.2 |
17.9 |
.515 |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
6.9 |
.749 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jaylen Brown |
11 |
36.5 |
22.1 |
1.2 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
17.7 |
.441 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.333 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
.758 |
| Bob Lanier |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Bob Lanier played 5 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 1980 to 1984—Bob Lanier played in 5 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Jaylen Brown, Bob Lanier got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion