Jaylen Brown vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht 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 10 years in the NBA, 8 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 2. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Dalton Knecht had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 10 8 2016-17 to 2025-26
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Dalton Knecht
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2.0+2.5+0.1+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.4-0.6+0.8+1.7+.007+1.0+2.7+.035+0.3+0.5+.077
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+15+10.6+2.5+0.3+0.9+0.6+0.8+0.4+0.1-0.8-1.5+1.0+1.7+.079+0.2+0.6+.033+0.7+1.1
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Dalton Knecht
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+63+12.0+7.5+0.6+2.6+3.2+1.0+0.4+0.2-1.1-1.0+2.4+5.1+.021+1.0+0.8+.195+1.5+2.6+.156
Dalton Knecht 7 18.7 7.0 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.9 6.4 .444 0.7 3.6 .200 0.6 0.7 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Dalton Knecht DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jaylen Brown played 8 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 10, from 2019 to 2026—Jaylen Brown played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 8 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Jaylen Brown got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game