Jaylen Brown vs. Frank Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Frank Johnson 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

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 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Frank Johnson, who played 10. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Frank Johnson had his rookie season in 1981-82. 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
Jaylen Brown	8	7	2016-17 to 2023-24
Frank Johnson	10	8	1981-82 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2016-17	1981-82
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Bullets 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		%
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
Frank Johnson	79	25.7	10.7	0.4	1.4	1.9	4.8	1.0	0.1	2.0	2.5	4.3	10.3	.414	0.2	1.0	.215	1.9	2.6	.750

Playoffs Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	7	40.0	15.6	1.0	2.1	3.1	8.4	1.4	0.0	4.1	3.4	5.7	14.9	.385	0.7	1.7	.417	3.4	4.0	.857


Season 2
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2017-18	1982-83
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
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
Frank Johnson	68	34.2	12.5	0.7	1.9	2.6	8.1	1.6	0.1	3.5	2.5	4.7	11.6	.408	0.2	0.9	.230	2.9	3.8	.751

Playoffs Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2018-19	1983-84
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	82	32.8	12.0	0.7	1.5	2.2	6.9	1.2	0.1	2.3	2.1	4.8	10.2	.467	0.1	0.5	.256	2.3	3.1	.742

Playoffs Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	4	39.0	14.3	1.0	2.3	3.3	6.3	1.3	0.0	2.3	4.0	6.0	10.5	.571	0.3	0.8	.333	2.0	2.0	1.000


Season 4
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2019-20	1984-85
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	46	20.1	9.3	0.5	0.9	1.4	3.1	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.6	3.8	7.8	.489	0.1	0.4	.353	1.6	2.1	.750

Playoffs Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	2	19.5	7.5	0.5	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.5	2.0	7.0	.286	0.5	3.0	.167	3.0	3.0	1.000


Season 5
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2020-21	1985-86
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
Frank Johnson	14	28.7	12.6	0.5	1.5	2.0	5.4	0.8	0.1	2.1	2.1	4.9	11.0	.448	0.0	0.2	.000	2.7	3.9	.704

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Johnson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2021-22	1986-87
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	18	22.2	8.5	0.6	1.1	1.7	3.2	1.2	0.0	1.7	1.7	3.3	7.1	.461	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	2.7	.714

Playoffs Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	3	9.3	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.7	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.7	2.3	.286	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.3	1.000


Season 7
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2022-23	1987-88
Team	Boston Celtics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	75	16.8	7.4	0.5	1.1	1.6	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.6	2.9	6.6	.434	0.0	0.1	.111	1.6	2.0	.812

Playoffs Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	5	8.8	3.6	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.4	4.4	.318	0.0	0.4	.000	0.8	0.8	1.000


Season 8
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	2023-24	1988-89
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics TBD	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	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
Frank Johnson	67	13.1	4.4	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.7	0.6	0.0	1.5	1.4	1.6	3.7	.443	0.0	0.1	.167	1.1	1.4	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	11	35.9	23.4	1.3	5.4	6.6	2.7	0.9	0.5	2.8	2.3	9.4	17.1	.548	1.7	4.8	.358	2.9	4.7	.615
Frank Johnson	4	9.0	2.5	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.8	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.3	.000	1.5	2.5	.600

Note: Frank Johnson didn't play in 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92.


Season 9
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	-	1992-93
Team	-	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Suns 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		%
Jaylen Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Johnson	77	14.6	4.3	0.5	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.8	0.1	1.0	1.5	1.8	4.1	.436	0.0	0.2	.083	0.8	1.0	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Johnson	22	7.8	3.2	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.2	1.0	2.3	.440	0.0	0.1	.333	1.1	1.3	.862


Season 10
	Jaylen Brown	Frank Johnson
Season	-	1993-94
Team	-	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Suns Lost West 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		%
Jaylen Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Johnson	70	12.5	4.6	0.4	0.8	1.2	2.1	0.6	0.0	0.9	1.7	1.9	4.3	.448	0.0	0.2	.167	0.8	1.0	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Frank Johnson	7	6.6	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.9	0.1	1.7	.083	0.0	0.3	.000	0.1	0.3	.500

Jaylen Brown vs. Frank Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Frank Johnson 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10