Jaylen Brown vs. Howard Porter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Howard Porter 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, 1 more than Howard Porter, who played 7. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Howard Porter had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Howard Porter 7 6 1971-72 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
Season 2016-171971-72
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBulls 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 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
Howard Porter 67 10.9 6.0 - - 2.7 0.4 - - - 1.3 2.6 6.0 .424 - - - 0.9 1.1 .766
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
Howard Porter 4 7.8 4.8 - - 2.8 0.8 - - - 0.8 2.3 5.3 .429 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
Season 2017-181972-73
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBulls 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 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
Howard Porter 43 9.5 5.1 - - 2.7 0.4 - - - 1.2 2.3 5.0 .452 - - - 0.5 0.7 .759
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
Howard Porter 6 13.2 4.5 - - 3.0 0.3 - - - 0.8 2.0 5.7 .353 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 3
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
Season 2018-191973-74
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisBulls Lost West 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 %
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
Howard Porter 73 16.8 9.4 1.2 2.7 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.5 - 1.6 4.1 9.0 .450 - - - 1.3 1.6 .800
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
Howard Porter 11 13.6 5.5 1.4 2.6 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 - 1.4 2.5 8.0 .307 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
Season 2019-201974-75
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsPistons 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 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
Howard Porter 58 20.1 8.1 1.4 3.0 4.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 - 1.6 3.5 7.1 .488 - - - 1.1 1.4 .835
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
Howard Porter 3 30.7 17.3 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.0 1.7 0.3 - 1.7 7.7 14.0 .548 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 5
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
Season 2020-211975-76
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Howard Porter 75 19.8 8.9 1.1 2.9 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.5 - 1.8 4.0 8.5 .469 - - - 1.0 1.3 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Howard Porter 9 23.7 13.0 2.4 2.2 4.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 - 2.7 5.7 10.8 .526 - - - 1.7 1.9 .882

Season 6
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsPistons 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 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
Howard Porter 78 28.2 13.2 2.0 3.9 5.9 0.7 0.6 0.9 - 2.6 6.0 12.3 .483 - - - 1.3 1.5 .858
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
Howard Porter 3 32.7 20.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 - 2.3 9.7 15.7 .617 - - - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 7
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
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
Howard Porter 63 21.0 11.8 1.6 2.8 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.9 10.1 .487 - - - 2.0 2.5 .800
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
Howard Porter ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jaylen Brown Howard Porter
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 %
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
Howard Porter ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 18 36.8 24.1 1.2 4.6 5.8 3.1 1.2 0.7 2.8 2.6 9.3 17.6 .532 1.9 5.6 .337 3.5 5.4 .649
Howard Porter ------- --- ----------
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