Jaylen Brown vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 6 more than Jalen Green, who played 4. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jalen Green had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Jalen Green | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jaylen Brown | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals | Did Not Play |
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Rookie 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 | 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: | +11 | +14.7 | +10.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.1 | -0.3 | +3.6 | +8.8 | +.028 | +1.7 | +5.1 | +.002 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +.112 |
| Jalen Green | 67 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .426 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .797 |
| 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 |
| Jalen Green | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Jaylen Brown | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals | Did Not Play |
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2nd 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 | 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: | +6 | +3.5 | +7.6 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.9 | +2.1 | +6.4 | +.049 | +0.8 | +2.9 | +.057 | +2.7 | +2.8 | +.142 |
| Jalen Green | 76 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 17.9 | .416 | 2.5 | 7.3 | .338 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .786 |
| 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 |
| Jalen Green | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Jaylen Brown | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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3rd 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 | 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: | +8 | +5.8 | +6.6 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 | +1.9 | +5.5 | +.042 | +1.2 | +3.7 | +.012 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +.146 |
| Jalen Green | 82 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .423 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .804 |
| 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 |
| Jalen Green | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Jaylen Brown | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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4th 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 | 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: | +25 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -1.4 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +.058 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +.028 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.089 |
| Jalen Green | 82 | 32.9 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.5 | .423 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .354 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +10 | +8.2 | +8.5 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -1.0 | -1.9 | +3.5 | +4.6 | +.104 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +.063 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +.174 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .372 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .295 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .667 |
Additional Years |
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* Jaylen Brown played 6 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2021 to 2026—Jaylen Brown played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 6 extra years over Jalen Green, Jaylen Brown got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-Star Game |