Jaylen Brown vs. Jonathan Kuminga Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonathan Kuminga 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 / 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 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jonathan Kuminga, who played 4. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jonathan Kuminga 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 9 8 2016-17 to 2024-25
Jonathan Kuminga 4 3 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+8+0.3+2.7+0.2+0.4+0.5+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.3+0.9+1.2+.059+0.1+0.4+.005+0.8+1.1+.001
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
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:+1+4.0+0.2+0.4+0.4+0.3+0.2-0.1-0.8+0.1+0.4+.021+0.1+0.6+.014+0.6+0.5+.102
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+3+9.9+4.6+0.1+1.6+1.5+0.3+0.4+0.1-0.4-0.3+1.4+4.1+.060+0.9+2.2+.025+0.8+1.2+.008
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
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
difference:+8+26.3+14.6+0.5+3.4+3.9+0.9+0.6+0.6-0.9-2.7+5.6+12.4+.076+2.1+5.5+.036+1.3+1.9+.084
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556

Season 3

Jaylen Brown Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+0.4+3.1+0.3+0.2+0.6+0.8+0.2+0.1-0.3-0.2+1.2+0.9+.064+0.6+1.5+.023+1.2+1.3+.088
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jonathan Kuminga DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Jaylen Brown Jonathan Kuminga
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+10+9.6+5.0+0.1+1.9+1.8+0.1+0.3-0.7-1.0+2.0+3.5+.027+1.3+2.7+.077+0.2+0.7+.056
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+9+16.1+6.5+0.5+4.5+5.0+1.0+1.0-0.8-1.2+2.5+5.3+.008+1.2+4.0+.042+0.3+0.2+.131
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710

Additional Years

* Jaylen Brown played 5 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Jaylen Brown played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 5 extra years over Jonathan Kuminga, Jaylen Brown got these achievements:

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