Jaylen Brown vs. Karl-Anthony Towns Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Karl-Anthony Towns 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.

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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 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Karl-Anthony Towns, who played 10. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Karl-Anthony Towns had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Karl-Anthony Towns 10 5 2015-16 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2016-172015-16
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+4+14.8+11.7+2.2+5.5+7.7+1.2+0.3+1.5-1.3-1.2+5.1+8.7+.088+0.2+0.6+1.6+1.8+.126
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 32.0 18.3 2.8 7.7 10.5 2.0 0.7 1.7 2.2 3.0 7.6 14.1 .542 0.4 1.1 .341 2.7 3.4 .811
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
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+12+6.3+10.6+2.7+4.7+7.4+1.1+0.3+0.9-0.8-0.3+4.5+6.5+.077+0.5+1.0+.028+2.2+1.9+.188
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 37.0 25.1 3.6 8.7 12.3 2.7 0.7 1.3 2.6 2.9 9.8 18.0 .542 1.2 3.4 .367 4.3 5.2 .832
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
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+8+9.7+8.3+2.0+6.0+8.1+1.0+0.1+1.0-0.6-1.0+2.8+3.6+.080+0.2+0.2+.077+2.4+2.2+.200
Karl-Anthony Towns 82 35.6 21.3 2.9 9.4 12.3 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.9 3.5 7.8 14.3 .545 1.5 3.5 .421 4.2 4.9 .858
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
difference:+4+3.6+1.3+2.3+5.3+7.6+1.1+0.3+0.8-0.6-0.5+0.7+2.3+.039+1.0+2.2+.077+0.8+1.3+.028
Karl-Anthony Towns 5 34.0 15.2 3.0 10.4 13.4 2.2 0.4 1.0 2.4 2.8 5.6 12.0 .467 0.6 2.2 .273 3.4 4.6 .739

Season 4
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+20+0.8+4.1+2.3+3.7+6.0+1.3+0.2+1.2-0.9-0.9+1.3+1.5+.037+0.5+1.3+.018+1.8+1.5+.112
Karl-Anthony Towns 77 33.1 24.4 3.4 9.0 12.4 3.4 0.9 1.6 3.1 3.8 8.8 17.1 .518 1.8 4.6 .400 4.9 5.8 .836
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
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+23+0.6+1.8+1.5+3.3+4.8+1.0+0.3+0.6-0.4-0.4+0.3+1.4+.024+0.5+0.8+.015+1.8+2.2+.032
Karl-Anthony Towns 35 33.9 26.5 2.7 8.1 10.8 4.4 0.9 1.2 3.1 3.3 9.0 17.8 .508 3.3 7.9 .412 5.1 6.5 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaylen Brown nor Karl-Anthony Towns played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+16+0.2+1.2+1.9+2.6+4.5+1.0+0.3+0.8-0.5-1.2+0.2+0.9+.013+0.1+0.7+.029+1.6+1.4+.101
Karl-Anthony Towns 50 33.8 24.8 2.7 7.9 10.6 4.5 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.7 8.5 17.5 .486 2.4 6.3 .387 5.3 6.2 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Karl-Anthony Towns DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+2.4+2.0+1.4+1.5+2.9+0.1+0.1+0.7-0.2-1.0+1.4+4.2+.038+0.4+2.4+.075+1.3+1.2+.057
Karl-Anthony Towns 74 33.5 24.6 2.6 7.2 9.8 3.6 1.0 1.1 3.1 3.6 8.7 16.4 .529 2.0 4.9 .410 5.2 6.3 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+14+0.6+0.9+0.5+4.6+5.2+1.2+0.4+1.6-1.2-1.1+2.6+5.0+.008+0.3+2.0+.101+4.6+4.6+.171
Karl-Anthony Towns 6 37.0 21.8 1.8 9.0 10.8 2.2 0.7 2.0 4.5 4.2 6.5 13.3 .488 1.7 3.7 .455 7.2 8.3 .860

Season 8
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th 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 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
difference:+41+0.5+2.2+0.5+2.2+2.6+1.2+0.5+0.1-0.6-1.2+1.7+3.1+.004+0.2+.012+1.1+0.4+.171
Karl-Anthony Towns 29 33.0 20.8 1.7 6.5 8.1 4.8 0.7 0.6 3.0 3.8 7.3 14.8 .495 2.1 5.7 .366 4.1 4.7 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Brown 19 37.2 23.9 1.2 4.8 5.9 3.3 1.2 0.6 2.7 2.7 9.2 17.8 .516 1.9 5.8 .327 3.6 5.4 .660
difference:+14+1.2+5.7+4.2+4.3+1.3+0.6+0.2-0.9-1.5+2.8+3.8+.059+0.7+1.0+.077+0.6+0.2+.090
Karl-Anthony Towns 5 36.0 18.2 1.2 9.0 10.2 2.0 0.6 0.8 3.6 4.2 6.4 14.0 .457 1.2 4.8 .250 4.2 5.6 .750

Season 9
Jaylen Brown Karl-Anthony Towns
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Boston CelticsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Brown 63 34.3 22.2 1.3 4.5 5.8 4.5 1.2 0.3 2.6 2.4 8.2 17.7 .463 1.8 5.7 .324 3.9 5.1 .764
difference:+1+1.6+0.4+0.2+2.3+2.5+1.5+0.5+0.4-0.3-0.9+0.5+2.4+.041+0.4+0.4+.092+0.2+0.4+.109
Karl-Anthony Towns 62 32.7 21.8 1.5 6.8 8.3 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.9 3.3 7.7 15.3 .504 2.2 5.3 .416 4.1 4.7 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Brown 11 36.5 22.1 1.2 5.9 7.1 3.9 1.0 0.3 3.5 3.2 7.8 17.7 .441 1.9 5.7 .333 4.5 6.0 .758
difference:+5+3.9+3.0+1.0+0.9+1.9+1.3+0.2+0.1-1.8-0.2+1.0+3.2+.025+0.5+.028+0.8+1.7+.097
Karl-Anthony Towns 16 32.6 19.1 2.2 6.8 9.0 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.7 3.4 6.8 14.5 .466 1.9 5.2 .361 3.7 4.3 .855

Additional Years

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 1 season more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In that period—his season 10 in 2025—Karl-Anthony Towns played in the Playoffs.

In that extra year over Jaylen Brown, Karl-Anthony Towns got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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