Jaylen Brown vs. Kenny Walker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kenny Walker 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 Kenny Walker, who played 7. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Kenny Walker had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Kenny Walker 7 4 1986-87 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
Season 2016-171986-87
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 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
Kenny Walker 68 25.3 10.4 1.7 3.2 5.0 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.1 3.5 4.2 8.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.7 .757
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
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
Season 2017-181987-88
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 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
Kenny Walker 82 26.1 10.1 2.3 2.4 4.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 3.5 4.2 8.9 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .775
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
Kenny Walker 4 20.0 4.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 1.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 2.8 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 3
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
Season 2018-191988-89
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisKnicks 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 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
Kenny Walker 79 14.7 5.3 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.4 2.2 4.5 .489 0.1 0.3 .250 0.8 1.1 .776
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
Kenny Walker 9 10.0 2.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 2.4 0.3 1.4 .231 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.1 .737

Season 4
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsKnicks 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 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
Kenny Walker 68 23.5 7.9 1.9 3.1 5.0 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.0 5.6 .531 0.0 0.1 .400 1.8 2.5 .723
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
Kenny Walker 10 15.4 4.1 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1 2.2 1.6 2.9 .552 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .643

Season 5
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Kenny Walker 54 14.3 4.3 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.5 3.5 .435 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Kenny Walker 3 10.3 3.3 0.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.7 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Note: Kenny Walker didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 6
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA 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 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
Kenny Walker 73 19.1 4.8 1.6 2.3 4.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.6 2.1 1.8 3.8 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .696
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
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
Season 2022-231994-95
Team Boston CelticsWashington Bullets
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
Kenny Walker 24 11.1 2.4 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.8 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.2 .750
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
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jaylen Brown Kenny Walker
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
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 10 35.1 23.1 1.3 5.3 6.6 2.5 0.7 0.5 2.8 2.4 9.3 16.8 .554 1.8 4.9 .367 2.7 4.4 .614
Kenny Walker ------- --- ----------
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