Jaylen Brown vs. Nikola Mirotic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Mirotic 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 / 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 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Nikola Mirotic, who played 5. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Nikola Mirotic had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Nikola Mirotic 5 4 2014-15 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
Season 2016-172014-15
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsBulls 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 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
Nikola Mirotic 82 20.2 10.2 0.8 4.2 4.9 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.1 3.1 7.6 .405 1.2 3.8 .316 2.8 3.5 .803
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
Nikola Mirotic 11 14.9 5.7 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.0 1.8 6.0 .303 0.6 2.7 .233 1.5 1.8 .800

Season 2
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
Season 2017-182015-16
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
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 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
Nikola Mirotic 66 24.9 11.8 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.5 2.3 3.8 9.2 .407 2.0 5.2 .390 2.2 2.7 .807
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
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisBulls 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 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
Nikola Mirotic 70 24.0 10.6 0.9 4.6 5.5 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.8 3.7 8.9 .413 1.8 5.4 .342 1.4 1.8 .773
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
Nikola Mirotic 6 27.0 8.7 0.7 4.3 5.0 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.8 8.3 .340 1.7 5.8 .286 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 4
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Boston CelticsChicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsPelicans 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 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
Nikola Mirotic 55 27.2 15.6 1.1 6.3 7.4 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.0 5.6 12.4 .447 2.5 6.5 .377 2.0 2.5 .818
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
Nikola Mirotic 9 35.6 15.0 1.0 8.6 9.6 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.1 2.7 5.4 11.3 .480 2.4 5.7 .431 1.7 2.1 .789

Season 5
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East 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 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
Nikola Mirotic 46 27.1 15.2 1.3 6.1 7.4 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.3 5.2 11.8 .439 2.5 6.9 .365 2.3 2.7 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Nikola Mirotic 14 21.3 9.5 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.8 3.1 8.4 .376 1.6 5.4 .289 1.6 2.0 .821

Season 6
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
Season 2021-22-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA 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 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
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
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
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
Season 2022-23-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 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
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
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
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jaylen Brown Nikola Mirotic
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
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 5 34.0 22.8 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.2 1.0 0.6 3.2 1.8 9.6 18.4 .522 1.8 5.6 .321 1.8 4.0 .450
Nikola Mirotic ------- --- ----------
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