Jaylen Brown vs. Steve Kuberski Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Steve Kuberski 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 less than Steve Kuberski, who played 9. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Steve Kuberski had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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
Steve Kuberski 9 4 1969-70 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2016-171969-70
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
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
Steve Kuberski 51 15.6 6.4 - - 5.0 0.6 - - - 1.7 2.5 6.6 .388 - - - 1.3 1.8 .696
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
Steve Kuberski ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2017-181970-71
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
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
Steve Kuberski 82 22.8 9.3 - - 6.6 1.0 - - - 2.4 3.8 9.1 .420 - - - 1.6 2.2 .727
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
Steve Kuberski ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2018-191971-72
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Steve Kuberski 71 15.9 6.3 - - 4.5 0.6 - - - 1.8 2.6 6.3 .417 - - - 1.1 1.4 .784
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
Steve Kuberski 11 19.8 11.6 - - 5.7 0.3 - - - 2.1 4.4 7.9 .552 - - - 2.9 3.5 .842

Season 4

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2019-201972-73
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCeltics 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 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
Steve Kuberski 78 9.8 4.4 - - 2.5 0.3 - - - 1.2 1.8 4.4 .403 - - - 0.8 1.1 .774
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
Steve Kuberski 12 7.9 3.8 - - 1.2 0.3 - - - 1.3 1.6 3.8 .413 - - - 0.6 0.8 .700

Season 5

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2020-211973-74
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Steve Kuberski 78 12.6 5.1 1.2 1.8 3.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 - 1.6 2.0 4.7 .427 - - - 1.1 1.4 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Steve Kuberski 9 7.7 1.7 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 1.0 0.6 2.8 .200 - - - 0.6 1.1 .500

Season 6

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2021-221974-75
Team Boston CelticsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Steve Kuberski 59 8.8 2.8 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 - 1.0 1.1 2.7 .390 - - - 0.7 0.9 .786
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
Steve Kuberski ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2022-231975-76
Team Boston CelticsBuffalo Braves, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Steve Kuberski 70 13.8 4.9 1.3 2.4 3.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 - 1.9 1.9 4.2 .464 - - - 1.0 1.1 .899
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
Steve Kuberski 18 12.9 5.4 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.9 0.0 0.2 - 2.1 2.1 4.5 .469 - - - 1.2 1.4 .808

Season 8

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season 2023-241976-77
Team Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics TBDDid 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 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
Steve Kuberski 76 11.3 4.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 - 1.2 1.7 4.1 .420 - - - 0.8 1.1 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 9 34.4 24.4 1.4 5.4 6.9 2.0 0.7 0.4 2.8 2.3 9.9 17.7 .560 1.9 5.1 .370 2.8 4.4 .625
Steve Kuberski ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jaylen Brown Steve Kuberski
Season -1977-78
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Steve Kuberski 3 4.7 0.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 .250 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Steve Kuberski ------- --- ----------