Jaylen Brown vs. Toni Kukoc Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Toni Kukoc 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Toni Kukoc, who played 13. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Toni Kukoc had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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	10	8	2016-17 to 2025-26
Toni Kukoc	13	9	1993-94 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2016-17	1993-94
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+6.9	+4.3	+0.7	+0.5	+1.2	+2.6	+0.7	+0.2	-1.3	-0.2	+1.7	+4.3	+.023	+0.2	+0.1	+.070	+1.0	+1.2	+.058
Toni Kukoc	75	24.1	10.9	1.3	2.7	4.0	3.4	1.1	0.4	2.2	1.6	4.2	9.7	.431	0.4	1.6	.271	2.1	2.8	.743

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
difference:	+7	+6.8	+4.3	+0.4	+1.5	+1.9	+2.8	+0.1	+0.2	-0.9		+1.0	+2.5	+.031	+0.5	+0.5	+.204	+1.8	+2.3	+.068
Toni Kukoc	10	19.4	9.3	1.1	2.9	4.0	3.6	0.5	0.3	1.7	1.5	3.0	6.7	.448	0.8	1.9	.421	2.5	3.4	.735


Season 2
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2017-18	1994-95
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11	+1.2	+1.2	+1.0	+0.5	+0.5	+3.0	+0.3	+0.2	-0.2	-0.6	+0.7	+0.4	+.039	+0.9	+2.0	+.082	+0.8	+0.6	+.104
Toni Kukoc	81	31.9	15.7	1.9	3.5	5.4	4.6	1.3	0.2	2.0	2.0	6.0	11.9	.504	0.8	2.4	.313	2.9	3.9	.748

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
difference:	+8	+4.8	+4.2	+1.1	+0.9	+2.0	+4.3	+0.2	+0.4	-0.6	-0.9	+1.6	+3.7	+.011	+1.0	+3.0	+.045		+0.2	+.052
Toni Kukoc	10	37.2	13.8	2.0	4.8	6.8	5.7	1.0	0.2	1.9	2.3	5.3	11.1	.477	1.4	3.2	.438	1.8	2.6	.692


Season 3
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2018-19	1995-96
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+0.1	+0.1	+0.5	+0.8	+0.2	+2.1	+0.1	+0.1	-0.1	-0.6	+0.2	+1.0	+.025	+0.2	+1.0	+.059	+0.7	+0.6	+.114
Toni Kukoc	81	26.0	13.1	1.4	2.6	4.0	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.4	1.9	4.8	9.7	.490	1.1	2.7	.403	2.5	3.3	.772

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
difference:	+6	+1.1	+3.1	+0.6	+2.2	+1.6	+2.8	+0.2	+0.1	-0.1	-1.1	+1.0	+0.4	+.115	+0.7	+0.1	+.159	+0.5	+0.8	+.071
Toni Kukoc	15	29.3	10.8	1.3	2.9	4.2	3.9	0.9	0.3	1.7	2.2	3.9	10.1	.391	0.9	4.5	.191	2.1	2.5	.838


Season 4
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2019-20	1996-97
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:		+5.7	+7.1	+0.5	+2.4	+1.8	+2.4		+0.1	-0.6	-1.2	+2.5	+5.0	+.010	+1.4	+3.3	+.051	+0.7	+1.2	+.046
Toni Kukoc	57	28.2	13.2	1.6	2.9	4.6	4.5	1.1	0.5	1.6	1.7	5.0	10.6	.471	0.9	2.6	.331	2.4	3.1	.770

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
difference:	+2	+17.2	+13.9	+0.7	+3.9	+4.7	+0.5	+0.8	+0.3	-1.5	-1.2	+5.7	+10.3	+.116	+1.5	+4.3		+0.9	+0.6	+.134
Toni Kukoc	19	22.3	7.9	0.7	2.2	2.8	2.8	0.7	0.2	0.9	1.6	2.4	6.6	.360	1.0	2.8	.358	2.2	3.1	.707


Season 5
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2020-21	1997-98
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+16	+4.3	+11.4	+0.4	+2.0	+1.6	+0.8	+0.2	+0.1	-0.6	-0.9	+4.1	+7.8	+.029	+1.9	+4.7	+.035	+1.2	+1.3	+.056
Toni Kukoc	74	30.2	13.3	1.6	2.8	4.4	4.2	1.0	0.5	2.1	2.0	5.2	11.4	.455	0.9	2.4	.362	2.1	3.0	.708

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Toni Kukoc	21	30.3	13.1	1.1	2.7	3.9	2.9	1.2	0.5	1.3	2.7	5.0	10.4	.486	1.1	2.9	.377	1.9	3.0	.645


Season 6
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2021-22	1998-99
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+22	+4.0	+4.8	+0.7	+0.3	+0.9	+1.8			-0.1	-0.6	+1.5	+1.4	+.053	+1.6	+3.9	+.073	+0.1	+0.1	+.018
Toni Kukoc	44	37.6	18.8	1.5	5.6	7.0	5.3	1.1	0.3	2.8	1.9	7.2	17.0	.420	0.9	3.1	.285	3.6	4.9	.740

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
Toni Kukoc	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2022-23	1999-00
Team	Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11	+4.0	+11.8	+0.1	+2.2	+2.0	+1.2	+0.3	+0.1	-0.3	-0.6	+4.8	+7.6	+.083	+1.6	+4.3	+.073	+0.5	+0.4	+.040
Toni Kukoc	56	31.9	14.8	1.3	3.5	4.9	4.7	1.4	0.5	2.6	2.0	5.3	13.0	.408	0.8	3.0	.262	3.4	4.7	.725

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
difference:	+10	+11.8	+13.4	+0.6	+1.4	+1.9	+1.7	+0.1	+0.1	-1.8	-0.5	+5.5	+9.0	+.109	+0.9	+2.3	+.030	+1.6	+2.0	+.101
Toni Kukoc	10	25.8	9.3	0.7	3.0	3.7	1.7	1.0	0.3	1.5	2.6	3.6	9.3	.387	1.1	3.4	.324	1.0	1.7	.588


Season 8
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2023-24	2000-01
Team	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+5	+8.9	+11.9	+0.2	+1.3	+1.5	+0.5	+0.5	+0.3	-0.7	-1.1	+4.8	+8.9	+.026	+1.0	+3.5	+.092	+1.4	+1.8	+.072
Toni Kukoc	65	24.6	11.1	1.0	3.0	4.0	3.1	0.7	0.2	1.7	1.5	4.2	9.0	.473	1.1	2.4	.446	1.6	2.5	.631

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Toni Kukoc	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2024-25	2001-02
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+4	+9.0	+12.3	+0.6	+1.5	+2.1	+0.9	+0.4		-0.7	-0.9	+4.6	+9.2	+.044	+0.9	+2.8	+.014	+2.1	+2.5	+.052
Toni Kukoc	59	25.3	9.9	0.7	3.0	3.7	3.6	0.8	0.3	1.9	1.5	3.6	8.5	.419	0.9	2.9	.310	1.8	2.6	.712

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Toni Kukoc	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Jaylen Brown	Toni Kukoc
Season	2025-26	2002-03
Team	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	5	32.6	26.8	0.4	5.2	5.6	3.8	0.4	0.4	3.6	4.2	9.4	18.0	.522	3.0	6.4	.469	5.0	6.6	.758
difference:	+58	+5.6	+15.2	+0.7	+2.0	+1.4	+0.1	+0.9	+0.1	-1.7	-2.1	+5.4	+8.8	+.090	+1.5	+2.2	+.108	+2.8	+3.5	+.052
Toni Kukoc	63	27.0	11.6	1.1	3.2	4.2	3.7	1.3	0.5	1.9	2.1	4.0	9.2	.432	1.5	4.2	.361	2.2	3.1	.706

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Toni Kukoc	6	30.8	14.8	1.0	3.2	4.2	3.7	2.2	0.2	1.8	2.0	5.3	10.8	.492	1.8	4.8	.379	2.3	3.3	.700

Additional Years

* Toni Kukoc played 3 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2004 to 2006—Toni Kukoc played in two Playoffs.

Jaylen Brown vs. Toni Kukoc Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Toni Kukoc 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years