Jaylen Brown vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson 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 / 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, 5 less than Tristan Thompson, who played 14. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Tristan Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Tristan Thompson	14	9	2011-12 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2016-17	2011-12
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+18	+6.5	+1.6	+2.5	+1.2	+3.7	+0.3	+0.1	+0.8	-0.5	-0.4	+0.7	+2.0	+.015	+0.6	+1.7		+0.7	+1.6	+.133
Tristan Thompson	60	23.7	8.2	3.1	3.4	6.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.4	2.2	3.2	7.4	.439	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.2	.552

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
Tristan Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2017-18	2012-13
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+12	+0.6	+2.8	+2.8	+1.7	+4.5	+0.3	+0.3	+0.5	-0.3	-0.3	+0.5	+1.8	+.023	+1.7	+4.4		+0.1	+0.2	+.036
Tristan Thompson	82	31.3	11.7	3.7	5.7	9.4	1.3	0.7	0.9	1.5	2.9	4.8	9.7	.488	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.5	.608

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
Tristan Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2018-19	2013-14
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+8	+5.7	+1.3	+2.4	+2.5	+5.0	+0.5	+0.4			-0.2	+0.6	+1.4	+.012	+1.3	+3.7		+1.1	+1.4	+.035
Tristan Thompson	82	31.6	11.7	3.3	5.9	9.2	0.9	0.5	0.4	1.3	2.3	4.4	9.3	.477	0.0	0.0	-	2.9	4.1	.693

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
Tristan Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2019-20	2014-15
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+25	+7.1	+11.8	+2.2	+0.6	+1.6	+1.6	+0.7	+0.3	-1.2	-0.6	+4.2	+9.6	+.066	+2.3	+5.9		+1.2	+1.3	+.083
Tristan Thompson	82	26.8	8.5	3.3	4.7	8.0	0.5	0.4	0.7	1.0	2.3	3.3	6.0	.547	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.0	.641

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:	+3	+3.1	+12.2	+3.0	+0.3	+3.3	+1.8	+1.2	+0.7	-1.6	-0.3	+4.5	+10.4	+.082	+2.5	+7.1		+0.7	+0.4	+.256
Tristan Thompson	20	36.4	9.6	4.4	6.4	10.8	0.5	0.3	1.2	0.8	2.5	3.6	6.5	.558	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	4.1	.585


Season 5
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2020-21	2015-16
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
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:	+24	+6.8	+16.9	+2.1	+0.9	+3.0	+2.6	+0.7		-2.0	-0.4	+6.3	+14.1	+.104	+2.8	+7.1		+1.5	+1.3	+.148
Tristan Thompson	82	27.7	7.8	3.3	5.7	9.0	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.7	2.5	3.0	5.1	.588	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.0	.616

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaylen Brown	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tristan Thompson	21	29.6	6.7	4.1	4.9	9.0	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.8	2.6	2.3	4.4	.527	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.5	.575


Season 6
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2021-22	2016-17
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+12	+3.7	+15.5	+2.9	+0.2	+3.1	+2.5	+0.6	+0.8	-1.9	-0.2	+5.3	+12.8	+.127	+2.5	+7.0		+2.3	+2.1	+.260
Tristan Thompson	78	29.9	8.1	3.7	5.5	9.2	1.0	0.5	1.1	0.8	2.3	3.4	5.6	.600	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.498

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
difference:	+6	+7.1	+14.9	+2.4	+1.0	+1.4	+2.1	+0.6	+0.3	-1.9	-1.0	+5.2	+12.4	+.117	+2.5	+6.7		+2.0	+2.2	+.096
Tristan Thompson	18	31.2	8.2	3.8	4.5	8.3	1.4	0.5	0.7	1.2	2.0	3.0	5.1	.587	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.3	.667


Season 7
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2022-23	2017-18
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+14	+15.7	+20.8	+1.2	+1.4	+0.3	+2.9	+0.8	+0.1	-2.2	-0.7	+7.6	+16.2	+.071	+2.4	+7.3		+3.1	+3.6	+.221
Tristan Thompson	53	20.2	5.8	2.4	4.3	6.6	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.9	2.5	4.4	.562	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.544

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:	+1	+15.7	+16.5	+1.0	+0.8	+0.3	+2.8	+1.0		-2.7	-1.7	+6.5	+13.9	+.094	+2.0	+5.6	+.354	+1.5	+2.3	+.052
Tristan Thompson	19	21.9	6.2	2.3	3.6	5.9	0.6	0.1	0.4	0.6	1.4	2.6	4.4	.590	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	1.4	.741


Season 8
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2023-24	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
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:	+27	+5.6	+12.1	+2.8	+1.9	+4.7	+1.6	+0.5	+0.1	-1.0	-0.5	+4.3	+9.1	+.030	+2.1	+5.9		+1.4	+1.8	+.061
Tristan Thompson	43	27.9	10.9	4.0	6.2	10.2	2.0	0.7	0.4	1.4	2.1	4.7	8.8	.529	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.5	.642

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
Tristan Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Jaylen Brown	Tristan Thompson
Season	2024-25	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Cleveland Cavaliers
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:	+6	+4.1	+10.2	+2.7	+1.7	+4.3	+2.4	+0.6	+0.6	-0.8	-0.2	+3.1	+7.8	+.049	+1.6	+5.3	+.067	+2.2	+2.3	+.149
Tristan Thompson	57	30.2	12.0	4.0	6.2	10.1	2.1	0.6	0.9	1.8	2.2	5.1	9.9	.512	0.2	0.4	.391	1.7	2.8	.615

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
Tristan Thompson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Tristan Thompson played 5 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2021 to 2025—Tristan Thompson played in 5 Playoffs.

Jaylen Brown vs. Tristan Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tristan Thompson 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

Additional Years