Jaylen Brown vs. Wesley Person Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wesley Person 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, 3 less than Wesley Person, who played 11. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Wesley Person had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Wesley Person 11 5 1994-95 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2016-171994-95
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsSuns 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 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
Wesley Person 78 23.1 10.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 4.0 8.2 .484 1.5 3.4 .436 1.0 1.3 .792
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
Wesley Person 10 24.7 9.6 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.4 8.3 .410 1.7 4.5 .378 1.1 1.2 .917

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2017-181995-96
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsSuns Lost West 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
Wesley Person 82 31.8 12.7 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.8 4.8 10.7 .445 1.4 3.8 .374 1.8 2.3 .771
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
Wesley Person 4 45.8 14.3 2.0 3.8 5.8 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.8 5.5 14.0 .393 2.3 7.3 .310 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 3

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2018-191996-97
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisSuns Lost West 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
Wesley Person 80 29.1 13.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.5 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 5.1 11.3 .453 2.1 5.2 .413 1.1 1.4 .798
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
Wesley Person 5 32.6 15.6 1.0 5.6 6.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.0 5.0 10.6 .472 2.8 6.6 .424 2.8 3.6 .778

Season 4

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2019-201997-98
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsCavaliers 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 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
Wesley Person 82 39.0 14.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.3 5.4 11.7 .460 2.3 5.5 .430 1.6 2.1 .776
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
Wesley Person 4 34.0 8.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.8 7.3 .379 1.8 4.8 .368 0.8 1.0 .750

Season 5

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Wesley Person 45 29.8 11.2 0.4 2.7 3.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.2 4.4 9.7 .453 1.7 4.4 .375 0.7 1.2 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person 79 26.0 9.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 3.5 8.3 .428 1.3 3.2 .424 0.8 1.0 .792
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
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Wesley Person 44 21.8 7.1 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.9 6.6 .438 0.8 1.9 .405 0.5 0.7 .800
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
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Wesley Person 78 35.8 15.1 0.6 3.1 3.8 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.2 6.0 12.1 .495 1.8 4.1 .444 1.3 1.6 .798
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
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season -2002-03
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
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 ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person 66 29.4 11.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.0 4.2 9.1 .456 1.5 3.5 .433 1.2 1.5 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season -2003-04
Team -Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks
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 ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person 58 17.9 5.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 2.2 5.4 .401 0.9 2.4 .399 0.5 0.7 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jaylen Brown Wesley Person
Season -2004-05
Team -Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person 41 16.3 6.4 0.1 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 2.6 5.5 .473 1.0 2.2 .461 0.2 0.3 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Wesley Person 4 13.3 3.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -