Jaylen Brown vs. Zach Edey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach Edey 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.
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, 8 more than Zach Edey, who played 1. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Zach Edey had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Zach Edey | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Jaylen Brown | Zach Edey | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Boston Celtics | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Celtics Lost East Conf Finals | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | +12 | +4.3 | +2.6 | +2.9 | +2.6 | +5.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.1 | -0.4 | -1.0 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +.126 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.005 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.024 |
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
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| 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: | +13 | +14.4 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +3.6 | +5.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +2.4 | -0.7 | -1.5 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.188 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.047 | |
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
Additional Years |
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* Jaylen Brown played 8 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2018 to 2025—Jaylen Brown played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Zach Edey, Jaylen Brown got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-Star Game |