Will Barton vs. Jaylen Brown Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Brown and Will Barton, 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 / 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.

Will Barton played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jaylen Brown, who played 8. Will Barton had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Jaylen Brown had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Will Barton 11 4 2012-13 to 2022-23
Jaylen Brown 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2012-132016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Will Barton 73 12.2 4.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.6 4.2 .382 0.1 0.9 .138 0.7 0.9 .769
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2013-142017-18
Team Portland Trail BlazersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Will Barton 41 9.4 4.0 0.4 1.4 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.8 .417 0.2 0.8 .303 0.6 0.8 .813
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton 7 11.6 6.4 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 4.9 .500 0.9 1.6 .545 0.7 0.9 .833
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

Season 3

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 %
Will Barton 58 17.0 6.8 0.4 2.3 2.8 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.2 2.6 6.1 .425 0.4 1.5 .271 1.3 1.6 .787
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 %
Will Barton 82 28.7 14.4 0.7 5.1 5.8 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.7 1.8 5.2 12.0 .432 1.4 4.0 .345 2.6 3.3 .806
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2016-172020-21
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
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 %
Will Barton 60 28.4 13.7 1.0 3.4 4.3 3.4 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.8 4.9 11.1 .443 1.5 3.9 .370 2.4 3.2 .753
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA 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 %
Will Barton 81 33.1 15.7 0.9 4.2 5.0 4.1 1.0 0.6 1.8 2.1 5.7 12.7 .452 1.9 5.2 .370 2.2 2.8 .805
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Will Barton 43 27.7 11.5 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.9 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.3 10.7 .402 1.6 4.6 .342 1.3 1.7 .770
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton 14 23.4 9.1 1.1 3.7 4.8 1.7 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.4 3.4 9.6 .348 1.1 3.9 .273 1.3 1.9 .692
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

Season 8

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton 58 33.0 15.1 1.3 5.0 6.3 3.7 1.1 0.5 1.5 2.1 5.7 12.7 .450 1.9 5.0 .375 1.8 2.3 .767
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown 7 33.6 23.6 1.4 5.0 6.4 2.0 0.7 0.6 2.6 1.9 9.6 18.1 .528 1.9 5.7 .325 2.6 4.1 .621

Season 9

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2020-21-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Will Barton 56 31.0 12.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 1.7 4.6 10.9 .426 1.8 4.6 .381 1.7 2.2 .785
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton 3 27.7 16.3 0.3 4.0 4.3 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 1.3 6.3 14.3 .442 2.3 7.0 .333 1.3 1.3 1.000
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2021-22-
Team 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 %
Will Barton 71 32.1 14.7 0.6 4.2 4.8 3.9 0.8 0.4 1.8 1.6 5.5 12.6 .438 2.2 6.1 .365 1.4 1.8 .803
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton 5 34.4 13.8 1.0 4.6 5.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.2 5.4 13.2 .409 2.2 5.6 .393 0.8 1.2 .667
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Will Barton Jaylen Brown
Season 2022-23-
Team Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors-
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 %
Will Barton 56 17.7 6.8 0.3 2.2 2.4 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.5 6.5 .379 1.2 3.2 .367 0.7 0.8 .787
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Will Barton ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------