Desmond Bane vs. Jaylen Brown: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jaylen Brown and Desmond Bane to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jaylen Brown has better scoring stats than Desmond Bane in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 1.3 points more than Desmond Bane in his 6 seasons (19.1 points against 17.8), and he also scored a total of 5,925 points more (11,602 vs. 5,677).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Desmond Bane 17.8
6
Jaylen Brown 19.1
+1.3
10

Total Points

Seasons
Desmond Bane 5,677
6
Jaylen Brown 11,602
+5,925
10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than Desmond Bane (+2.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,153).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 16.9
4
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+2.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 455
4
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+2,153
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 0
Jaylen Brown 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 2
Jaylen Brown 12
+10

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 29
Jaylen Brown 86
+57

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 139
Jaylen Brown 301
+162

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 261
Jaylen Brown 494
+233

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 317
Jaylen Brown 598
+281

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 2
Jaylen Brown 11
+9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 0
Jaylen Brown 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 3
Jaylen Brown 14
+11

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 10
Jaylen Brown 73
+63

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 18
Jaylen Brown 116
+98

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 27
Jaylen Brown 130
+103

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 0
Jaylen Brown 5
+5

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 17.8 6.5 13.9 47.1 2.6 6.3 40.8 2.2 2.5 88.4 6 319
difference:+1.3+0.7+1.0+0.8+0.7+1.0+4.7+0.6+1.4+15.8+4+290
Jaylen Brown 19.1 7.2 14.9 47.9 1.9 5.3 36.1 2.8 3.9 72.6 10 609

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 5,677 2,082 4,420 47.1 819 2,007 40.8 694 785 88.4 6 319
difference:+5,925+2,276+4,679+0.8+344+1,217+4.7+1,029+1,587+15.8+4+290
Jaylen Brown 11,602 4,358 9,099 47.9 1,163 3,224 36.1 1,723 2,372 72.6 10 609

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 16.9 5.8 13.2 43.7 2.7 6.7 39.6 2.6 2.9 89.9 4 27
difference:+2.4+1.4+1.8+4.5+0.8+1.2+4.2+0.3+1.1+17.2+4+108
Jaylen Brown 19.3 7.2 15.0 48.2 1.9 5.5 35.4 2.9 4.0 72.7 8 135

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Desmond Bane 455 156 357 43.7 72 182 39.6 71 79 89.9 4 27
difference:+2,153+822+1,673+4.5+191+560+4.2+318+456+17.2+4+108
Jaylen Brown 2,608 978 2,030 48.2 263 742 35.4 389 535 72.7 8 135

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 9.2
+2.6
202168
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.2
+3.7
202276
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 21.5
+8.5
202358
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.7
+3.4
202442
Jaylen Brown 20.3
202057

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.2
202569
Jaylen Brown 24.7
+5.5
202158

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 16.2
20266
Jaylen Brown 23.6
+7.4
202266

Jaylen Brown's additional seasons:

* Jaylen Brown played 4 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 24.1 points in a total of 206 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 22.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 5.6
+0.6
20215
Jaylen Brown 5.0
201717

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.8
+0.8
202212
Jaylen Brown 18.0
201818

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.5
+9.6
20236
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP
20240
Jaylen Brown 21.8
+21.8
202017

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 15.3
+15.3
20254
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP *
20260
Jaylen Brown 23.1
+23.1
202224
* season in progress

Jaylen Brown's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Jaylen Brown played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 23.0 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 22.1.