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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 1.2 points more than Desmond Bane in his 5 seasons (19.0 points against 17.8), and he also scored a total of 5,856 points more (11,436 vs. 5,580).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 17.8 | 5 | |
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | +1.2 | 9 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 5,580 | 5 | |
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | +5,856 | 9 |
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 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 137 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | +159 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 256 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | +232 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 311 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | +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 | ||
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 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 17.8 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 47.2 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 41.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 88.3 | 5 | 313 |
| difference: | +1.2 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +5.1 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +15.7 | +4 | +290 |
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 5,580 | 2,045 | 4,333 | 47.2 | 812 | 1,979 | 41.0 | 678 | 768 | 88.3 | 5 | 313 |
| difference: | +5,856 | +2,253 | +4,657 | +0.6 | +332 | +1,206 | +5.1 | +1,018 | +1,568 | +15.7 | +4 | +290 |
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 4,298 | 8,990 | 47.8 | 1,144 | 3,185 | 35.9 | 1,696 | 2,336 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
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
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Jaylen Brown's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jaylen Brown played 4 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 23.9 points in a total of 266 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.6 ppg and his lowest 22.2. |
Playoffs
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2020 | 17 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2025 | 4 |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Jaylen Brown's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Jaylen Brown played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 23.0 points in a total of 74 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 22.1. |