Jaylen Brown vs. Aaron Gordon: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Aaron Gordon and Jaylen Brown 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 Aaron Gordon 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 5.4 points more than Aaron Gordon in his 11 seasons (19.0 points against 13.6), and he also scored a total of 1,679 points more (11,436 vs. 9,757).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | +5.4 | 9 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | +1,679 | 9 |
| Aaron Gordon | 9,757 | 11 | |
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 Aaron Gordon (+5.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,688).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | +5.4 | 8 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.9 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +1,688 | 8 |
| Aaron Gordon | 920 | 6 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 1 | +1 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | +164 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 132 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 511 | +23 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 708 | +116 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | |||
| Aaron Gordon | 12 | +1 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2 | +2 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 14 | +14 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +59 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 14 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +66 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 50 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +64 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 66 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +5 | ||
| Aaron Gordon | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +5.4 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +2.1 | +2.8 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +3.3 | +2 | +117 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.6 | 5.1 | 10.6 | 48.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 69.3 | 11 | 720 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 4,298 | 8,990 | 47.8 | 1,144 | 3,185 | 35.9 | 1,696 | 2,336 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +1,679 | +602 | +1,353 | +0.6 | +382 | +883 | +2.8 | +93 | +22 | +3.3 | +2 | +117 |
| Aaron Gordon | 9,757 | 3,696 | 7,637 | 48.4 | 762 | 2,302 | 33.1 | 1,603 | 2,314 | 69.3 | 11 | 720 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +5.4 | +2.0 | +4.5 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +2.6 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +2 | +69 |
| Aaron Gordon | 13.9 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 49.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 37.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 71.7 | 6 | 66 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +1,688 | +632 | +1,335 | +1.6 | +192 | +553 | +2.2 | +232 | +316 | +1.0 | +2 | +69 |
| Aaron Gordon | 920 | 346 | 695 | 49.8 | 71 | 189 | 37.6 | 157 | 219 | 71.7 | 6 | 66 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Aaron Gordon's additional seasons: | ||||
* Aaron Gordon played 2 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 14.2 points in a total of 124 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2017 | 17 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2018 | 18 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 13.9 | +13.9 | 2019 | 9 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2020 | 17 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.1 | +23.1 | 2022 | 24 |
| Aaron Gordon | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Aaron Gordon's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Aaron Gordon played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 26 games. |