Jaylen Brown vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards 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.

Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jaylen Brown.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jaylen Brown scored more total points in both stages. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 4.7 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 10 seasons (24.1 points against 19.4). On the other hand Jaylen Brown scored a total of 2,499 points more than Anthony Edwards (12,169 vs. 9,670).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.4
10
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+4.7
6

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 12,169
+2,499
10
Anthony Edwards 9,670
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+7.6 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+1,478).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
8
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+7.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+1,478
8
Anthony Edwards 1,130
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
Anthony Edwards 2
+1

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
Anthony Edwards 24
+10

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 98
Anthony Edwards 104
+6

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 317
+48
Anthony Edwards 269

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 513
+144
Anthony Edwards 369

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 617
+218
Anthony Edwards 399

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
+9
Anthony Edwards 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
Anthony Edwards 5
+3

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
Anthony Edwards 15
+1

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
+42
Anthony Edwards 31

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
+74
Anthony Edwards 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
+88
Anthony Edwards 42

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+5
Anthony Edwards 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 19.4 7.3 15.2 47.9 1.9 5.3 35.9 2.9 4.0 72.9 10 628
difference:+4.7+1.2+3.6+3.0+1.0+2.7+0.8+1.4+1.3+7.7+4+227
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 12,169 4,567 9,528 47.9 1,196 3,329 35.9 1,839 2,522 72.9 10 628
difference:+2,499+1,174+1,975+3.0+20+125+0.8+131+402+7.7+4+227
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401

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:+7.6+2.2+5.1+1.4+1.2+2.7+2.3+2.1+2.3+6.1+4+93
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42

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:+1,478+582+1,184+1.4+133+397+2.3+181+271+6.1+4+93
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+12.7
202172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+6.8
202272

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+11.6
202379

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
202057
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+5.6
202479

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
202158
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+2.9
202579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.6
202266
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+5.1
202620

Jaylen Brown's additional seasons:

* Jaylen Brown played 4 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 24.6 points in a total of 225 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.3 ppg and his lowest 22.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
201818
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+7.2
20226

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+17.7
20235

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
202017
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+5.8
202416

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+25.3
202515

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.1
+23.1
202224
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
* 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.