Jaylen Brown vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Jaylen Brown 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 2.7 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 10 seasons (22.0 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 11,090 points more (23,165 vs. 12,075).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.3
10
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+2.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 12,075
10
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+11,090
16

Scoring Titles

Jaylen Brown 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,346).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
8
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+3.0
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
8
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+1,346
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
Dwyane Wade 3
+2

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
Dwyane Wade 34
+20

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 95
Dwyane Wade 220
+125

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 314
Dwyane Wade 629
+315

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 510
Dwyane Wade 970
+460

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 614
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+437

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
+8
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
Dwyane Wade 7
+5

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
Dwyane Wade 34
+20

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
Dwyane Wade 111
+38

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
Dwyane Wade 171
+55

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
Dwyane Wade 177
+47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+5
Dwyane Wade 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 19.3 7.3 15.1 47.9 1.9 5.3 35.9 2.9 4.0 72.9 10 625
difference:+2.7+0.7+1.6+0.1+1.4+3.5+6.6+2.5+3.1+3.6+6+429
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 12,075 4,535 9,467 47.9 1,190 3,316 35.9 1,815 2,490 72.9 10 625
difference:+11,090+3,919+8,150+0.1+641+1,442+6.6+3,893+4,973+3.6+6+429
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

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:+3.0+1.0+2.3+0.8+1.3+3.8+1.6+2.5+2.9+5.3+5+42
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

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:+1,346+472+1,032+0.8+160+437+1.6+562+685+5.3+5+42
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+9.6
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+9.6
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+14.2
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
202057
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+7.1
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
+0.1
202158
Dwyane Wade 24.6
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.6
202266
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+6.6
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 26.6
202367
Dwyane Wade 26.6
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.0
2024NBA Champion70
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+2.5
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.2
+0.1
202563
Dwyane Wade 22.1
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 29.0
+7.8
202622
Dwyane Wade 21.2
2013NBA Champion69

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 6 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2014 to 2019—he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 389 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
201717
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+13.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
201818
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+9.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+14.5
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
202017
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+1.7
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.1
202224
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+6.0
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.7
202320
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+10.5
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.9
2024NBA Champion19
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+0.6
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.1
202511
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+0.7
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP *
20260
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+15.9
2013NBA Champion22
* season in progress

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15.