Jaylen Brown vs. Joel Embiid: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joel Embiid 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.
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Joel Embiid 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 Joel Embiid has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jaylen Brown scored more points in the postseason. 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, Joel Embiid averages 8.7 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 9 seasons (27.7 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 1,087 points more (12,523 vs. 11,436).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 9 | |
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | +8.7 | 9 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 9 | |
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | +1,087 | 9 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |
| Joel Embiid | 2 |  +2 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Joel Embiid has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+5.6 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+1,139).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 8 | |
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | +5.6 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +1,139 | 8 |
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | 7 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 362 | +66 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | +45 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 443 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | +141 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 451 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +10 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +31 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 42 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +58 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 58 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +71 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 59 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +5 | ||
| Joel Embiid | 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: | +8.7 | +2.0 | +3.3 | +2.3 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +5.5 | +6.1 | +10.2 | +151 | |
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
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: | +1,087 | +181 | +778 | +2.3 | +612 | +1,617 | +2.0 | +2,061 | +2,202 | +10.2 | +151 | |
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | 4,117 | 8,212 | 50.1 | 532 | 1,568 | 33.9 | 3,757 | 4,538 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
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: | +5.6 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +6.5 | +5.1 | +5.7 | +10.1 | +1 | +76 |
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | 7.9 | 17.2 | 45.9 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 28.9 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
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: | +1,139 | +512 | +1,015 | +2.3 | +198 | +517 | +6.5 | +83 | +35 | +10.1 | +1 | +76 |
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | 466 | 1,015 | 45.9 | 65 | 225 | 28.9 | 472 | 570 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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