Jaylen Brown vs. Josh Giddey: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Josh Giddey 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.

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 Josh Giddey 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 4.8 points more than Josh Giddey in his 5 seasons (19.3 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 7,725 points more (12,075 vs. 4,350).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+4.8
10
Josh Giddey 14.5
5

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 12,075
+7,725
10
Josh Giddey 4,350
5

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 Josh Giddey (+10.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,521).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+10.6
8
Josh Giddey 8.7
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+2,521
8
Josh Giddey 87
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
+1
Josh Giddey 0

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+14
Josh Giddey 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 95
+92
Josh Giddey 3

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 314
+255
Josh Giddey 59

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 510
+277
Josh Giddey 233

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 614
+316
Josh Giddey 298

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
+9
Josh Giddey 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
+2
Josh Giddey 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+14
Josh Giddey 0

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
+72
Josh Giddey 1

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
+112
Josh Giddey 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
+120
Josh Giddey 10

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+5
Josh Giddey 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+4.8+1.5+2.7+1.4+0.7+1.8+2.4+1.1+1.7+3.2+5+325
Josh Giddey 14.5 5.8 12.4 46.5 1.2 3.5 33.5 1.8 2.3 76.1 5 300

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:+7,725+2,801+5,739+1.4+836+2,258+2.4+1,287+1,796+3.2+5+325
Josh Giddey 4,350 1,734 3,728 46.5 354 1,058 33.5 528 694 76.1 5 300

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:+10.6+3.8+7.5+2.8+0.7+2.1+0.1+2.2+3.2+14.8+7+125
Josh Giddey 8.7 3.4 7.5 45.3 1.2 3.4 35.3 0.7 0.8 87.5 1 10

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:+2,521+944+1,955+2.8+251+708+0.1+382+527+14.8+7+125
Josh Giddey 87 34 75 45.3 12 34 35.3 7 8 87.5 1 10

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778
Josh Giddey 12.5
+5.9
202254

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870
Josh Giddey 16.6
+2.1
202376

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
+0.7
201974
Josh Giddey 12.3
202480

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
+5.7
202057
Josh Giddey 14.6
202570

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
+4.3
202158
Josh Giddey 20.4
202620

Jaylen Brown's additional seasons:

* Jaylen Brown played 5 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 10, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 24.3 points in a total of 288 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29 ppg and his lowest 22.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
+18.0
201818
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
+5.2
20199
Josh Giddey 8.7
202410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
+21.8
202017
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20250

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Josh Giddey -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jaylen Brown's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 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.