Jaylen Brown vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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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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 Kenyon Martin 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 7.1 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (19.4 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 2,874 points more (12,199 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.4
+7.1
10
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 12,199
+2,874
10
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15

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 Kenyon Martin (+6.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,167).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+6.4
8
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+1,167
8
Kenyon Martin 1,441
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
+1
Kenyon Martin 0

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+14
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 99
+95
Kenyon Martin 4

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 318
+205
Kenyon Martin 113

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 514
+33
Kenyon Martin 481

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 618
Kenyon Martin 731
+113

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
Kenyon Martin 26
+15

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
+2
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+11
Kenyon Martin 3

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
+52
Kenyon Martin 21

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
+42
Kenyon Martin 74

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
+22
Kenyon Martin 108

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+1
Kenyon Martin 4

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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 73.0 10 629
difference:+7.1+2.2+4.6+0.3+1.8+4.9+12.5+0.9+0.8+10.1+5+128
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 12,199 4,576 9,546 47.9 1,198 3,333 35.9 1,849 2,533 73.0 10 629
difference:+2,874+701+1,515+0.3+1,132+3,051+12.5+340+135+10.1+5+128
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

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:+6.4+2.0+4.0+1.2+1.9+5.2+22.5+0.4+0.3+4.8+3+23
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

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:+1,167+399+797+1.2+259+711+22.5+110+124+4.8+3+23
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+5.4
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870
Kenyon Martin 14.9
+0.4
200273

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+3.7
200377

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
+3.6
202057
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
+9.2
202158
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.6
+10.7
202266
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 26.6
+17.1
202367
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.0
+10.6
2024NBA Champion70
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.2
+10.5
202563
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 29.3
+17.8
202626
Kenyon Martin 11.5
201058

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 5 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 15, from 2011 to 2015—he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 151 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.6 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
+1.2
201818
Kenyon Martin 16.8
200220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+5.0
200320

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
+2.7
202017
Kenyon Martin 19.1
200411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Kenyon Martin 12.4
+12.4
20055

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.1
+18.6
202224
Kenyon Martin 4.5
20062

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.7
+22.7
202320
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.9
+15.1
2024NBA Champion19
Kenyon Martin 8.8
20084

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.1
+11.2
202511
Kenyon Martin 10.9
200916

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP *
20260
Kenyon Martin 10.0
+10.0
20106
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.3 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.