Jaylen Brown vs. Pau Gasol: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pau Gasol 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.

Pau Gasol 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 Jaylen Brown has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Pau Gasol scored more points in the regular season. 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 2.3 points more than Pau Gasol in his 18 seasons (19.3 points against 17.0). On the other hand Pau Gasol scored a total of 8,849 points more than Jaylen Brown (20,894 vs. 12,045).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+2.3
10
Pau Gasol 17.0
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 12,045
10
Pau Gasol 20,894
+8,849
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than Pau Gasol (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+510).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+3.9
8
Pau Gasol 15.4
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+510
8
Pau Gasol 2,098
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
+1
Pau Gasol 0

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+11
Pau Gasol 3

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 94
+47
Pau Gasol 47

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 313
Pau Gasol 454
+141

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 509
Pau Gasol 1,070
+561

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 613
Pau Gasol 1,215
+602

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
Pau Gasol 11

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
+2
Pau Gasol 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+11
Pau Gasol 3

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
+36
Pau Gasol 37

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
+4
Pau Gasol 112

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
Pau Gasol 135
+5

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+4
Pau Gasol 1

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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 10 624
difference:+2.3+0.8+2.3+2.8+1.8+4.9+0.9+1.0+1.1+2.4+8+602
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 12,045 4,525 9,445 47.9 1,187 3,309 35.9 1,808 2,481 72.9 10 624
difference:+8,849+3,455+6,284+2.8+1,008+2,823+0.9+2,947+3,830+2.4+8+602
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226

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:+3.9+1.2+3.2+2.6+1.8+5.2+5.7+0.5+0.6+1.4+4+1
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136

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:+510+166+430+2.6+252+705+5.7+74+90+1.4+4+1
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778
Pau Gasol 17.6
+11.0
200282

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870
Pau Gasol 19.0
+4.5
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974
Pau Gasol 17.7
+4.7
200478

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
+2.5
202057
Pau Gasol 17.8
200556

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
+4.3
202158
Pau Gasol 20.4
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.6
+2.8
202266
Pau Gasol 20.8
200759

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 26.6
+7.7
202367
Pau Gasol 18.9
200866

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.0
+4.1
2024NBA Champion70
Pau Gasol 18.9
2009NBA Champion81

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.2
+3.9
202563
Pau Gasol 18.3
2010NBA Champion65

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 29.0
+10.2
202621
Pau Gasol 18.8
201182

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 8 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2012 to 2019—he averaged 14.5 points in a total of 495 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.5 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
+18.0
201818
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20030

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199
Pau Gasol 18.5
+4.6
20044

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
+0.5
202017
Pau Gasol 21.3
20054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Pau Gasol 20.3
+20.3
20064

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.1
+23.1
202224
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.7
+5.8
202320
Pau Gasol 16.9
200821

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.9
+5.6
2024NBA Champion19
Pau Gasol 18.3
2009NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.1
+2.5
202511
Pau Gasol 19.6
2010NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP *
20260
Pau Gasol 13.1
+13.1
201110
* season in progress

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 47 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 6.