Jaylen Brown vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo 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 9.2 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (19.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 2,233 points more (11,570 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 19.0
+9.2
10
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jaylen Brown 11,570
+2,233
10
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

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 Rajon Rondo (+6.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+939).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 19.3
+6.8
8
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+939
8
Rajon Rondo 1,669
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 1
+1
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 12
+12
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 85
+78
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 300
+219
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 493
+47
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 597
Rajon Rondo 901
+304

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 11
Rajon Rondo 56
+45

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 2
+1
Rajon Rondo 1

30+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 14
+12
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 73
+49
Rajon Rondo 24

10+ Point Games

Jaylen Brown 116
+34
Rajon Rondo 82

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaylen Brown 130
Rajon Rondo 131
+1

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaylen Brown 5
+2
Rajon Rondo 3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 19.0 7.1 14.9 47.9 1.9 5.3 36.0 2.8 3.9 72.6 10 608
difference:+9.2+3.0+6.0+2.2+1.4+3.9+3.6+1.6+2.0+11.5+6+349
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaylen Brown 11,570 4,345 9,080 47.9 1,159 3,217 36.0 1,721 2,369 72.6 10 608
difference:+2,233+459+564+2.2+710+1,833+3.6+605+543+11.5+6+349
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+6.8+2.2+3.6+4.2+1.4+4.0+2.4+1.0+1.1+7.8+2+1
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+939+304+498+4.2+195+536+2.4+136+145+7.8+2+1
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 6.6
+0.2
201778
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 14.5
+3.9
201870
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.0
+1.1
201974
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 20.3
+6.6
202057
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 24.7
+14.1
202158
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.6
+11.7
202266
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 26.6
+12.9
202367
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.0
+11.3
2024NBA Champion70
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.2
+13.3
202563
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 26.8
+14.9
20265
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 8 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2017 to 2022—he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 402 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 4.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 18.0
+7.8
201818
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199
Rajon Rondo 16.9
+3.0
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 21.8
+6.0
202017
Rajon Rondo 15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP
20210
Rajon Rondo 14.0
+14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.1
+5.8
202224
Rajon Rondo 17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.7
+22.7
202320
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 23.9
+23.9
2024NBA Champion19
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown 22.1
+12.6
202511
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jaylen Brown -
DNP *
20260
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160
* season in progress

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 66 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 4.2.