Jaylen Brown vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jaylen Brown scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 5.5 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 10 seasons (24.8 points against 19.3). On the other hand Jaylen Brown scored a total of 30 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12,045 vs. 12,015).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 10 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | +5.5 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 12,045 | +30 | 10 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 8 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+6.5 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+1,422).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 8 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | +6.5 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +1,422 | 8 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 313 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 335 | +22 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 509 | +66 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 443 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 613 | +131 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 482 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +9 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +39 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +75 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +84 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +5 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +5.5 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +3.3 | +3.2 | +13.4 | +2 | +140 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.8 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 36.0 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
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: | +30 | +344 | +1,139 | +2.4 | +524 | +1,467 | +0.1 | +1,182 | +985 | +13.4 | +2 | +140 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 12,015 | 4,181 | 8,306 | 50.3 | 663 | 1,842 | 36.0 | 2,990 | 3,466 | 86.3 | 8 | 484 |
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: | +6.5 | +1.7 | +4.1 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +3.5 | +3.4 | +13.2 | +4 | +89 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 8.9 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
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: | +1,422 | +567 | +1,152 | +1.4 | +192 | +539 | +0.4 | +96 | +194 | +13.2 | +4 | +89 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 411 | 878 | 46.8 | 71 | 203 | 35.0 | 293 | 341 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Jaylen Brown's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jaylen Brown played 2 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 23.9 points in a total of 84 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 13.9 | +13.9 | 2019 | 9 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 21.8 | +21.8 | 2020 | 17 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.9 | +23.9 | 2024 | 19 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jaylen Brown's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jaylen Brown played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 22.1 points in a total of 11 games. |