Paolo Banchero vs. Jaylen Brown: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jaylen Brown and Paolo Banchero 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.

Paolo Banchero 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 Paolo Banchero 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 3.4 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 9 seasons (22.4 points against 19.0). On the other hand Jaylen Brown scored a total of 7,004 points more than Paolo Banchero (11,436 vs. 4,432).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+3.4
3
Jaylen Brown 19.0
9

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,432
3
Jaylen Brown 11,436
+7,004
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+8.7 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+2,272).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+8.7
2
Jaylen Brown 19.3
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Jaylen Brown 2,608
+2,272
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
Jaylen Brown 1

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
Jaylen Brown 11
+5

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 35
Jaylen Brown 83
+48

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 129
Jaylen Brown 296
+167

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 190
Jaylen Brown 488
+298

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 198
Jaylen Brown 592
+394

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Jaylen Brown 11
+11

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 0
Jaylen Brown 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
Jaylen Brown 14
+8

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Jaylen Brown 73
+63

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Jaylen Brown 116
+105

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Jaylen Brown 130
+118

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Jaylen Brown 5
+5

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.4 44.5 1.5 4.6 32.0 5.4 7.5 73.0 3 198
difference:+3.4+0.6+2.5+3.3+0.4+0.7+3.9+2.6+3.6+0.4+6+405
Jaylen Brown 19.0 7.1 14.9 47.8 1.9 5.3 35.9 2.8 3.9 72.6 9 603

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 4,432 1,531 3,440 44.5 291 908 32.0 1,079 1,478 73.0 3 198
difference:+7,004+2,767+5,550+3.3+853+2,277+3.9+617+858+0.4+6+405
Jaylen Brown 11,436 4,298 8,990 47.8 1,144 3,185 35.9 1,696 2,336 72.6 9 603

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 28.0 10.2 22.8 44.7 2.3 5.6 41.8 5.3 7.5 71.1 2 12
difference:+8.7+3.0+7.8+3.5+0.4+0.1+6.4+2.4+3.5+1.6+6+123
Jaylen Brown 19.3 7.2 15.0 48.2 1.9 5.5 35.4 2.9 4.0 72.7 8 135

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 336 122 273 44.7 28 67 41.8 64 90 71.1 2 12
difference:+2,272+856+1,757+3.5+235+675+6.4+325+445+1.6+6+123
Jaylen Brown 2,608 978 2,030 48.2 263 742 35.4 389 535 72.7 8 135

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+13.4
202372
Jaylen Brown 6.6
201778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+8.1
202480
Jaylen Brown 14.5
201870

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+12.9
202546
Jaylen Brown 13.0
201974

Jaylen Brown's additional seasons:

* Jaylen Brown played 6 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 23.5 points in a total of 381 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.6 ppg and his lowest 20.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Jaylen Brown 5.0
+5.0
201717

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+9.0
20247
Jaylen Brown 18.0
201818

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+15.5
20255
Jaylen Brown 13.9
20199

Jaylen Brown's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Jaylen Brown played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 22.8 points in a total of 91 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.9 ppg and his lowest 21.8.