Jaylen Brown vs. Butch Carter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Butch Carter and Jaylen Brown, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jaylen Brown played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Butch Carter, who played 6. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Butch Carter had his rookie season in 1980-81. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jaylen Brown 8 7 2016-17 to 2023-24
Butch Carter 6 0 1980-81 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2016-171980-81
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 78 17.2 6.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.8 2.5 5.4 .454 0.6 1.7 .341 1.1 1.6 .685
Butch Carter 54 12.4 5.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.9 1.8 2.1 4.6 .462 0.1 0.2 .300 1.3 1.8 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 17 12.6 5.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 2.0 4.2 .479 0.3 1.4 .217 0.7 1.1 .667
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2017-181981-82
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 70 30.7 14.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.8 2.6 5.3 11.5 .465 1.7 4.4 .395 2.1 3.3 .644
Butch Carter 75 13.8 5.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.5 5.4 .468 0.1 0.3 .320 0.8 0.9 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 18 32.4 18.0 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.3 3.2 6.9 14.8 .466 2.4 6.2 .393 1.8 2.8 .640
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 74 25.9 13.0 0.9 3.4 4.2 1.4 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.5 5.0 10.7 .465 1.3 3.7 .344 1.8 2.7 .658
Butch Carter 81 21.2 10.5 0.8 1.1 1.9 2.4 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.6 4.4 8.7 .501 0.2 0.6 .333 1.5 1.9 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 9 30.4 13.9 0.7 5.1 5.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.8 3.3 4.9 9.7 .506 1.6 4.4 .350 2.6 3.3 .767
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2019-201983-84
Team Boston CelticsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 57 33.9 20.3 1.1 5.3 6.4 2.1 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.9 7.5 15.6 .481 2.3 5.9 .382 3.1 4.3 .724
Butch Carter 73 28.0 13.4 1.0 1.1 2.1 2.8 1.8 0.2 1.9 2.9 5.7 11.8 .479 0.2 0.6 .326 1.9 2.4 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 17 39.5 21.8 1.4 6.1 7.5 2.3 1.5 0.5 2.4 2.8 8.1 16.9 .476 2.5 7.1 .358 3.1 3.7 .841
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2020-211984-85
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 58 34.5 24.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 3.4 1.2 0.6 2.7 2.9 9.3 19.2 .484 2.8 7.1 .397 3.3 4.3 .764
Butch Carter 69 18.5 7.9 0.5 0.9 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.2 3.1 6.9 .450 0.2 0.6 .256 1.6 1.9 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2021-221985-86
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 66 33.6 23.6 0.8 5.3 6.1 3.5 1.1 0.3 2.7 2.5 8.7 18.4 .473 2.5 7.0 .358 3.7 4.8 .758
Butch Carter 9 7.4 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.8 2.7 .292 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.8 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 24 38.3 23.1 1.4 5.5 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.4 3.1 3.0 8.2 17.5 .470 2.5 6.7 .373 4.2 5.5 .763
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2022-23-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 67 35.9 26.6 1.2 5.7 6.9 3.5 1.1 0.4 2.9 2.6 10.1 20.6 .491 2.4 7.3 .335 3.9 5.1 .765
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 20 37.6 22.7 1.3 4.4 5.6 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.3 3.1 9.1 18.3 .496 2.0 5.7 .354 2.6 3.7 .689
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jaylen Brown Butch Carter
Season 2023-24-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics TBD-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 70 33.5 23.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 3.6 1.2 0.5 2.4 2.6 9.0 17.9 .499 2.1 5.9 .354 3.0 4.3 .703
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 16 37.1 24.6 1.3 4.7 6.0 2.9 1.3 0.7 2.8 2.6 9.6 17.6 .543 1.9 5.4 .356 3.5 5.5 .636
Butch Carter ------- --- ----------