Jaylen Brown vs. Dante Exum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dante Exum 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 / Games against each other

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, 1 more than Dante Exum, who played 7. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Dante Exum had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Dante Exum 7 3 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
Season 2016-172014-15
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
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
Dante Exum 82 22.2 4.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.2 1.4 1.8 1.8 5.1 .349 1.0 3.2 .314 0.2 0.4 .625
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
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------

Note: Dante Exum didn't play in 2015-16.

Season 2
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Dante Exum 66 18.6 6.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 2.2 2.3 5.5 .427 0.7 2.3 .295 0.9 1.1 .795
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
Dante Exum 7 12.0 4.6 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.6 3.9 .407 0.6 1.7 .333 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 3
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Dante Exum 14 16.8 8.1 0.3 1.6 1.9 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.4 3.0 6.2 .483 0.4 1.3 .278 1.8 2.2 .806
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
Dante Exum 10 11.4 5.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5 2.0 4.1 .488 0.2 0.7 .286 0.9 1.2 .750

Season 4
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz
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
Dante Exum 42 15.8 6.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.6 0.3 0.1 1.2 1.6 2.4 5.7 .419 0.4 1.5 .290 1.6 2.0 .791
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
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Boston CelticsUtah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Dante Exum 35 13.9 4.5 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.6 3.4 .471 0.4 1.2 .349 0.9 1.2 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Boston CelticsCleveland Cavaliers
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
Dante Exum 6 19.3 3.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.7 4.3 .385 0.3 1.8 .182 0.2 0.3 .500
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
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------

Note: Dante Exum didn't play in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Season 7
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks 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 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
Dante Exum 55 19.8 7.8 0.5 2.3 2.7 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.5 2.9 5.5 .533 1.0 2.0 .491 1.0 1.2 .779
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
Dante Exum 11 7.3 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.6 2.6 .241 0.2 1.0 .182 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 8
Jaylen Brown Dante Exum
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
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 10 35.1 23.1 1.3 5.3 6.6 2.5 0.7 0.5 2.8 2.4 9.3 16.8 .554 1.8 4.9 .367 2.7 4.4 .614
Dante Exum ------- --- ----------
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