Jaylen Brown vs. D.J. Mbenga Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of D.J. Mbenga 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, 1 more than D.J. Mbenga, who played 7. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while D.J. Mbenga had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
D.J. Mbenga 7 5 2004-05 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
Season 2016-172004-05
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
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
D.J. Mbenga 15 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.9 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750
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
D.J. Mbenga ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
Season 2017-182005-06
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost NBA 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 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
D.J. Mbenga 43 5.5 1.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.4 .533 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.5 .500
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
D.J. Mbenga 7 3.6 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.3 0.1 0.4 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
Season 2018-192006-07
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
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
D.J. Mbenga 21 3.8 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .875
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
D.J. Mbenga ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
Season 2019-202007-08
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost NBA 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 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
D.J. Mbenga 42 7.8 2.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.7 0.9 2.0 .464 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .417
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
D.J. Mbenga 7 4.3 1.4 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.7 1.1 .625 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
D.J. Mbenga 23 7.9 2.7 0.4 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.2 2.5 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.3 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
D.J. Mbenga 7 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.9 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Boston CelticsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
D.J. Mbenga 49 7.2 2.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.1 .466 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .474
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
D.J. Mbenga 3 4.0 1.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 7
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsHornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
D.J. Mbenga 41 8.0 1.4 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.3 0.6 1.2 .469 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .722
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
D.J. Mbenga 5 5.2 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 8
Jaylen Brown D.J. Mbenga
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
D.J. Mbenga ------- --- ----------
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
D.J. Mbenga ------- --- ----------
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