Jaylen Brown vs. Neal Walk Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Neal Walk 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 and Neal Walk both played 8 years in the NBA. Jaylen Brown had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Neal Walk had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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
Neal Walk 8 2 1969-70 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2016-171969-70
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Div 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 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
Neal Walk 82 17.0 8.2 - - 5.5 1.0 - - - 2.7 3.1 6.7 .470 - - - 1.9 3.0 .640
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
Neal Walk 5 12.6 8.0 - - 7.0 0.4 - - - 2.6 3.4 8.6 .395 - - - 1.2 1.6 .750

Season 2

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2017-181970-71
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
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
Neal Walk 82 24.8 12.9 - - 8.2 1.4 - - - 3.4 5.2 11.5 .451 - - - 2.5 3.3 .765
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
Neal Walk ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2018-191971-72
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
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
Neal Walk 81 26.4 15.7 - - 8.2 1.9 - - - 3.6 6.2 13.0 .479 - - - 3.2 4.2 .744
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
Neal Walk ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2019-201972-73
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
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
Neal Walk 81 38.4 20.2 - - 12.4 3.5 - - - 4.0 8.4 18.0 .466 - - - 3.4 4.4 .786
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
Neal Walk ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2020-211973-74
Team Boston CelticsPhoenix Suns
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
Neal Walk 82 31.1 16.8 2.9 7.3 10.2 4.0 0.9 0.7 - 3.1 7.0 15.2 .460 - - - 2.9 3.6 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown ------- --- ----------
Neal Walk ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2021-221974-75
Team Boston CelticsNew Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East 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 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
Neal Walk 67 16.8 7.2 1.4 3.7 5.1 1.8 0.6 0.3 - 2.6 3.0 7.1 .419 - - - 1.3 1.6 .819
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
Neal Walk 3 13.0 3.3 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 - 1.3 1.7 3.3 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2022-231975-76
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Neal Walk 82 16.3 7.4 1.2 3.5 4.7 1.5 0.3 0.3 - 2.5 3.2 7.4 .432 - - - 1.0 1.2 .798
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
Neal Walk ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jaylen Brown Neal Walk
Season 2023-241976-77
Team Boston CelticsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics TBDDid 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 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
Neal Walk 11 12.3 5.6 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 - 2.0 2.5 5.2 .491 - - - 0.5 0.6 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaylen Brown 7 33.6 23.6 1.4 5.0 6.4 2.0 0.7 0.6 2.6 1.9 9.6 18.1 .528 1.9 5.7 .325 2.6 4.1 .621
Neal Walk ------- --- ----------