Jalen Brunson vs. DerMarr Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DerMarr Johnson and Jalen Brunson, 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.

Jalen Brunson played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than DerMarr Johnson, who played 7. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while DerMarr Johnson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
DerMarr Johnson 7 3 2000-01 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson DerMarr Johnson
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Jalen Brunson 73 21.8 9.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.7 3.6 7.7 .467 0.9 2.5 .348 1.2 1.6 .725
DerMarr Johnson 78 16.8 5.1 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 1.9 5.0 .374 0.5 1.6 .323 0.8 1.1 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson DerMarr Johnson
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Jalen Brunson 57 17.9 8.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 3.2 6.8 .466 0.8 2.1 .358 1.1 1.3 .813
DerMarr Johnson 72 24.0 8.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.3 3.0 7.5 .396 1.2 3.4 .360 1.2 1.5 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Note: DerMarr Johnson didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 3
Jalen Brunson DerMarr Johnson
Season 2020-212003-04
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Jalen Brunson 68 25.0 12.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 0.5 0.0 1.2 1.6 4.8 9.2 .523 1.2 2.9 .405 1.8 2.2 .795
DerMarr Johnson 21 13.7 5.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.6 .371 0.6 1.7 .361 1.3 1.5 .903
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 7 16.3 8.0 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 2.9 6.3 .455 0.9 1.9 .462 1.4 1.9 .769
DerMarr Johnson 3 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.7 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Jalen Brunson DerMarr Johnson
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Jalen Brunson 79 31.9 16.3 0.5 3.4 3.9 4.8 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.9 6.4 12.8 .502 1.2 3.2 .373 2.3 2.7 .840
DerMarr Johnson 71 17.4 7.1 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.2 .499 0.7 2.1 .358 1.1 1.4 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 18 34.9 21.6 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.1 8.1 17.3 .466 1.4 4.2 .347 4.0 5.0 .800
DerMarr Johnson 4 19.0 7.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.3 2.8 5.0 .550 1.0 2.8 .364 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 5
Jalen Brunson DerMarr Johnson
Season 2022-232005-06
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Jalen Brunson 68 35.0 24.0 0.6 3.0 3.5 6.2 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.2 8.6 17.6 .491 2.0 4.7 .416 4.8 5.8 .829
DerMarr Johnson 58 15.9 6.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.3 .431 1.0 2.8 .350 0.6 0.7 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 11 40.3 27.8 0.8 4.1 4.9 5.6 1.5 0.1 2.1 2.4 9.9 20.9 .474 2.4 7.3 .325 5.6 6.2 .912
DerMarr Johnson 3 11.3 2.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.3 .231 0.3 3.3 .100 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Jalen Brunson DerMarr Johnson
Season 2023-242006-07
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Jalen Brunson 77 35.4 28.7 0.6 3.1 3.6 6.7 0.9 0.2 2.4 1.9 10.3 21.4 .479 2.7 6.8 .401 5.5 6.5 .847
DerMarr Johnson 39 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 3.9 .325 0.5 2.3 .216 0.4 0.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 13 39.8 32.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 0.8 0.2 2.7 2.0 11.6 26.2 .444 2.0 6.5 .310 7.2 9.2 .775
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jalen Brunson DerMarr Johnson
Season -2007-08
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson 5 5.6 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 2.8 .500 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.4 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------
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