Jalen Brunson vs. Kerry Kittles Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kerry Kittles 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, 2 less than Kerry Kittles, who played 8. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kerry Kittles had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Kerry Kittles 8 4 1996-97 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season 2018-191996-97
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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
Kerry Kittles 82 36.7 16.4 1.3 2.6 3.9 3.0 1.9 0.4 1.5 2.0 6.2 14.5 .426 1.9 5.1 .377 2.1 2.8 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season 2019-201997-98
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Kerry Kittles 77 36.5 17.2 1.7 3.0 4.7 2.3 1.7 0.5 1.4 2.0 6.6 15.0 .440 1.4 3.4 .418 2.6 3.2 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 3 42.0 16.3 0.0 5.0 5.0 2.7 1.3 0.7 2.3 4.0 5.7 13.3 .425 1.7 4.3 .385 3.3 3.7 .909

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Kerry Kittles 46 34.1 12.9 1.1 3.0 4.2 2.5 1.7 0.6 1.4 1.8 4.9 13.3 .370 1.1 3.4 .316 1.9 2.5 .772
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
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
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
Kerry Kittles 62 30.6 13.0 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.9 4.9 11.3 .437 1.5 3.9 .400 1.6 2.0 .795
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
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------

Note: Kerry Kittles didn't play in 2000-01.

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season 2022-232001-02
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
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
Kerry Kittles 82 31.7 13.4 0.8 2.5 3.4 2.6 1.6 0.4 1.3 1.3 5.3 11.5 .466 1.2 3.0 .405 1.6 2.1 .744
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
Kerry Kittles 20 29.0 12.1 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.3 1.6 0.5 0.9 1.9 4.7 10.8 .435 0.9 3.4 .265 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season 2023-242002-03
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
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
Kerry Kittles 65 30.0 13.0 0.8 3.1 3.9 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 5.1 10.9 .467 1.2 3.4 .356 1.6 2.1 .785
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
Kerry Kittles 20 30.7 10.8 1.0 2.6 3.5 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.9 2.0 4.0 10.0 .395 1.3 3.2 .413 1.6 2.1 .762

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season -2003-04
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nets Lost East 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 %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 82 34.7 13.1 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 1.2 1.8 5.3 11.7 .453 1.2 3.4 .351 1.3 1.7 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 11 37.9 14.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.1 2.0 0.9 1.0 2.5 5.5 12.2 .448 1.5 4.7 .327 1.9 3.1 .618

Season 8
Jalen Brunson Kerry Kittles
Season -2004-05
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles 11 22.1 6.3 0.1 2.8 2.9 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.5 6.6 .384 0.6 1.9 .333 0.5 0.9 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kerry Kittles ------- --- ----------
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