Jalen Brunson vs. Trey Lyles Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trey Lyles 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 / 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.

Jalen Brunson played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Trey Lyles, who played 9. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Trey Lyles had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Trey Lyles 9 3 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
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
Trey Lyles 80 17.3 6.1 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.4 2.4 5.5 .438 0.6 1.6 .383 0.7 1.0 .695
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
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
Trey Lyles 71 16.3 6.2 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.2 6.2 .362 0.9 2.9 .319 0.8 1.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles 2 5.0 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 3.5 .429 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
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
Trey Lyles 73 19.1 9.9 0.8 4.0 4.8 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.5 3.7 7.5 .491 1.1 3.0 .381 1.4 2.0 .706
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
Trey Lyles ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
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
Trey Lyles 64 17.5 8.5 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.2 7.7 .418 0.8 3.1 .255 1.3 1.8 .698
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
Trey Lyles 3 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season 2022-232019-20
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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 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
Trey Lyles 63 20.2 6.4 1.1 4.6 5.7 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.4 5.4 .446 1.0 2.7 .387 0.5 0.7 .733
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
Trey Lyles ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season 2023-242020-21
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
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
Trey Lyles 23 15.6 5.0 0.4 3.3 3.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.9 .478 0.6 1.7 .350 0.7 1.0 .652
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
Trey Lyles ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season -2021-22
Team -Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles 75 20.5 10.5 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 3.5 7.5 .466 0.9 2.8 .321 2.6 3.2 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season -2022-23
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles 74 16.9 7.6 0.9 3.1 4.1 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.5 5.5 .458 1.2 3.2 .363 1.4 1.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles 7 16.9 6.6 1.3 4.4 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.7 2.4 5.7 .425 1.3 3.9 .333 0.4 0.7 .600

Season 9

Jalen Brunson Trey Lyles
Season -2023-24
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles 58 20.0 7.2 1.1 3.4 4.4 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.5 2.5 5.5 .445 1.4 3.8 .384 0.8 1.2 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Trey Lyles ------- --- ----------