Jalen Brunson vs. Willie Cauley-Stein Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willie Cauley-Stein 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, 1 less than Willie Cauley-Stein, who played 7. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Willie Cauley-Stein 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 7 1 2015-16 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
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
Willie Cauley-Stein 66 21.4 7.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.2 2.9 5.1 .563 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .648
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
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
Willie Cauley-Stein 75 18.9 8.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.4 6.4 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.0 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
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
Willie Cauley-Stein 73 28.0 12.8 1.8 5.2 7.0 2.4 1.1 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.3 10.6 .502 0.0 0.2 .250 2.1 3.4 .619
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
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings
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
Willie Cauley-Stein 81 27.3 11.9 2.2 6.1 8.4 2.4 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.8 5.1 9.1 .556 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 3.1 .551
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
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2022-232019-20
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks
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
Willie Cauley-Stein 54 20.3 7.2 1.6 4.3 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.1 0.7 2.2 3.2 5.6 .579 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .606
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
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Willie Cauley-Stein
Season 2023-242020-21
Team New York KnicksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisMavericks 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 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
Willie Cauley-Stein 53 17.1 5.3 1.2 3.2 4.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.2 3.4 .632 0.0 0.2 .091 0.9 1.5 .628
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
Willie Cauley-Stein 6 10.5 2.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Willie Cauley-Stein
Season -2021-22
Team -Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
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 ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein 20 9.2 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.8 .457 0.1 0.1 .500 0.1 0.1 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Willie Cauley-Stein ------- --- ----------
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