Jalen Brunson vs. Jeff Ruland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Ruland and Jalen Brunson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Jalen Brunson:
2018-19 to 2023-24
Jeff Ruland:
1981-82 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jalen Brunson0
Jeff Ruland0
Jalen Brunson6
Jeff Ruland8
Jalen Brunson4
Jeff Ruland4
Jalen Brunson1
Jeff Ruland2

Honors and Awards

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jalen Brunson 16.9
Jeff Ruland 17.4

Jalen Brunson 3.2
Jeff Ruland 10.2

Jalen Brunson 4.7
Jeff Ruland 3.0

Jalen Brunson 0.7
Jeff Ruland 0.8

Jalen Brunson 0.1
Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Jalen Brunson 7,131
Jeff Ruland 5,763

Jalen Brunson 1,362
Jeff Ruland 3,378

Jalen Brunson 1,974
Jeff Ruland 1,002

Jalen Brunson 291
Jeff Ruland 249

Jalen Brunson 40
Jeff Ruland 267

Jalen Brunson 422
Jeff Ruland 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jalen Brunson .489
Jeff Ruland .564

3-Point Percentage
Jalen Brunson .391
Jeff Ruland .158

Free Throw Percentage
Jalen Brunson .824
Jeff Ruland .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jalen Brunson 28.7
(2024)
Jeff Ruland 22.2
(1984)

Jalen Brunson 3.9
(2022)
Jeff Ruland 12.3
(1984)

Jalen Brunson 6.7
(2024)
Jeff Ruland 5.3
(1986)

Jalen Brunson 0.9
(2024)
Jeff Ruland 0.9
(1983)

Jalen Brunson 0.2
(2023)
Jeff Ruland 1.0
(1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jalen Brunson 22.5
Jeff Ruland 18.4

Jalen Brunson 4.4
Jeff Ruland 9.6

Jalen Brunson 4.4
Jeff Ruland 3.9

Jalen Brunson 0.8
Jeff Ruland 0.8

Jalen Brunson 0.1
Jeff Ruland 0.8

Totals Stats

Jalen Brunson 922
Jeff Ruland 313

Jalen Brunson 179
Jeff Ruland 163

Jalen Brunson 180
Jeff Ruland 67

Jalen Brunson 34
Jeff Ruland 14

Jalen Brunson 3
Jeff Ruland 13

Jalen Brunson 41
Jeff Ruland 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jalen Brunson .458
Jeff Ruland .521

3-Point Percentage
Jalen Brunson .335
Jeff Ruland .000

Free Throw Percentage
Jalen Brunson .830
Jeff Ruland .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jalen Brunson 34.4
(2024)
Jeff Ruland 24.0
(1984)

Jalen Brunson 4.9
(2023)
Jeff Ruland 12.8
(1984)

Jalen Brunson 8.4
(2024)
Jeff Ruland 7.8
(1984)

Jalen Brunson 1.5
(2023)
Jeff Ruland 2.3
(1985)

Jalen Brunson 0.2
(2024)
Jeff Ruland 1.0
(1986)