Brandon Jennings vs. C.J. McCollum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of C.J. McCollum and Brandon Jennings, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Brandon Jennings played 9 years in the NBA, 4 less than C.J. McCollum, who played 13. Brandon Jennings had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while C.J. McCollum had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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 achievements, 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
Brandon Jennings 9 4 2009-10 to 2017-18
C.J. McCollum 13 10 2013-14 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2009-102013-14
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 82 32.6 15.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.7 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.3 5.5 14.8 .371 1.8 4.7 .374 2.7 3.3 .817
difference:+44+20.1+10.2+0.4+1.7+2.1+5.0+0.9+0.1-1.5-0.9+3.6+10.1+.045+1.0+2.6+.001+2.1+2.4+.141
C.J. McCollum 38 12.5 5.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.4 1.9 4.7 .416 0.8 2.1 .375 0.6 0.9 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 7 35.6 18.7 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.6 1.1 2.7 7.0 17.1 .408 1.7 5.9 .293 3.0 3.7 .808
difference:+1+31.6+18.0+0.7+2.1+2.8+3.6+1.1+0.6-0.9-2.4+6.8+15.3+.317+1.7+5.1+.293+2.7+3.4+.192
C.J. McCollum 6 4.0 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.8 .091 0.0 0.8 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2010-112014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 63 34.4 16.2 0.7 3.0 3.7 4.8 1.5 0.3 2.3 2.1 5.7 14.7 .390 1.6 4.8 .323 3.2 3.9 .809
difference:+1+18.7+9.4+0.5+1.8+2.2+3.8+0.8+0.2-1.5-0.8+3.1+8.8+.046+0.7+2.6+.073+2.4+2.7+.110
C.J. McCollum 62 15.7 6.8 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.6 5.9 .436 0.9 2.2 .396 0.8 1.2 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 5 33.2 17.0 0.2 3.8 4.0 0.4 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.6 6.4 13.4 .478 2.2 4.6 .478 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 3

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2011-122015-16
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 66 35.3 19.1 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.5 1.6 0.3 2.2 1.7 7.1 17.0 .418 2.0 5.9 .332 2.9 3.6 .808
difference:+14+0.5+1.7+0.1+0.2+1.2+0.4-0.3-0.6+0.9+0.9+.030+0.5+.085+0.6+0.8+.019
C.J. McCollum 80 34.8 20.8 0.6 2.7 3.2 4.3 1.2 0.3 2.5 2.3 8.0 17.9 .448 2.5 5.9 .417 2.3 2.8 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 11 40.2 20.5 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.3 0.9 0.5 1.8 2.7 7.6 17.9 .426 1.8 5.3 .345 3.4 4.2 .804

Season 4

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2012-132016-17
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 80 36.2 17.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.5 1.9 6.2 15.6 .399 2.2 5.8 .375 2.9 3.5 .819
difference:+1.2+5.5+0.1+0.6+0.5+2.9+0.7+0.4-0.3-0.6+2.5+2.4+.081+0.1+0.3+.046+0.5+0.2+.093
C.J. McCollum 80 35.0 23.0 0.8 2.9 3.6 3.6 0.9 0.5 2.2 2.5 8.7 18.0 .480 2.3 5.5 .421 3.4 3.7 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 4 33.3 13.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 4.0 2.3 0.3 2.8 1.5 4.3 14.3 .298 1.5 7.0 .214 3.3 4.5 .722
difference:+1.7+9.2+1.7+2.0+3.7+3.0+1.3+0.2-1.0-1.0+3.7+5.7+.102+1.3+1.5+.286+0.5+0.5+.216
C.J. McCollum 4 35.0 22.5 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 3.8 2.5 8.0 20.0 .400 2.8 5.5 .500 3.8 4.0 .938

Season 5

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2013-142017-18
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 80 34.1 15.5 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.6 1.3 0.1 2.7 2.0 5.3 14.2 .373 1.9 5.7 .337 3.0 4.0 .751
difference:+1+2.0+5.9+1.0+0.9+4.2+0.3+0.3-0.8-0.1+2.9+4.4+.070+0.4+0.2+.060+0.4+0.9+.085
C.J. McCollum 81 36.1 21.4 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.4 1.0 0.4 1.9 2.1 8.2 18.6 .443 2.3 5.9 .397 2.6 3.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 4 38.8 25.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.8 10.0 19.3 .519 2.8 6.5 .423 2.5 3.3 .769

Season 6

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2014-152018-19
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 41 28.6 15.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 6.6 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.6 5.3 13.2 .401 1.9 5.1 .360 2.9 3.5 .839
difference:+29+5.3+5.6+0.4+1.1+1.5+3.6+0.3+0.3-0.7-0.9+2.9+4.6+.058+0.5+1.3+.015+0.6+0.8+.011
C.J. McCollum 70 33.9 21.0 0.9 3.1 4.0 3.0 0.8 0.4 1.5 2.5 8.2 17.8 .459 2.4 6.4 .375 2.3 2.7 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 16 39.7 24.7 0.9 4.1 5.0 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.9 2.1 9.6 21.9 .440 2.9 7.3 .393 2.6 3.5 .732

Season 7

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2015-162019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, Orlando MagicPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 48 18.1 6.9 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 2.3 6.3 .368 1.1 3.2 .329 1.2 1.6 .731
difference:+22+18.4+15.3+0.4+1.9+2.2+0.9+0.2+0.5-0.6-1.4+6.4+13.1+.083+1.7+4.1+.050+0.8+1.0+.026
C.J. McCollum 70 36.5 22.2 0.7 3.6 4.2 4.4 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.6 8.7 19.4 .451 2.8 7.3 .379 2.0 2.6 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings DNP------ --- ----------
C.J. McCollum 5 39.2 23.2 1.0 4.8 5.8 3.2 1.2 0.4 3.0 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 2.6 7.0 .371 3.0 4.4 .682

Season 8

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2016-172020-21
Team New York Knicks, Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 81 22.2 7.1 0.4 2.1 2.4 4.9 0.9 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.4 6.6 .359 1.0 3.1 .313 1.4 1.9 .750
difference:+34+11.8+16.0+0.2+1.2+1.5+0.2+0.4-0.2-0.5+6.2+12.2+.099+2.6+5.8+.089+0.9+0.9+.062
C.J. McCollum 47 34.0 23.1 0.6 3.3 3.9 4.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 1.9 8.6 18.8 .458 3.6 8.9 .402 2.3 2.8 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 13 13.7 2.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.8 .389 0.2 1.0 .154 0.5 0.6 .875
difference:+7+26.3+17.9+0.6+3.9+4.5+2.5+0.1+0.7-1.4-3.2+7.2+16.2+.050+2.1+6.0+.179+1.2+1.6+.106
C.J. McCollum 6 40.0 20.7 1.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 4.2 8.3 19.0 .439 2.3 7.0 .333 1.7 2.2 .769

Season 9

Brandon Jennings C.J. McCollum
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksPortland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 14 14.6 5.2 0.4 1.9 2.2 3.1 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.8 1.9 5.1 .375 0.6 2.4 .273 0.7 0.7 1.000
difference:+48+20.0+16.9+0.5+1.6+2.1+2.0+0.7+0.1-0.7-1.2+6.7+13.7+.085+2.3+5.2+.115+1.2+2.0+.318
C.J. McCollum 62 34.6 22.1 0.9 3.5 4.3 5.1 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.0 8.6 18.8 .460 2.9 7.6 .388 1.9 2.7 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Brandon Jennings 1 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
difference:+5+34.0+20.2+1.8+4.8+6.7+4.8+0.7+0.8-1.5-2.5+8.2+18.8+.392+2.8+6.5+.333+1.0+2.3+.308
C.J. McCollum 6 39.0 22.2 1.8 4.8 6.7 4.8 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.5 8.2 20.8 .392 2.8 8.5 .333 3.0 4.3 .692

Additional Years

* C.J. McCollum played 4 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2023 to 2026—C.J. McCollum played in one postseason.