Bucky Bockhorn vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Bucky Bockhorn, 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.

Bucky Bockhorn played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jalen Brunson, who played 6. Bucky Bockhorn had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Jalen Brunson had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Bucky Bockhorn 7 3 1958-59 to 1964-65
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bucky Bockhorn Jalen Brunson
Season 1958-592018-19
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 71 31.7 10.2 - - 6.5 2.9 - - - 3.0 4.1 10.9 .381 - - - 1.9 2.8 .704
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bucky Bockhorn Jalen Brunson
Season 1959-602019-20
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 75 28.0 10.5 - - 5.1 3.4 - - - 3.3 4.3 10.8 .398 - - - 1.9 2.6 .747
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bucky Bockhorn Jalen Brunson
Season 1960-612020-21
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 79 33.8 12.6 - - 5.5 4.3 - - - 3.6 5.3 13.4 .397 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Bucky Bockhorn Jalen Brunson
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div SemisMavericks Lost West Conf 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 38.3 15.8 - - 4.7 4.6 - - - 3.5 6.6 15.4 .430 - - - 2.5 3.1 .789
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn 4 39.3 17.0 - - 4.8 5.0 - - - 2.8 6.8 15.5 .435 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
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

Season 5
Bucky Bockhorn Jalen Brunson
Season 1962-632022-23
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsKnicks 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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 80 32.7 11.7 - - 4.0 3.3 - - - 3.3 4.7 11.9 .393 - - - 2.3 3.0 .756
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn 12 33.9 11.3 - - 3.8 3.3 - - - 3.7 4.7 11.3 .415 - - - 1.9 2.6 .742
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

Season 6
Bucky Bockhorn Jalen Brunson
Season 1963-642023-24
Team Cincinnati RoyalsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Royals Lost East Div FinalsKnicks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn 70 23.9 8.3 - - 2.9 2.5 - - - 3.2 3.5 8.4 .412 - - - 1.4 1.8 .762
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn 10 30.1 9.7 - - 3.9 3.9 - - - 4.0 4.1 10.8 .380 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Jalen Brunson 12 40.7 33.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 7.3 0.8 0.2 2.8 2.1 12.1 26.9 .449 2.1 6.8 .309 7.4 9.6 .774

Season 7
Bucky Bockhorn Jalen Brunson
Season 1964-65-
Team Cincinnati Royals-
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 %
Bucky Bockhorn 19 22.3 7.8 - - 2.9 2.4 - - - 2.7 3.2 8.3 .382 - - - 1.5 2.1 .718
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bucky Bockhorn ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
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