Dillon Brooks vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Dillon Brooks, 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 / 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.

Dillon Brooks played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jalen Brunson, who played 7. Dillon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 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
Dillon Brooks	8	4	2017-18 to 2024-25
Jalen Brunson	7	5	2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dillon Brooks	Jalen Brunson
Season	2017-18	2018-19
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	82	28.7	11.0	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.8	4.1	9.4	.440	1.1	3.2	.356	1.5	2.0	.747
difference:	+9	+6.9	+1.7	+0.3	+0.5	+0.8	+1.6	+0.4	+0.1	-0.3	-1.1	+0.5	+1.7	+.027	+0.2	+0.7	+.008	+0.3	+0.4	+.022
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
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Jalen Brunson played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dillon Brooks	Jalen Brunson
Season	2018-19	2019-20
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	18	18.3	7.5	0.5	1.2	1.7	0.9	0.6	0.2	1.1	2.8	2.7	6.8	.402	0.8	2.2	.375	1.2	1.7	.733
difference:	+39	+0.4	+0.7	+0.1	+0.8	+0.7	+2.4	+0.2	+0.1	-0.1	-1.5	+0.5		+.064		+0.1	+.017	+0.1	+0.4	+.080
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
* Neiher Dillon Brooks nor Jalen Brunson played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dillon Brooks	Jalen Brunson
Season	2019-20	2020-21
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	73	28.9	16.2	0.9	2.4	3.3	2.1	0.9	0.4	1.7	3.8	6.0	14.6	.407	2.0	5.6	.358	2.2	2.8	.808
difference:	+5	+3.9	+3.6	+0.5	+0.6	+0.1	+1.4	+0.4	+0.4	-0.5	-2.2	+1.2	+5.4	+.116	+0.8	+2.7	+.047	+0.4	+0.6	+.013
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		%
Dillon Brooks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Dillon Brooks	Jalen Brunson
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	67	29.8	17.2	0.8	2.1	2.9	2.3	1.2	0.4	1.8	3.5	6.4	15.4	.419	1.9	5.6	.344	2.4	2.9	.815
difference:	+12	+2.1	+0.9	+0.3	+1.3	+1.0	+2.5	+0.4	+0.4	-0.2	-1.6		+2.6	+.083	+0.7	+2.4	+.029	+0.1	+0.2	+.025
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		%
Dillon Brooks	5	35.0	25.8	1.0	3.2	4.2	2.2	1.4	0.4	1.8	3.4	10.0	19.4	.515	1.6	4.0	.400	4.2	5.2	.808
difference:	+13	+0.1	+4.2	+0.2	+0.6	+0.4	+1.5	+0.6	+0.3	-0.7	-1.3	+1.9	+2.1	+.049	+0.2	+0.2	+.053	+0.2	+0.2	+.008
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
	Dillon Brooks	Jalen Brunson
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	32	27.7	18.4	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.8	1.1	0.3	1.6	3.3	7.1	16.4	.432	1.4	4.7	.309	2.8	3.3	.849
difference:	+36	+7.3	+5.6	+0.3	+0.7	+0.3	+3.4	+0.2	+0.1	-0.5	-1.1	+1.5	+1.2	+.059	+0.6		+.107	+2.0	+2.5	+.020
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		%
Dillon Brooks	11	30.5	14.6	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.7	1.0	0.3	2.0	3.3	5.5	15.6	.349	2.3	6.5	.347	1.5	2.3	.640
difference:		+9.8	+13.2	+0.1	+2.1	+2.2	+2.9	+0.5	+0.2	-0.1	-0.9	+4.4	+5.3	+.125	+0.1	+0.8	+.022	+4.1	+3.9	+.272
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
	Dillon Brooks	Jalen Brunson
Season	2022-23	2023-24
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	73	30.3	14.3	0.6	2.7	3.3	2.6	0.9	0.2	1.4	3.3	5.4	13.6	.396	2.0	6.0	.326	1.6	2.1	.779
difference:	+4	+5.1	+14.4		+0.4	+0.3	+4.1			-1.0	-1.4	+4.9	+7.8	+.083	+0.7	+0.8	+.075	+3.9	+4.4	+.068
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		%
Dillon Brooks	6	27.8	10.5	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.2	3.3	4.0	12.8	.312	1.7	7.0	.238	0.8	1.2	.714
difference:	+7	+12.0	+21.9	+0.1	+0.2	+0.3	+5.7	+0.6	+0.2	-1.5	-1.3	+7.6	+13.4	+.132	+0.3	+0.5	+.072	+6.4	+8.0	+.061
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


Season 7
	Dillon Brooks	Jalen Brunson
Season	2023-24	2024-25
Team	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Clutch Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	72	30.9	12.7	0.7	2.7	3.4	1.7	0.9	0.1	1.2	3.3	4.6	10.7	.428	1.8	5.1	.359	1.7	2.0	.844
difference:	+7	+4.5	+13.3	+0.3	+0.2	+0.5	+5.6			-1.3	-1.2	+4.4	+7.8	+.060	+0.5	+1.0	+.024	+4.0	+4.9	+.023
Jalen Brunson	65	35.4	26.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	7.3	0.9	0.1	2.5	2.1	9.0	18.5	.488	2.3	6.1	.383	5.7	6.9	.821

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dillon Brooks	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jalen Brunson	18	37.8	29.4	0.7	2.8	3.4	7.0	0.4	0.3	3.1	3.3	10.1	21.8	.461	2.7	7.4	.358	6.7	7.8	.851

Additional Years

* Dillon Brooks played 1 season more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In that period—his season 8 in 2025—Dillon Brooks played in the Playoffs.

Dillon Brooks vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Dillon Brooks, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years