Gene Banks vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Gene Banks, 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.

Gene Banks and Jalen Brunson both played 6 years in the NBA. Gene Banks had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Gene Banks 6 5 1981-82 to 1986-87
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gene Banks Jalen Brunson
Season 1981-822018-19
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Gene Banks 80 21.3 9.6 2.0 3.2 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.5 3.9 8.2 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.7 .684
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 %
Gene Banks 9 16.2 7.1 2.3 2.4 4.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 7.2 .462 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 1.1 .400
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Gene Banks Jalen Brunson
Season 1982-832019-20
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Gene Banks 81 33.6 14.9 2.7 4.8 7.6 3.4 1.0 0.3 2.1 2.8 6.2 11.3 .550 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.4 .705
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 %
Gene Banks 11 36.2 15.9 2.5 4.5 6.9 4.5 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.3 6.9 13.6 .507 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.2 .657
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Gene Banks Jalen Brunson
Season 1983-842020-21
Team San Antonio SpursDallas 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 %
Gene Banks 80 32.5 13.1 2.6 4.7 7.3 3.2 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.2 5.3 9.3 .568 0.0 0.1 .167 2.5 3.4 .741
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 %
Gene Banks ------- --- ----------
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
Gene Banks Jalen Brunson
Season 1984-852021-22
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks 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 %
Gene Banks 82 25.5 9.5 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.9 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.7 3.5 6.0 .586 0.0 0.0 .333 2.4 3.1 .774
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 %
Gene Banks 1 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Gene Banks Jalen Brunson
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Gene Banks 82 26.1 10.9 2.2 2.2 4.4 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.7 2.6 4.3 8.4 .517 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.1 .718
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 %
Gene Banks 3 23.0 7.3 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.3 3.3 6.0 .556 0.0 0.7 .000 0.7 1.3 .500
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
Gene Banks Jalen Brunson
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
Gene Banks 63 28.9 9.7 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.7 4.0 7.3 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.3 .767
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 %
Gene Banks 3 26.3 10.3 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.3 4.3 7.3 .591 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .625
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
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