Jalen Brunson vs. Andrew Nembhard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Nembhard and Jalen Brunson, 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 / 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.

Jalen Brunson played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Andrew Nembhard, who played 3. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Andrew Nembhard had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Jalen Brunson 7 5 2018-19 to 2024-25
Andrew Nembhard 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Andrew Nembhard
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+2+5.9+0.2+0.2+0.2+0.4+1.3+0.4+0.1-0.5-0.7+0.2+0.9+.026+0.3+1.0+.002+0.5+0.8+.065
Andrew Nembhard 75 27.7 9.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.8 8.6 .441 1.2 3.5 .350 0.7 0.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Andrew Nembhard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Andrew Nembhard
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+11+7.1+1.0+0.1+0.5+0.3+0.8+0.5-0.3-0.8+0.6+0.9+.032+0.1+0.4+.001+0.4+0.5+.009
Andrew Nembhard 68 25.0 9.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.7 .498 0.9 2.5 .357 0.7 0.8 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Brunson DNP------ --- ----------
Andrew Nembhard 17 32.6 14.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 3.3 6.0 10.7 .560 1.7 3.5 .483 1.2 1.5 .769

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Andrew Nembhard
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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%
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
difference:+3+3.9+2.6+0.1+0.2+0.1+1.5+0.7+0.2-0.5-0.7+1.0+0.9+.065+0.4+0.2+.114+0.1+0.1+.001
Andrew Nembhard 65 28.9 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.3 3.8 8.3 .458 0.8 2.7 .291 1.7 2.1 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+16+17.1+4.5+0.3+0.9+0.6+3.3+1.5+0.2-1.2-1.8+1.7+3.4+.016+0.8+1.8+.003+0.2+0.1+.035
Andrew Nembhard 23 33.4 12.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.6 9.7 .471 1.7 3.7 .465 1.6 2.0 .804

Additional Years

* Jalen Brunson played 4 seasons more than Andrew Nembhard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2022 to 2025—Jalen Brunson played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Andrew Nembhard, Jalen Brunson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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