Jalen Brunson vs. Arnie Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Arnie Johnson 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

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 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Arnie Johnson, who played 5. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Arnie Johnson had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Arnie Johnson 5 5 1948-49 to 1952-53

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Arnie Johnson
Season 2018-191948-49
Team Dallas MavericksRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost West Div 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 %
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
Arnie Johnson 60 - 8.5 - - - 1.3 - - - 4.1 2.6 6.3 .416 - - - 3.3 4.7 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Arnie Johnson 4 - 9.5 - - - 1.8 - - - 4.0 2.8 10.3 .268 - - - 4.0 5.5 .727

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Arnie Johnson
Season 2019-201949-50
Team Dallas MavericksRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost Cent Div 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 %
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
Arnie Johnson 68 - 7.3 - - - 2.1 - - - 3.8 2.2 5.5 .396 - - - 2.9 4.3 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Arnie Johnson 2 - 10.0 - - - 2.5 - - - 5.5 3.0 6.0 .500 - - - 4.0 6.0 .667

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Arnie Johnson
Season 2020-211950-51
Team Dallas MavericksRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Arnie Johnson 68 - 9.4 - - 6.6 2.6 - - - 4.3 2.7 5.9 .459 - - - 4.0 5.5 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Arnie Johnson 14 - 11.2 - - 9.0 2.9 - - - 4.9 3.4 7.6 .449 - - - 4.4 5.6 .782

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Arnie Johnson
Season 2021-221951-52
Team Dallas MavericksRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsRoyals Lost West Div 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 %
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
Arnie Johnson 66 32.7 10.0 - - 6.1 2.8 - - - 3.9 2.7 6.2 .433 - - - 4.6 5.9 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Arnie Johnson 6 27.7 6.5 - - 5.2 4.0 - - - 4.5 1.3 4.5 .296 - - - 3.8 5.3 .719

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Arnie Johnson
Season 2022-231952-53
Team New York KnicksRochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisRoyals Lost West Div 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 %
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
Arnie Johnson 70 28.3 8.3 - - 6.0 2.2 - - - 4.0 2.0 5.3 .379 - - - 4.3 5.8 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Arnie Johnson 3 29.0 8.0 - - 6.0 2.0 - - - 5.0 1.3 4.7 .286 - - - 5.3 7.0 .762

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Arnie Johnson
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
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
Arnie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Arnie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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