Jalen Brunson vs. Bob Harrison Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Harrison 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, 3 less than Bob Harrison, who played 9. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Bob Harrison had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Bob Harrison 9 7 1949-50 to 1957-58

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season 2018-191949-50
Team Dallas MavericksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 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
Bob Harrison 66 - 4.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 2.7 1.9 5.3 .359 - - - 0.8 1.1 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 12 - 3.5 - - - 1.0 - - - 2.8 1.3 3.1 .432 - - - 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season 2019-201950-51
Team Dallas MavericksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 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
Bob Harrison 68 - 5.9 - - 2.5 2.9 - - - 3.2 2.2 6.4 .347 - - - 1.5 1.9 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 7 - 7.7 - - 3.9 2.7 - - - 4.3 3.4 7.4 .462 - - - 0.9 1.1 .750

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season 2020-211951-52
Team Dallas MavericksMinneapolis Lakers
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
Bob Harrison 65 26.3 6.2 - - 2.5 2.9 - - - 3.1 2.4 7.5 .320 - - - 1.4 1.9 .718
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
Bob Harrison 12 19.6 6.2 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 3.3 2.5 5.7 .441 - - - 1.2 1.4 .824

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season 2021-221952-53
Team Dallas MavericksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 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
Bob Harrison 70 23.5 7.1 - - 2.2 2.3 - - - 3.8 2.8 7.4 .376 - - - 1.5 2.4 .648
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
Bob Harrison 12 17.0 5.0 - - 1.8 1.2 - - - 2.7 2.1 5.4 .385 - - - 0.8 1.7 .500

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season 2022-231953-54
Team New York KnicksMinneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Bob Harrison 64 22.5 6.0 - - 2.0 2.2 - - - 3.4 2.3 7.0 .321 - - - 1.5 2.5 .595
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
Bob Harrison ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season 2023-241954-55
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDDid 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 %
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
Bob Harrison 72 31.9 10.1 - - 3.1 3.5 - - - 4.0 4.2 12.2 .342 - - - 1.8 2.6 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 11 41.0 33.9 0.7 3.1 3.8 7.5 0.9 0.2 3.0 2.1 12.2 27.0 .451 2.0 6.6 .301 7.5 9.6 .783
Bob Harrison ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season -1955-56
Team -St. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Hawks 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 ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 72 30.8 8.6 - - 2.7 3.8 - - - 3.4 3.6 10.1 .359 - - - 1.3 2.0 .664
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 8 32.0 8.3 - - 3.0 3.6 - - - 3.4 3.4 9.4 .360 - - - 1.5 2.4 .632

Season 8

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season -1956-57
Team -St. Louis Hawks, Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 66 27.4 8.8 - - 2.4 2.4 - - - 3.3 3.7 9.5 .386 - - - 1.4 2.0 .715
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 5 26.6 6.4 - - 2.6 3.0 - - - 4.2 2.4 9.0 .267 - - - 1.6 1.8 .889

Season 9

Jalen Brunson Bob Harrison
Season -1957-58
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 72 25.0 7.2 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 2.8 2.9 8.4 .348 - - - 1.3 1.7 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Harrison 3 14.3 3.3 - - 2.3 1.7 - - - 2.0 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 0.7 1.0 .667