Jalen Brunson vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.
Jalen Brunson played 7 years in the NBA, 5 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 2. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Chet Holmgren | 2 | 2 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Brunson | Chet Holmgren | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +7.6 | +7.2 | +1.3 | +4.3 | +5.6 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +2.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | +2.6 | +3.9 | +.063 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +.022 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +.068 |
| Chet Holmgren | 82 | 29.4 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 11.6 | .530 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .370 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .793 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chet Holmgren | 10 | 34.5 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 5.9 | 11.9 | .496 | 1.3 | 5.0 | .260 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .758 |
Season 2 |
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| Jalen Brunson | Chet Holmgren | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play |  NBA Champion |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +25 | +9.5 | +6.8 | +1.1 | +4.5 | +5.6 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +2.1 | -0.6 | -1.0 | +2.0 | +3.9 | +.024 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +.021 | +2.1 | +2.9 | +.059 |
| Chet Holmgren | 32 | 27.4 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 10.7 | .490 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .379 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .754 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chet Holmgren | 23 | 29.8 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 11.6 | .462 | 1.2 | 4.0 | .297 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .784 |
Additional Years |
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* Jalen Brunson played 5 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 2021 to 2025—Jalen Brunson played in 5 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Jalen Brunson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Clutch Player of the Year 2 All-Star Game |