Jalen Brunson vs. Chris Childs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Childs 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 Chris Childs, who played 9. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Chris Childs had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Chris Childs 9 6 1994-95 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season 2018-191994-95
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Chris Childs 53 19.3 5.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.2 2.0 5.3 .380 0.8 2.4 .328 1.0 1.4 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season 2019-201995-96
Team Dallas MavericksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Chris Childs 78 30.9 12.8 0.7 2.5 3.1 7.0 1.4 0.1 2.9 3.2 4.2 10.0 .416 1.2 3.3 .367 3.3 3.9 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season 2020-211996-97
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
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
Chris Childs 65 31.9 9.3 0.3 2.6 2.9 6.1 1.2 0.2 2.8 3.3 3.2 7.8 .414 1.1 2.8 .387 1.7 2.3 .758
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
Chris Childs 10 32.8 10.4 0.9 4.0 4.9 5.9 2.0 0.0 2.8 3.9 3.8 8.7 .437 0.9 2.6 .346 1.9 2.3 .826

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season 2021-221997-98
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
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
Chris Childs 68 23.5 6.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.9 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.6 2.2 5.2 .421 0.4 1.3 .310 1.5 1.9 .825
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
Chris Childs 10 25.5 6.3 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.3 0.6 0.0 2.3 2.9 2.4 5.8 .414 0.4 1.3 .308 1.1 1.5 .733

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season 2022-231998-99
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisKnicks Lost NBA 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 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
Chris Childs 48 27.0 6.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 4.0 0.9 0.0 1.8 3.3 2.4 5.6 .427 0.8 2.0 .383 1.3 1.6 .821
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
Chris Childs 20 24.7 4.7 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.7 0.7 0.1 1.5 3.2 1.7 4.7 .355 0.5 1.4 .321 1.0 1.3 .731

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season 2023-241999-00
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDKnicks Lost East 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 %
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
Chris Childs 71 23.6 5.3 0.2 1.8 2.1 4.0 0.5 0.1 1.5 3.4 2.1 5.0 .409 0.5 1.5 .356 0.7 0.8 .797
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
Chris Childs 16 20.9 5.4 0.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 3.3 1.7 4.4 .386 0.6 1.8 .321 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 7

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season -2000-01
Team -New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 77 24.1 4.7 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.6 0.8 0.2 2.0 3.1 1.8 4.4 .403 0.4 1.4 .302 0.8 0.9 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 12 31.6 9.1 0.2 3.0 3.2 6.5 1.0 0.3 2.9 4.0 3.1 7.5 .411 1.3 3.0 .417 1.7 1.9 .870

Season 8

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season -2001-02
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors Lost East 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 %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 69 22.8 4.1 0.3 2.0 2.2 5.1 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.6 1.4 4.3 .328 0.5 1.7 .275 0.8 1.0 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 5 32.8 11.8 0.4 3.4 3.8 7.4 0.8 0.0 4.0 3.0 4.2 10.8 .389 1.6 3.4 .471 1.8 2.0 .900

Season 9

Jalen Brunson Chris Childs
Season -2002-03
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs 12 8.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.7 .300 0.1 0.5 .167 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Chris Childs ------- --- ----------