Jalen Brunson vs. Em Bryant Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Em Bryant 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, 2 less than Em Bryant, who played 8. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Em Bryant had his rookie season in 1964-65. 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
Em Bryant 8 3 1964-65 to 1971-72

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season 2018-191964-65
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
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
Em Bryant 77 17.3 4.9 - - 2.2 2.2 - - - 2.8 1.9 5.7 .333 - - - 1.1 1.7 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season 2019-201965-66
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
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
Em Bryant 71 16.8 7.0 - - 2.4 3.0 - - - 3.0 3.0 6.3 .472 - - - 1.0 1.4 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season 2020-211966-67
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 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
Em Bryant 63 25.3 8.7 - - 4.3 3.5 - - - 3.7 3.7 9.2 .409 - - - 1.2 1.8 .649
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
Em Bryant 4 19.0 5.3 - - 2.3 2.3 - - - 4.0 1.3 5.3 .238 - - - 2.8 2.8 1.000

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season 2021-221967-68
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks 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 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
Em Bryant 77 12.6 3.7 - - 1.7 1.7 - - - 2.2 1.5 3.8 .385 - - - 0.8 1.1 .686
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
Em Bryant 5 15.0 2.4 - - 2.8 1.4 - - - 2.6 0.8 2.6 .308 - - - 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season 2022-231968-69
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 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
Em Bryant 80 17.4 5.7 - - 2.4 2.2 - - - 3.3 2.5 6.1 .404 - - - 0.8 1.3 .650
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
Em Bryant 18 33.7 11.0 - - 4.9 3.0 - - - 4.2 4.4 10.7 .409 - - - 2.2 2.9 .755

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season 2023-241969-70
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
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
Em Bryant 71 22.8 7.8 - - 3.8 3.3 - - - 2.8 3.0 7.3 .404 - - - 1.9 2.5 .746
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
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season -1970-71
Team -Buffalo Braves
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 ------- --- ----------
Em Bryant 73 29.3 10.0 - - 3.6 4.8 - - - 3.6 3.9 9.4 .421 - - - 2.1 2.8 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jalen Brunson Em Bryant
Season -1971-72
Team -Buffalo Braves
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 ------- --- ----------
Em Bryant 54 22.6 5.1 - - 2.4 3.8 - - - 3.1 1.9 4.1 .459 - - - 1.4 2.3 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Em Bryant ------- --- ----------
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