Jalen Brunson vs. Erwin Mueller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Erwin Mueller 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 less than Erwin Mueller, who played 7. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Erwin Mueller had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Erwin Mueller 7 2 1966-67 to 1972-73

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Erwin Mueller
Season 2018-191966-67
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 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
Erwin Mueller 80 26.7 12.7 - - 6.2 1.6 - - - 2.8 5.3 12.0 .441 - - - 2.1 3.3 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller 3 28.0 8.7 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.3 2.7 8.7 .308 - - - 3.3 4.7 .714

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Erwin Mueller
Season 2019-201967-68
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 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
Erwin Mueller 74 24.2 7.5 - - 5.3 2.1 - - - 2.2 3.0 6.6 .456 - - - 1.4 2.5 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller 14 17.9 3.2 - - 3.9 1.3 - - - 2.3 1.4 4.2 .339 - - - 0.4 1.0 .357

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Erwin Mueller
Season 2020-211968-69
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Erwin Mueller 78 17.4 4.8 - - 3.8 2.4 - - - 1.8 1.8 4.9 .375 - - - 1.1 2.1 .549
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
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Erwin Mueller
Season 2021-221969-70
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Erwin Mueller 78 30.2 10.1 - - 6.2 2.6 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.3 .464 - - - 2.4 3.4 .719
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
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Erwin Mueller
Season 2022-231970-71
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
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
Erwin Mueller 52 23.5 6.0 - - 4.3 2.2 - - - 1.9 2.4 5.9 .408 - - - 1.2 2.1 .556
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
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Erwin Mueller
Season 2023-241971-72
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
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
Erwin Mueller 42 14.4 4.3 - - 3.5 1.4 - - - 1.5 1.6 4.7 .345 - - - 1.0 1.8 .581
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
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Erwin Mueller
Season -1972-73
Team -Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller 21 3.8 1.1 - - 0.7 0.3 - - - 0.6 0.4 1.5 .290 - - - 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------
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