Jalen Brunson vs. Gheorghe Muresan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gheorghe Muresan 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 and Gheorghe Muresan both played 6 years in the NBA. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Gheorghe Muresan had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Gheorghe Muresan 6 1 1993-94 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Dallas MavericksWashington Bullets
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
Gheorghe Muresan 54 12.0 5.6 1.2 2.3 3.6 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.0 2.2 2.4 4.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Dallas MavericksWashington Bullets
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
Gheorghe Muresan 73 23.6 10.0 2.5 4.2 6.7 0.5 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.5 4.2 7.4 .560 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.4 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Dallas MavericksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
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
Gheorghe Muresan 76 29.5 14.5 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.9 3.9 6.1 10.5 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.7 .619
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
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Dallas MavericksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsBullets 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 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
Gheorghe Muresan 73 25.3 10.6 1.9 4.7 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.2 4.5 7.4 .604 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .618
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
Gheorghe Muresan 3 23.3 5.0 0.7 5.3 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.7 2.0 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.7 .875

Note: Gheorghe Muresan didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2022-231998-99
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
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
Gheorghe Muresan 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2023-241999-00
Team New York KnicksNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 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
Gheorghe Muresan 30 8.9 3.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.7 1.4 3.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 13 39.8 32.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 0.8 0.2 2.7 2.0 11.6 26.2 .444 2.0 6.5 .310 7.2 9.2 .775
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------
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