Jalen Brunson vs. Gus Gerard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gus Gerard 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 more than Gus Gerard, who played 5. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Gus Gerard had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Gus Gerard 5 2 1976-77 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Gus Gerard
Season 2018-191976-77
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves
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
Gus Gerard 65 16.1 7.4 1.4 2.0 3.3 1.4 0.7 1.0 - 2.5 3.1 7.0 .443 - - - 1.2 1.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Gus Gerard
Season 2019-201977-78
Team Dallas MavericksBuffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons
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
Gus Gerard 57 15.6 7.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.9 3.0 6.9 .430 - - - 1.3 1.9 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Gus Gerard
Season 2020-211978-79
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons, Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdKings Lost West 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
Gus Gerard 58 8.0 3.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.4 3.3 .433 - - - 0.9 1.6 .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
Gus Gerard 5 4.8 2.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.8 1.8 .444 - - - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Gus Gerard
Season 2021-221979-80
Team Dallas MavericksKansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsKings Lost West 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
Gus Gerard 73 11.9 5.3 1.1 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.2 4.8 .457 0.0 0.0 .333 0.9 1.4 .660
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
Gus Gerard 3 8.7 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.7 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Gus Gerard
Season 2022-231980-81
Team New York KnicksKansas City Kings, San Antonio Spurs
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
Gus Gerard 27 9.3 4.0 1.1 1.4 2.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.5 4.1 .369 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.5 .675
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
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Gus Gerard
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBD-
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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
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 9 41.9 34.6 0.7 3.2 3.9 7.9 0.9 0.2 3.1 2.2 12.2 27.2 .449 2.2 6.9 .323 7.9 10.0 .789
Gus Gerard ------- --- ----------
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