Jalen Brunson vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson 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.
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 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 4. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jalen Johnson had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 achievements, 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 |
7 |
5 |
2018-19 to 2024-25 |
| Jalen Johnson |
4 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +51 | +16.3 | +6.9 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +0.4 | | -0.8 | -1.3 | +2.6 | +5.8 | +.070 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +.117 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +.011 |
| Jalen Johnson |
22 |
5.5 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
.537 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.231 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.714 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Johnson |
2 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +13 | +3.0 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +2.2 | +.025 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.070 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.185 |
| Jalen Johnson |
70 |
14.9 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
.491 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.288 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.628 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Brunson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jalen Johnson |
6 |
9.3 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.417 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
.364 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +12 | +8.7 | +3.4 | +0.9 | +4.4 | +5.3 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.8 | -0.6 | -0.8 | +1.6 | +3.3 | +.012 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.050 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.067 |
| Jalen Johnson |
56 |
33.7 |
16.0 |
1.3 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
12.5 |
.511 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.355 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
.728 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jalen Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +43 | +3.8 | +2.6 | +1.2 | +4.9 | +6.1 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.0 | -1.3 | | +1.1 | +2.3 | +.002 | | +0.7 | +.061 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.094 |
| Jalen Johnson |
36 |
35.7 |
18.9 |
1.7 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
7.5 |
15.1 |
.500 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
.312 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.746 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Jalen Johnson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Jalen Brunson played 3 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—Jalen Brunson played in 3 Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Jalen Brunson got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team
1 Clutch Player of the Year
2 All-Star Game
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