Jalen Brunson vs. Jared Sullinger Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jared Sullinger 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 Jared Sullinger, who played 5. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jared Sullinger had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Jared Sullinger 5 2 2012-13 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Jared Sullinger
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
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
Jared Sullinger 45 19.8 6.0 2.0 3.8 5.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 3.4 2.5 5.0 .493 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.4 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Jared Sullinger
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
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
Jared Sullinger 74 27.6 13.3 3.3 4.9 8.1 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.4 5.2 12.1 .427 0.8 2.8 .269 2.1 2.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Jared Sullinger
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 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
Jared Sullinger 58 27.0 13.3 2.5 5.1 7.6 2.3 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.4 12.2 .439 0.9 3.2 .283 1.7 2.2 .744
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
Jared Sullinger 4 20.0 12.3 2.3 4.8 7.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.3 3.0 5.3 9.5 .553 0.8 2.3 .333 1.0 1.8 .571

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Jared Sullinger
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Dallas MavericksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics 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
Jared Sullinger 81 23.6 10.3 2.4 5.9 8.3 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.6 4.3 10.0 .435 0.4 1.3 .282 1.3 2.0 .640
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
Jared Sullinger 6 13.5 5.2 1.7 2.8 4.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 2.7 2.2 7.0 .310 0.3 0.7 .500 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Jared Sullinger
Season 2022-232016-17
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
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
Jared Sullinger 11 10.7 3.4 0.9 1.5 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.4 4.3 .319 0.3 1.6 .167 0.4 0.7 .500
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
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Jared Sullinger
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
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 11 41.0 33.9 0.7 3.1 3.8 7.5 0.9 0.2 3.0 2.1 12.2 27.0 .451 2.0 6.6 .301 7.5 9.6 .783
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------
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