Jalen Brunson vs. Jordan McLaughlin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan McLaughlin 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 / Games against each other

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 Jordan McLaughlin, who played 5. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jordan McLaughlin had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Jordan McLaughlin 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Jordan McLaughlin
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jordan McLaughlin 30 19.7 7.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 4.2 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.0 2.9 5.9 .489 1.0 2.5 .382 0.9 1.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jordan McLaughlin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Jordan McLaughlin
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jordan McLaughlin 51 18.4 5.0 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.9 2.0 4.7 .413 0.6 1.8 .359 0.5 0.6 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jordan McLaughlin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Jordan McLaughlin
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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 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
Jordan McLaughlin 62 14.5 3.8 0.4 1.2 1.5 2.9 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.4 3.2 .440 0.4 1.4 .318 0.5 0.6 .750
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
Jordan McLaughlin 5 16.6 6.2 0.0 2.4 2.4 3.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 2.4 3.4 .706 0.8 1.4 .571 0.6 0.8 .750

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Jordan McLaughlin
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsTimberwolves 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
Jordan McLaughlin 43 15.8 3.7 0.3 1.1 1.4 3.4 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.7 1.4 3.4 .421 0.6 1.8 .308 0.3 0.4 .833
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
Jordan McLaughlin 2 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Jordan McLaughlin
Season 2022-232023-24
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTimberwolves 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 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
Jordan McLaughlin 56 11.2 3.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.6 .483 0.8 1.6 .472 0.2 0.3 .722
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
Jordan McLaughlin 5 4.8 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.4 .000

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Jordan McLaughlin
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
Jordan McLaughlin ------- --- ----------
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
Jordan McLaughlin ------- --- ----------
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