Jalen Brunson vs. Juan Hernangomez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Juan Hernangomez 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 less than Juan Hernangomez, who played 7. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Juan Hernangomez had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Juan Hernangomez 7 2 2016-17 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Juan Hernangomez
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
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
Juan Hernangomez 62 13.6 4.9 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.0 1.6 3.6 .451 0.7 1.8 .407 0.9 1.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Juan Hernangomez
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
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
Juan Hernangomez 25 11.1 3.3 0.7 1.4 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.2 3.0 .387 0.6 2.0 .280 0.4 0.5 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Juan Hernangomez
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets 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
Juan Hernangomez 70 19.4 5.8 0.9 2.9 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.0 4.5 .439 0.9 2.6 .365 0.9 1.2 .767
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
Juan Hernangomez 5 3.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Juan Hernangomez
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 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
Juan Hernangomez 48 17.4 6.0 0.9 3.2 4.1 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.1 5.1 .405 0.9 2.7 .341 0.9 1.5 .620
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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Juan Hernangomez
Season 2022-232020-21
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Juan Hernangomez 52 17.3 7.2 0.9 3.1 3.9 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.5 5.8 .435 1.1 3.2 .327 1.2 1.9 .619
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
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Juan Hernangomez
Season 2023-242021-22
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDJazz 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 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
Juan Hernangomez 40 11.1 3.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.7 .415 0.6 1.7 .348 0.5 0.9 .559
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 12 40.7 33.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 7.3 0.8 0.2 2.8 2.1 12.1 26.9 .449 2.1 6.8 .309 7.4 9.6 .774
Juan Hernangomez 6 9.3 2.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.8 3.0 .278 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Juan Hernangomez
Season -2022-23
Team -Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Juan Hernangomez 42 14.6 2.9 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 2.7 .421 0.4 1.6 .254 0.2 0.4 .563
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Juan Hernangomez ------- --- ----------
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