Jalen Brunson vs. Loy Vaught Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Loy Vaught 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, 5 less than Loy Vaught, who played 11. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Loy Vaught had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Loy Vaught 11 5 1990-91 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
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
Loy Vaught 73 16.1 5.5 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.8 2.4 4.9 .487 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 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
Loy Vaught 79 21.4 7.6 2.0 4.5 6.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.1 3.4 7.0 .492 0.1 0.1 .800 0.7 0.9 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 5 7.2 3.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2 .636 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers 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
Loy Vaught 79 20.9 9.4 2.1 4.2 6.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.0 7.8 .508 0.0 0.1 .250 1.5 2.0 .748
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
Loy Vaught 3 16.7 5.3 1.3 4.7 6.0 0.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.3 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
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
Loy Vaught 75 28.2 11.7 2.9 5.8 8.7 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 2.9 5.0 9.3 .537 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.4 .720
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
Loy Vaught ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season 2022-231994-95
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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
Loy Vaught 80 37.1 17.5 3.3 6.4 9.7 1.7 1.3 0.4 2.1 3.0 7.6 14.8 .514 0.1 0.4 .212 2.2 3.1 .710
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
Loy Vaught ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season 2023-241995-96
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDDid 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 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
Loy Vaught 80 37.1 16.2 2.6 7.6 10.1 1.4 1.1 0.5 2.0 3.0 7.1 13.6 .525 0.1 0.2 .368 1.9 2.6 .727
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
Loy Vaught ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season -1996-97
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers 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 ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 82 34.6 14.9 2.7 7.3 10.0 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.9 6.6 13.2 .500 0.0 0.1 .167 1.6 2.3 .702
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 3 29.7 15.0 1.7 7.3 9.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 2.0 4.0 6.3 10.3 .613 0.3 1.0 .333 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 8
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season -1997-98
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
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 ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 10 26.5 7.5 1.6 4.9 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.3 3.3 3.6 8.4 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.8 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season -1998-99
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 37 13.0 3.4 1.0 3.0 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.6 4.2 .381 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 2 7.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season -1999-00
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons 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 ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 43 6.8 1.7 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.1 .360 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 2 8.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11
Jalen Brunson Loy Vaught
Season -2000-01
Team -Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards
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 ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught 51 10.8 3.3 1.0 2.4 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.3 .473 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Loy Vaught ------- --- ----------
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