Jalen Brunson vs. Mike Sweetney Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Sweetney 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, 2 more than Mike Sweetney, who played 4. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Mike Sweetney had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Mike Sweetney 4 3 2003-04 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Mike Sweetney
Season 2018-192003-04
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 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
Mike Sweetney 42 11.8 4.3 1.6 2.1 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 1.6 3.3 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Mike Sweetney 4 14.3 4.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.8 1.5 2.8 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Mike Sweetney
Season 2019-202004-05
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
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
Mike Sweetney 77 19.6 8.4 2.2 3.2 5.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.4 2.9 3.1 5.8 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.1 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Mike Sweetney
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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
Mike Sweetney 66 18.5 8.1 1.8 3.5 5.3 0.9 0.3 0.8 1.4 3.2 3.0 6.7 .450 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.1 .652
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
Mike Sweetney 6 20.0 7.2 2.7 2.8 5.5 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.2 4.0 2.3 5.7 .412 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.2 .789

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Mike Sweetney
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East 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 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
Mike Sweetney 48 8.0 3.2 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.6 1.2 2.8 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .561
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
Mike Sweetney 1 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Mike Sweetney
Season 2022-23-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 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
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
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
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Mike Sweetney
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
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
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
Mike Sweetney ------- --- ----------
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