Jalen Brunson vs. Quincy Pondexter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quincy Pondexter 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 Quincy Pondexter, who played 7. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Quincy Pondexter had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Quincy Pondexter 7 5 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Quincy Pondexter
Season 2018-192010-11
Team Dallas MavericksNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets 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 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
Quincy Pondexter 66 11.1 2.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.7 .406 0.3 0.8 .360 0.4 0.5 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 3 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Quincy Pondexter
Season 2019-202011-12
Team Dallas MavericksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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
Quincy Pondexter 64 15.7 4.2 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.7 3.7 .452 0.3 1.1 .301 0.5 0.8 .623
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 7 16.3 4.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.6 .667 0.3 0.6 .500 1.0 1.3 .778

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Quincy Pondexter
Season 2020-212012-13
Team Dallas MavericksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Quincy Pondexter 59 21.1 6.4 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.2 5.1 .428 1.0 2.6 .395 1.0 1.3 .787
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
Quincy Pondexter 15 23.8 8.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 2.1 3.1 6.3 .489 1.6 3.5 .453 1.1 1.9 .607

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Quincy Pondexter
Season 2021-222013-14
Team Dallas MavericksMemphis Grizzlies
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
Quincy Pondexter 15 18.0 6.3 0.7 1.1 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.1 5.3 .392 0.7 2.3 .324 1.4 1.7 .808
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
Quincy Pondexter ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Quincy Pondexter
Season 2022-232014-15
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisPelicans 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 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
Quincy Pondexter 75 23.9 7.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.5 6.0 .421 1.2 3.3 .373 0.9 1.3 .740
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
Quincy Pondexter 4 31.0 7.3 0.8 4.3 5.0 3.0 1.8 0.0 0.3 3.3 2.5 7.0 .357 0.8 2.5 .300 1.5 1.8 .857

Note: Quincy Pondexter didn't play in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Quincy Pondexter
Season 2023-242017-18
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
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
Quincy Pondexter 23 8.5 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.6 2.1 .286 0.1 1.0 .136 0.6 0.7 .824
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
Quincy Pondexter ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jalen Brunson Quincy Pondexter
Season -2018-19
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 53 5.5 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.1 .500 0.1 0.3 .333 0.6 0.8 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 5 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -