Jalen Brunson vs. Rasheed Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rasheed Wallace 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.

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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 7 years in the NBA, 9 less than Rasheed Wallace, who played 16. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Rasheed Wallace had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 achievements, 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 7 5 2018-19 to 2024-25
Rasheed Wallace 16 14 1995-96 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Rasheed Wallace
Season 2018-191995-96
Team Dallas MavericksWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+8+5.7+0.8+1.1+1.2+2.4+1.9+0.1+0.7-0.4-1.5+0.6+1.0+.020+0.5+1.2+.019+0.2+.075
Rasheed Wallace 65 27.5 10.1 1.4 3.2 4.7 1.3 0.6 0.8 1.6 3.2 4.2 8.7 .487 0.4 1.3 .329 1.2 1.8 .650
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Rasheed Wallace played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Rasheed Wallace
Season 2019-201996-97
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+12.6+6.9+1.6+2.8+4.4+2.1+0.4+0.9-0.6-1.9+2.9+4.2+.092+0.7+1.6+.085+1.6+3.0+.175
Rasheed Wallace 62 30.5 15.1 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.2 6.1 11.0 .558 0.1 0.5 .273 2.7 4.3 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Brunson DNP------ --- ----------
Rasheed Wallace 4 37.3 19.8 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 4.3 8.3 14.0 .589 0.5 1.3 .400 2.8 5.0 .550

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Rasheed Wallace
Season 2020-211997-98
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+12.6+2.0+1.3+1.5+2.8+1.0+0.5+1.1-1.0-1.9+1.3+2.2+.010+1.1+2.4+.200+0.6+1.4+.133
Rasheed Wallace 77 37.6 14.6 1.7 4.5 6.2 2.5 1.0 1.1 2.2 3.5 6.1 11.4 .533 0.1 0.5 .205 2.4 3.6 .662
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+23.2+6.5+0.9+1.3+2.2+1.4+0.5+0.5-0.7-3.1+2.9+5.5+.034+0.1+0.6+.338+0.6+2.1+.269
Rasheed Wallace 4 39.5 14.5 1.8 3.0 4.8 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.3 4.0 5.8 11.8 .489 1.0 1.3 .800 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Rasheed Wallace
Season 2021-221998-99
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+30+3.0+3.5+0.7+0.4+1.0+3.6+0.2+1.1-1.7+1.5+3.1+.006+0.9+2.6+.046+0.4+1.0+.108
Rasheed Wallace 49 28.9 12.8 1.2 3.8 4.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.6 3.6 4.9 9.7 .508 0.3 0.6 .419 2.7 3.7 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+1.1+6.8+0.5+0.3+0.2+2.2+0.7+0.7-0.1-1.7+2.3+6.1+.048+1.3+3.5+.236+0.8+0.5+.076
Rasheed Wallace 13 36.0 14.8 1.3 3.5 4.8 1.5 1.5 0.8 1.2 3.8 5.8 11.2 .514 0.1 0.7 .111 3.2 4.5 .724

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Rasheed Wallace
Season 2022-231999-00
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+13+0.1+7.6+1.0+2.4+3.5+4.4+0.2+1.1-0.2-0.5+1.9+4.7+.028+1.9+4.1+.256+1.9+1.7+.125
Rasheed Wallace 81 35.1 16.4 1.6 5.4 7.0 1.8 1.1 1.3 1.9 2.7 6.7 12.9 .519 0.1 0.6 .160 2.9 4.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+5+2.4+9.9+1.1+0.4+1.5+3.8+0.6+1.2-0.7-0.9+3.0+6.8+.015+1.9+6.5+.290+2.0+1.5+.139
Rasheed Wallace 16 37.9 17.9 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.4 3.3 6.9 14.1 .489 0.5 0.8 .615 3.6 4.7 .773

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Rasheed Wallace
Season 2023-242000-01
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2.8+9.5+1.3+2.8+4.2+3.9+0.3+1.6-0.3-0.8+2.6+6.1+.022+2.0+4.7+.080+2.3+2.3+.081
Rasheed Wallace 77 38.2 19.2 1.9 5.9 7.8 2.8 1.2 1.8 2.1 2.7 7.7 15.3 .501 0.7 2.1 .321 3.2 4.2 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Brunson 13 39.8 32.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 0.8 0.2 2.7 2.0 11.6 26.2 .444 2.0 6.5 .310 7.2 9.2 .775
difference:+10+2.9+15.7+1.1+3.6+4.7+5.2+0.5+0.8-1.4-1.0+5.3+9.2+.071+0.7+2.8+.054+4.5+4.5+.204
Rasheed Wallace 3 42.7 16.7 1.7 6.3 8.0 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.0 6.3 17.0 .373 1.3 3.7 .364 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 7

Jalen Brunson Rasheed Wallace
Season 2024-252001-02
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Clutch Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Brunson 65 35.4 26.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 7.3 0.9 0.1 2.5 2.1 9.0 18.5 .488 2.3 6.1 .383 5.7 6.9 .821
difference:+14+2.1+6.7+1.3+3.9+5.3+5.4+0.4+1.2-0.8-0.6+1.4+2.2+.019+0.9+2.1+.023+3.2+3.4+.087
Rasheed Wallace 79 37.5 19.3 1.7 6.4 8.2 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.7 7.6 16.3 .469 1.4 4.0 .360 2.5 3.5 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Brunson 18 37.8 29.4 0.7 2.8 3.4 7.0 0.4 0.3 3.1 3.3 10.1 21.8 .461 2.7 7.4 .358 6.7 7.8 .851
difference:+15+3.9+4.1+2.6+6.2+8.9+5.3+0.3+0.4-2.4-0.7+0.8+1.2+.055+0.4+1.7+.054+2.4+2.5+.038
Rasheed Wallace 3 41.7 25.3 3.3 9.0 12.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 4.0 9.3 23.0 .406 2.3 5.7 .412 4.3 5.3 .813

Additional Years

* Rasheed Wallace played 9 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2003 to 2013—Rasheed Wallace played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 9 extra years over Jalen Brunson, Rasheed Wallace got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game