Jalen Brunson vs. Thon Maker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Thon Maker 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 more than Thon Maker, who played 5. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Thon Maker 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
Thon Maker 5 3 2016-17 to 2020-21

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Thon Maker
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Dallas MavericksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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
Thon Maker 57 9.9 4.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.5 1.5 3.2 .459 0.5 1.3 .378 0.6 0.9 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Thon Maker 6 19.3 5.8 1.3 1.8 3.2 2.0 0.8 1.8 1.3 3.0 2.0 5.2 .387 0.3 1.7 .200 1.5 1.8 .818

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Thon Maker
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Dallas MavericksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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 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
Thon Maker 74 16.7 4.8 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.2 1.8 4.3 .411 0.4 1.4 .298 0.9 1.3 .699
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Thon Maker 6 21.7 5.5 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 0.7 2.8 1.8 4.7 .393 1.0 3.3 .300 0.8 1.2 .714

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Thon Maker
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Dallas MavericksMilwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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
Thon Maker 64 15.2 5.0 0.6 2.5 3.2 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.7 4.2 .407 0.8 2.4 .320 0.9 1.3 .667
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
Thon Maker 4 17.3 5.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 3.5 1.8 6.5 .269 0.0 3.0 .000 2.0 2.3 .889

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Thon Maker
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
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
Thon Maker 60 12.9 4.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.7 1.6 3.2 .482 0.4 1.1 .344 1.2 1.8 .664
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
Thon Maker ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Thon Maker
Season 2022-232020-21
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Thon Maker 8 9.5 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.3 .556 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.4 .909
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
Thon Maker ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Thon Maker
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
Thon Maker ------- --- ----------
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
Thon Maker ------- --- ----------