Jalen Brunson vs. Tyus Jones Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyus Jones 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, 3 less than Tyus Jones, who played 9. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Tyus Jones had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Tyus Jones 9 4 2015-16 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Tyus Jones 37 15.5 4.2 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.9 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 4.2 .359 0.4 1.4 .302 0.8 1.1 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Tyus Jones 60 12.9 3.5 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.3 3.0 .414 0.4 1.2 .356 0.6 0.7 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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
Tyus Jones 82 17.9 5.1 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.8 1.2 0.1 0.7 1.3 1.8 4.0 .457 0.5 1.6 .349 0.9 1.0 .877
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
Tyus Jones 4 13.8 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 .286 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Tyus Jones 68 22.9 6.9 0.3 1.6 2.0 4.8 1.2 0.1 0.7 1.1 2.7 6.6 .415 0.6 1.9 .317 0.9 1.0 .841
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
Tyus Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season 2022-232019-20
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
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
Tyus Jones 65 19.0 7.4 0.1 1.4 1.6 4.4 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.7 3.0 6.6 .459 0.7 1.9 .379 0.7 0.9 .741
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
Tyus Jones ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season 2023-242020-21
Team New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDGrizzlies 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 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
Tyus Jones 70 17.5 6.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.7 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 5.9 .431 0.6 2.0 .321 0.6 0.6 .911
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
Tyus Jones 5 9.4 3.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 3.4 .353 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season -2021-22
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones 73 21.2 8.7 0.2 2.2 2.4 4.4 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.4 3.4 7.6 .451 1.1 2.8 .390 0.7 0.9 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones 12 21.8 9.2 0.3 2.9 3.3 4.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 0.7 3.3 8.3 .394 1.5 3.8 .400 1.2 1.3 .933

Season 8
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season -2022-23
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies 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 ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones 80 24.3 10.3 0.4 2.2 2.5 5.2 1.0 0.1 0.9 0.4 3.9 8.9 .438 1.5 4.1 .371 1.0 1.3 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones 6 20.0 4.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 0.8 1.8 6.0 .306 0.5 3.2 .158 0.3 0.5 .667

Season 9
Jalen Brunson Tyus Jones
Season -2023-24
Team -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 ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones 66 29.3 12.0 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.3 1.1 0.3 1.0 0.7 4.9 10.1 .489 1.6 3.9 .414 0.5 0.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Tyus Jones ------- --- ----------
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