Jalen Brunson vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 3. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 8 5 2018-19 to 2025-26
Victor Wembanyama 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Victor Wembanyama
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
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:+2+7.9+12.1+2.0+6.4+8.3+0.7+0.7+3.5-2.5-0.5+4.2+9.0+.002+0.9+3.0+.023+2.9+3.6+.071
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Victor Wembanyama
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+11+15.3+16.1+1.4+7.2+8.6+0.4+0.7+3.7-2.0-1.0+5.7+11.8+.010+2.3+6.7+.006+2.3+2.8+.023
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Victor Wembanyama
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+63+8.8+17.6+1.4+9.8+11.2+0.1+0.9+4.8-0.6-1.8+6.0+10.0+.040+0.2+0.3+.092+5.8+7.4+.003
Victor Wembanyama 5 33.8 30.2 1.8 12.8 14.6 3.4 1.4 4.8 1.8 3.4 10.8 19.2 .563 1.0 3.2 .313 7.6 9.6 .792
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
Victor Wembanyama DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jalen Brunson played 5 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Jalen Brunson played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Jalen Brunson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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