MarShon Brooks vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and MarShon Brooks, 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.

MarShon Brooks played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jalen Brunson, who played 6. MarShon Brooks had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, while Jalen Brunson had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
MarShon Brooks 5 1 2011-12 to 2018-19
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

MarShon Brooks Jalen Brunson
Season 2011-122018-19
Team New Jersey NetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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 %
MarShon Brooks 56 29.4 12.6 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.3 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.1 4.9 11.4 .428 0.8 2.7 .313 2.0 2.6 .764
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
MarShon Brooks ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

MarShon Brooks Jalen Brunson
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Brooklyn NetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
MarShon Brooks 73 12.5 5.4 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.3 2.1 4.6 .463 0.2 0.8 .273 0.9 1.3 .734
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
MarShon Brooks 7 5.7 1.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 .375 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

MarShon Brooks Jalen Brunson
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
MarShon Brooks 35 9.1 4.5 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.6 3.6 .456 0.4 0.7 .520 0.9 1.3 .727
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
MarShon Brooks ------- --- ----------
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

Note: MarShon Brooks didn't play in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Season 4

MarShon Brooks Jalen Brunson
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
MarShon Brooks 7 27.6 20.1 1.1 1.9 3.0 3.6 1.6 0.4 2.3 0.9 7.3 14.6 .500 2.7 4.6 .594 2.9 3.3 .870
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
MarShon Brooks ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

MarShon Brooks Jalen Brunson
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 %
MarShon Brooks 29 13.3 6.6 0.4 1.1 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.1 2.6 5.8 .450 0.5 1.9 .278 0.8 1.1 .697
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
MarShon Brooks ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

MarShon Brooks Jalen Brunson
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 %
MarShon Brooks ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
MarShon Brooks ------- --- ----------
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