Miles Bridges vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Miles Bridges, 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.

Miles Bridges played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jalen Brunson, who played 7. Miles Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 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
Miles Bridges 6 0 2018-19 to 2024-25
Jalen Brunson 7 5 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Miles Bridges Jalen Brunson
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
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%
Miles Bridges 80 21.2 7.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.4 3.0 6.4 .464 0.8 2.5 .325 0.7 1.0 .753
difference:+7+0.6+1.8+0.5+1.2+1.7+2.0+0.2+0.5-0.6-0.3+0.6+1.3+.003+0.1+.023+0.5+0.6+.028
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor Jalen Brunson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Miles Bridges Jalen Brunson
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
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%
Miles Bridges 65 30.7 13.0 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.5 2.0 4.9 11.6 .424 1.5 4.6 .330 1.6 2.0 .809
difference:+8+12.8+4.8+1.0+2.2+3.2+1.5+0.2+0.6-0.3-0.7+1.7+4.8+.042+0.7+2.5+.028+0.5+0.7+.004
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
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor Jalen Brunson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Miles Bridges Jalen Brunson
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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%
Miles Bridges 66 29.3 12.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.7 9.4 .503 1.8 4.4 .400 1.5 1.7 .867
difference:+2+4.3+0.1+0.8+1.8+2.6+1.3+0.2+0.8-0.4-0.6+0.1+0.2+.020+0.6+1.5+.005+0.3+0.5+.072
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 4
Miles Bridges Jalen Brunson
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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%
Miles Bridges 80 35.5 20.2 1.1 5.9 7.0 3.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 2.4 7.5 15.2 .491 1.9 5.8 .331 3.3 4.2 .802
difference:+1+3.6+3.9+0.6+2.5+3.1+1.0+0.1+0.8-0.3-0.5+1.1+2.4+.011+0.7+2.6+.042+1.0+1.5+.038
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
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

Note: Miles Bridges didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 5
Miles Bridges Jalen Brunson
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Miles Bridges 69 37.4 21.0 1.0 6.3 7.3 3.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 1.7 8.1 17.5 .462 2.3 6.5 .349 2.5 3.1 .825
difference:+1+2.4+3.0+0.4+3.3+3.8+2.9+0.3-0.1-0.5+0.5+0.1+.029+0.3+1.8+.067+2.3+2.7+.004
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
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
Miles Bridges Jalen Brunson
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Miles Bridges 64 31.7 20.3 1.1 6.4 7.5 3.9 0.7 0.7 2.1 1.5 7.3 17.0 .431 2.2 7.0 .313 3.5 4.0 .870
difference:+13+3.7+8.4+0.5+3.3+3.9+2.8+0.2+0.5-0.3-0.4+3.0+4.4+.048+0.5+0.2+.088+2.0+2.5+.023
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Jalen Brunson played 1 season more than Miles Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his season 7 in 2025—Jalen Brunson played in the Playoffs.

In that extra year over Miles Bridges, Jalen Brunson got these achievements:

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