Tom Boerwinkle vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Tom Boerwinkle, 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

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.

Tom Boerwinkle played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Brunson, who played 6. Tom Boerwinkle had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, 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
Tom Boerwinkle 10 7 1968-69 to 1977-78
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 80 29.6 9.8 - - 11.1 2.2 - - - 4.0 4.0 10.4 .383 - - - 1.8 2.8 .653
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1969-702019-20
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Div 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 81 28.8 10.4 - - 12.5 2.8 - - - 3.1 4.3 9.6 .449 - - - 1.9 2.8 .664
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 5 35.4 17.6 - - 14.4 3.2 - - - 3.8 8.0 15.8 .506 - - - 1.6 2.6 .615
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1970-712020-21
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisMavericks 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 82 28.9 10.8 - - 13.8 4.8 - - - 3.4 4.4 9.0 .485 - - - 2.0 2.8 .724
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 7 24.1 6.1 - - 9.6 4.4 - - - 2.4 2.7 5.9 .463 - - - 0.7 1.0 .714
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

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Chicago BullsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisMavericks 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 80 25.3 7.0 - - 11.2 3.5 - - - 3.2 2.7 6.3 .438 - - - 1.5 2.3 .656
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 1 8.0 0.0 - - 6.0 3.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1972-732022-23
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 8 22.0 3.8 - - 6.8 5.0 - - - 2.8 1.1 3.0 .375 - - - 1.5 2.5 .600
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 4 7.5 2.3 - - 2.3 2.8 - - - 1.8 1.0 1.5 .667 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000
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

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1973-742023-24
Team Chicago BullsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 46 13.1 3.4 1.2 3.5 4.6 2.0 0.3 0.4 - 1.7 1.3 2.6 .487 - - - 0.9 1.3 .700
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 2 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0 0.5 .000 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Season 7

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1974-75-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 80 14.7 4.2 1.3 3.4 4.8 3.4 0.3 0.6 - 2.0 1.7 3.4 .487 - - - 0.9 1.2 .768
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 13 29.0 8.2 4.3 8.4 12.7 4.2 0.3 0.8 - 3.7 3.3 7.5 .439 - - - 1.5 1.9 .800
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1975-76-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 74 27.6 8.8 3.6 7.1 10.7 3.8 0.6 0.7 - 3.6 3.6 7.2 .500 - - - 1.6 2.4 .667
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1976-77-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 82 13.0 3.7 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.3 0.2 0.2 - 1.8 1.6 3.3 .491 - - - 0.4 0.8 .540
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle 3 5.7 0.7 0.7 2.7 3.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 - 0.3 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Tom Boerwinkle Jalen Brunson
Season 1977-78-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
Tom Boerwinkle 22 10.3 2.5 0.6 2.0 2.7 2.0 0.1 0.2 1.2 1.6 1.0 2.3 .460 - - - 0.5 0.6 .769
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Boerwinkle ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------