Brandon Jennings vs. Toni Kukoc: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Toni Kukoc and Brandon Jennings to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Toni Kukoc scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Brandon Jennings has a better scoring average in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Brandon Jennings averages 2.5 points more than Toni Kukoc in his 13 seasons (14.1 points against 11.6). On the other hand Toni Kukoc scored a total of 2,009 points more than Brandon Jennings (9,810 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
+2.5
9
Toni Kukoc 11.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9
Toni Kukoc 9,810
+2,009
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Toni Kukoc has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+1.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+841).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Toni Kukoc 10.7
+1.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Toni Kukoc 1,064
+841
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Toni Kukoc 0

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Toni Kukoc 0

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
+24
Toni Kukoc 9

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
+34
Toni Kukoc 116

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
Toni Kukoc 481
+123

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
Toni Kukoc 812
+277

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
Toni Kukoc 34
+14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Toni Kukoc 1

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
Toni Kukoc 7
+3

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Toni Kukoc 49
+39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
Toni Kukoc 97
+79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
+5
Toni Kukoc 2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555
difference:+2.5+0.7+3.2+6.0+0.7+2.2+1.0+0.4+0.2+6.7+4+291
Toni Kukoc 11.6 4.3 9.6 44.7 0.9 2.6 33.5 2.1 2.9 72.9 13 846

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555
difference:+2,009+883+1,028+6.0+183+464+1.0+426+744+6.7+4+291
Toni Kukoc 9,810 3,633 8,127 44.7 731 2,184 33.5 1,813 2,487 72.9 13 846

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25
difference:+1.8+0.7+0.3+6.8+0.3+0.2+10.4+0.2+0.5+9.9+5+74
Toni Kukoc 10.7 3.9 8.9 44.0 1.1 3.2 34.2 1.9 2.7 69.7 9 99

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25
difference:+841+306+663+6.8+88+232+10.4+141+210+9.9+5+74
Toni Kukoc 1,064 386 878 44.0 108 316 34.2 184 264 69.7 9 99

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+4.6
201082
Toni Kukoc 10.9
199475

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
+0.5
201163
Toni Kukoc 15.7
199581

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+6.0
201266
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1996NBA Champion81

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
+4.3
201380
Toni Kukoc 13.2
1997NBA Champion57

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+2.2
201480
Toni Kukoc 13.3
1998NBA Champion74

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541
Toni Kukoc 18.8
+3.4
199944

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Toni Kukoc 14.8
+7.9
200056

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781
Toni Kukoc 11.1
+4.0
200165

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814
Toni Kukoc 9.9
+4.7
200259

Toni Kukoc's additional seasons:

* Toni Kukoc played 4 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2003 to 2006—he averaged 7.7 points in a total of 254 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.6 ppg and his lowest 4.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+9.4
20107
Toni Kukoc 9.3
199410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Toni Kukoc 13.8
+13.8
199510

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Toni Kukoc 10.8
+10.8
1996NBA Champion15

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
+5.4
20134
Toni Kukoc 7.9
1997NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Toni Kukoc 13.1
+13.1
1998NBA Champion21

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
19990

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Toni Kukoc 9.3
+9.3
200010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.0
+2.0
20181
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20020

Toni Kukoc's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Toni Kukoc played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.8 ppg and his lowest 7.3.