Chauncey Billups vs. Jalen Brunson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Brunson and Chauncey Billups 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Chauncey Billups scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 3 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (18.2 points against 15.2). On the other hand Chauncey Billups scored a total of 6,825 points more than Jalen Brunson (15,802 vs. 8,977).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15.2
17
Jalen Brunson 18.2
+3.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15,802
+6,825
17
Jalen Brunson 8,977
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Chauncey Billups (+8.1 points per game) while Chauncey Billups scored more points (+825).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 17.3
12
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+8.1
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 2,526
+825
12
Jalen Brunson 1,701
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Jalen Brunson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Jalen Brunson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Jalen Brunson 18
+18

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 42
Jalen Brunson 81
+39

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 308
+101
Jalen Brunson 207

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 776
+398
Jalen Brunson 378

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 1,027
+548
Jalen Brunson 479

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 16
+3
Jalen Brunson 13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 1
Jalen Brunson 9
+8

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 10
Jalen Brunson 24
+14

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 57
+9
Jalen Brunson 48

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 123
+62
Jalen Brunson 61

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 143
+76
Jalen Brunson 67

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 3
+3
Jalen Brunson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 15.2 4.5 10.9 41.5 1.8 4.5 38.7 4.3 4.8 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+3.0+2.2+2.8+7.4+0.2+0.4+0.1+1.1+0.9+7.1+9+551
Jalen Brunson 18.2 6.7 13.7 48.9 1.6 4.1 38.8 3.2 3.9 82.3 8 492

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 15,802 4,738 11,413 41.5 1,830 4,725 38.7 4,496 5,029 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+6,825+1,442+4,668+7.4+1,039+2,687+0.1+2,902+3,093+7.1+9+551
Jalen Brunson 8,977 3,296 6,745 48.9 791 2,038 38.8 1,594 1,936 82.3 8 492

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 17.3 5.0 12.3 41.1 1.8 5.0 36.6 5.4 6.1 88.0 12 146
difference:+8.1+4.0+7.4+4.9+0.2+0.8+2.4+0.1+0.3+5.4+7+79
Jalen Brunson 25.4 9.0 19.7 46.0 2.0 5.8 34.2 5.3 6.4 82.6 5 67

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 2,526 737 1,793 41.1 267 729 36.6 785 892 88.0 12 146
difference:+825+131+475+4.9+135+343+2.4+428+460+5.4+7+79
Jalen Brunson 1,701 606 1,318 46.0 132 386 34.2 357 432 82.6 5 67

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 11.2
+1.9
199880
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 13.9
+5.7
199945
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 8.6
200013
Jalen Brunson 12.6
+4.0
202168

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 9.3
200177
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+7.0
202279

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 12.5
200282
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+11.5
202368

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.2
200374
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+12.5
202477

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.9
2004NBA Champion78
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+9.1
202565

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.5
200580
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+14.7
20265

Chauncey Billups' additional seasons:

* Chauncey Billups played 11 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2006 to 2014—he averaged 17.0 points in a total of 672 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.5 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19980
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19990
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
20000
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+8.0
20217

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 1.0
20013
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+20.6
202218

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 22.0
20023
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+5.8
202311

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.0
200314
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+14.4
202413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.4
2004NBA Champion23
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+13.0
202518

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.7
+18.7
200525
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 110 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.2.