Chris Bosh vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings and Chris Bosh 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Bosh has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Bosh averages 5.1 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (19.2 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 9,388 points more (17,189 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
+5.1
13
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
+9,388
13
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chris Bosh has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+6.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,165).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
+6.7
6
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
+1,165
6
Brandon Jennings 223
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Brandon Jennings 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
+9
Brandon Jennings 1

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
+49
Brandon Jennings 33

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
+272
Brandon Jennings 150

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
+457
Brandon Jennings 358

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
+357
Brandon Jennings 535

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Brandon Jennings 20
+19

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
+2
Brandon Jennings 1

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
+19
Brandon Jennings 4

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+62
Brandon Jennings 10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+70
Brandon Jennings 18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
Brandon Jennings 7
+6

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+5.1+2.0+1.3+10.6+1.3+3.8+1.0+2.5+3.2+0.3+4+338
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+9,388+3,459+5,482+10.6+609+1,738+1.0+3,079+3,848+0.3+4+338
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+6.7+2.6+3.6+10.1+0.2+1.8+14.8+1.7+2.1+0.4+2+64
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+1,165+435+873+10.1+34+56+14.8+261+326+0.4+2+64
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 11.5
200475
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+4.0
201082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
+0.6
200581
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
+3.4
200670
Brandon Jennings 19.1
201266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
+5.1
200769
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
+6.8
200867
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
+7.3
200977
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+17.1
201070
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
+11.6
201177
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.0
+10.9
2012NBA Champion57
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.6
+9.5
2013NBA Champion74
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.2
+11.0
201479
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814

Chris Bosh's additional seasons:

* Chris Bosh played 2 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2015 to 2016—he averaged 20.0 points in a total of 97 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
+4.2
20076
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
+24.0
20085
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
+15.8
201121
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.0
+11.2
2012NBA Champion14
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 12.1
+9.3
2013NBA Champion23
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.9
+12.9
201420
Brandon Jennings 2.0
20181

Chris Bosh's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Chris Bosh didn't play in the postseason.