Jalen Brunson vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Jalen Brunson 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jalen Brunson.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jalen Brunson scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 5.8 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 7 seasons (23.9 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 276 points more (9,097 vs. 8,821).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 7 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +5.8 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 7 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | +276 | 5 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Jalen Brunson (+1.5 points per game) while Jalen Brunson scored more points (+571).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 5 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +1.5 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +571 | 5 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 255 | +53 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | +23 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 350 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | +95 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 379 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +11 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +17 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +19 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +25 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +5.8 | +1.7 | +5.2 | +4.2 | +1.3 | +3.9 | +2.5 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +2 | +106 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 3,241 | 6,631 | 48.9 | 778 | 1,998 | 38.9 | 1,561 | 1,896 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +276 | +41 | +536 | +4.2 | +331 | +1,045 | +2.5 | +27 | +80 | +1.9 | +2 | +106 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 3,200 | 7,167 | 44.6 | 1,109 | 3,043 | 36.4 | 1,588 | 1,976 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +1.5 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +2.4 | +3.5 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +3.8 | +1 | +25 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
| difference: | +571 | +210 | +472 | +0.8 | +2 | +41 | +3.5 | +149 | +168 | +3.8 | +1 | +25 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Jalen Brunson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jalen Brunson played 2 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 142 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2022 | 6 |
Jalen Brunson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jalen Brunson played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 30.7 points in a total of 31 games. |