Jalen Brunson vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace 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.

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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 stats than Ben Wallace 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 12.5 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (18.2 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 2,723 points more (8,977 vs. 6,254).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.2
+12.5
8
Ben Wallace 5.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,977
+2,723
8
Ben Wallace 6,254
16

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 Ben Wallace (+18.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+762).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+18.2
5
Ben Wallace 7.2
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+762
5
Ben Wallace 939
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Ben Wallace 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
Ben Wallace 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+18
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
+81
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 207
+203
Ben Wallace 4

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 378
+158
Ben Wallace 220

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 479
Ben Wallace 933
+454

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
Ben Wallace 155
+142

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+45
Ben Wallace 3

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+26
Ben Wallace 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
Ben Wallace 117
+50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
Ben Wallace 13
+13

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Brunson 18.2 6.7 13.7 48.9 1.6 4.1 38.8 3.2 3.9 82.3 8 492
difference:+12.5+4.3+8.7+1.5+1.6+4.1+25.1+2.2+1.4+40.9+8+596
Ben Wallace 5.7 2.4 5.0 47.4 0.0 0.0 13.7 1.0 2.5 41.4 16 1,088

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Brunson 8,977 3,296 6,745 48.9 791 2,038 38.8 1,594 1,936 82.3 8 492
difference:+2,723+727+1,324+1.5+784+1,987+25.1+485+743+40.9+8+596
Ben Wallace 6,254 2,569 5,421 47.4 7 51 13.7 1,109 2,679 41.4 16 1,088

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:+18.2+6.2+13.9+2.2+2.0+5.7+34.2+3.7+2.5+40.8+3+63
Ben Wallace 7.2 2.8 5.8 48.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 3.9 41.8 8 130

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:+762+242+563+2.2+132+376+34.2+146+73+40.8+3+63
Ben Wallace 939 364 755 48.2 0 10 0.0 211 505 41.8 8 130

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+8.2
201973
Ben Wallace 1.1
199734

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
+5.1
202057
Ben Wallace 3.1
199867

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
+6.6
202168
Ben Wallace 6.0
199946

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+11.5
202279
Ben Wallace 4.8
200081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+17.6
202368
Ben Wallace 6.4
200180

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+21.1
202477
Ben Wallace 7.6
200280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+19.1
202565
Ben Wallace 6.9
200373

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+21.7
20265
Ben Wallace 9.5
2004NBA Champion81

Ben Wallace's additional seasons:

* Ben Wallace played 8 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2005 to 2012—he averaged 5.4 points in a total of 546 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.7 ppg and his lowest 1.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+8.0
20217
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+25.1
202413
Ben Wallace 7.3
200210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+20.5
202518
Ben Wallace 8.9
200317

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Ben Wallace 10.3
+10.3
2004NBA Champion23
* season in progress

Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 80 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10 ppg and his lowest 1.1.