Jalen Brunson vs. Blake Griffin: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Blake Griffin 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
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Blake Griffin has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Jalen Brunson. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Blake Griffin averages 0.8 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 8 seasons (19.0 points against 18.2), and he also scored a total of 5,536 points more (14,513 vs. 8,977).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.2 | 8 | |
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | +0.8 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,977 | 8 | |
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | +5,536 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Blake Griffin (+7.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+463).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +7.2 | 5 |
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +463 | 5 |
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 207 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 388 | +181 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 378 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 642 | +264 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 479 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 742 | +263 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 23 | +10 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +16 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +6 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 55 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +1 | ||
| Blake Griffin | 66 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Blake Griffin | 2 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +6.0 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +12.7 | +5 | +273 |
| Blake Griffin | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 49.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
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: | +5,536 | +2,123 | +4,243 | +0.5 | +253 | +399 | +6.0 | +1,543 | +2,572 | +12.7 | +5 | +273 |
| Blake Griffin | 14,513 | 5,419 | 10,988 | 49.3 | 538 | 1,639 | 32.8 | 3,137 | 4,508 | 69.6 | 13 | 765 |
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: | +7.2 | +2.0 | +5.4 | +3.2 | +1.6 | +4.7 | +3.5 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +9.5 | +5 | +1 |
| Blake Griffin | 18.2 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 49.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 37.7 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
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: | +463 | +129 | +348 | +3.2 | +103 | +309 | +3.5 | +102 | +83 | +9.5 | +5 | +1 |
| Blake Griffin | 1,238 | 477 | 970 | 49.2 | 29 | 77 | 37.7 | 255 | 349 | 73.1 | 10 | 68 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Blake Griffin's additional seasons: | ||||
* Blake Griffin played 5 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2019 to 2023—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 236 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 4.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Blake Griffin | 19.1 | +19.1 | 2012 | 11 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Blake Griffin | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Blake Griffin played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 0. |