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.

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.

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

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+2
Blake Griffin 1

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+7
Blake Griffin 11

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
Blake Griffin 87
+6

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

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+17
Blake Griffin 7

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

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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:+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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973
Blake Griffin 22.5
+13.2
201182

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Blake Griffin 20.7
+12.5
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Blake Griffin 18.0
+5.4
201380

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
202279
Blake Griffin 24.1
+7.8
201480

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+2.1
202368
Blake Griffin 21.9
201567

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+7.3
202477
Blake Griffin 21.4
201635

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+4.4
202565
Blake Griffin 21.6
201761

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+9.8
20265
Blake Griffin 21.4
201858

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 gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Blake Griffin 19.1
+19.1
201211

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Blake Griffin 13.2
+5.2
20136

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
202218
Blake Griffin 23.5
+1.9
201413

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+2.3
202311
Blake Griffin 25.5
201514

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+17.4
202413
Blake Griffin 15.0
20164

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+9.1
202518
Blake Griffin 20.3
20173

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20180
* 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.