Jalen Brunson vs. Brandon Ingram: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Ingram 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 Brandon Ingram 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Brandon Ingram averages 1 point more than Jalen Brunson in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 18.6), and he also scored a total of 764 points more (10,273 vs. 9,509).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.6 | 8 | |
| Brandon Ingram | 19.6 | +1.0 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 9,509 | 8 | |
| Brandon Ingram | 10,273 | +764 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Brandon Ingram (+3.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,482).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +3.5 | 5 |
| Brandon Ingram | 21.9 | 2 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +1,482 | 5 |
| Brandon Ingram | 219 | 2 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Brandon Ingram | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Brandon Ingram | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 222 | |||
| Brandon Ingram | 261 | +39 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 397 | |||
| Brandon Ingram | 458 | +61 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 498 | |||
| Brandon Ingram | 519 | +21 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +9 | ||
| Brandon Ingram | 4 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Brandon Ingram | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +43 | ||
| Brandon Ingram | 5 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +52 | ||
| Brandon Ingram | 9 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +57 | ||
| Brandon Ingram | 10 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Brandon Ingram | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.6 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 48.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 38.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 82.4 | 8 | 511 |
| difference: | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +2.5 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +3.5 | +2 | +12 |
| Brandon Ingram | 19.6 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 46.8 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 36.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 78.9 | 10 | 523 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9,509 | 3,486 | 7,137 | 48.8 | 845 | 2,176 | 38.8 | 1,692 | 2,053 | 82.4 | 8 | 511 |
| difference: | +764 | +269 | +884 | +2.0 | +110 | +153 | +2.5 | +336 | +517 | +3.5 | +2 | +12 |
| Brandon Ingram | 10,273 | 3,755 | 8,021 | 46.8 | 735 | 2,023 | 36.3 | 2,028 | 2,570 | 78.9 | 10 | 523 |
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: | +3.5 | +1.5 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +3 | +57 |
| Brandon Ingram | 21.9 | 7.5 | 17.3 | 43.4 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 37.1 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 84.8 | 2 | 10 |
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: | +1,482 | +531 | +1,145 | +2.6 | +119 | +351 | +2.9 | +301 | +366 | +2.2 | +3 | +57 |
| Brandon Ingram | 219 | 75 | 173 | 43.4 | 13 | 35 | 37.1 | 56 | 66 | 84.8 | 2 | 10 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Brandon Ingram's additional seasons: | ||||
* Brandon Ingram played 2 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 22.1 points in a total of 46 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Brandon Ingram | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Brandon Ingram | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2021 | 7 |
| Brandon Ingram | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2022 | 18 |
| Brandon Ingram | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2023 | 11 |
| Brandon Ingram | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 29.4 | +29.4 | 2025 | 18 |
| Brandon Ingram | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Brandon Ingram | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2024 | 4 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Brandon Ingram's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Ingram didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |