Jalen Brunson vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Brook Lopez scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 2.4 points more than Brook Lopez in his 18 seasons (18.2 points against 15.8). On the other hand Brook Lopez scored a total of 8,572 points more than Jalen Brunson (17,549 vs. 8,977).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.2 | +2.4 | 8 |
| Brook Lopez | 15.8 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,977 | 8 | |
| Brook Lopez | 17,549 | +8,572 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Brook Lopez (+11.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+449).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +11.3 | 5 |
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +449 | 5 |
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18 | +18 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 207 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 346 | +139 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 378 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 863 | +485 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 479 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 1,106 | +627 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +9 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 4 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +27 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +1 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 60 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 87 | +20 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 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: | +2.4 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +3.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +2.6 | +10 | +618 |
| Brook Lopez | 15.8 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 49.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 79.7 | 18 | 1,110 |
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: | +8,572 | +3,395 | +6,735 | +0.8 | +292 | +1,043 | +3.6 | +1,490 | +1,933 | +2.6 | +10 | +618 |
| Brook Lopez | 17,549 | 6,691 | 13,480 | 49.6 | 1,083 | 3,081 | 35.2 | 3,084 | 3,869 | 79.7 | 18 | 1,110 |
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: | +11.3 | +3.6 | +9.1 | +5.3 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +1.1 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +0.2 | +4 | +22 |
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 51.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
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: | +449 | +123 | +377 | +5.3 | +38 | +102 | +1.1 | +165 | +200 | +0.2 | +4 | +22 |
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 483 | 941 | 51.3 | 94 | 284 | 33.1 | 192 | 232 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Brook Lopez's additional seasons: | ||||
* Brook Lopez played 10 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 623 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 6.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2021 | 7 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2022 | 18 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 32.4 | +32.4 | 2024 | 13 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 5. |