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.

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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 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

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

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
+37
Brook Lopez 44

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

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+22
Brook Lopez 2

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

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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:+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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973
Brook Lopez 13.0
+3.7
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Brook Lopez 18.8
+10.6
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Brook Lopez 20.4
+7.8
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
202279
Brook Lopez 19.2
+2.9
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+4.6
202368
Brook Lopez 19.4
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+8.0
202477
Brook Lopez 20.7
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+8.8
202565
Brook Lopez 17.2
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+10.6
20265
Brook Lopez 20.6
201673

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 gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+8.0
20217
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+5.5
202311
Brook Lopez 22.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+32.4
202413
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+9.6
202518
Brook Lopez 19.8
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160
* 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.

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