Jalen Brunson vs. Coby White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Coby White 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring stats than Coby White in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 3 points more than Coby White in his 6 seasons (18.2 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 2,543 points more (8,948 vs. 6,405).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.2
+3.0
8
Coby White 15.2
6

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,948
+2,543
8
Coby White 6,405
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Coby White (+17 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,659).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+17.0
5
Coby White 8.4
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+1,659
5
Coby White 42
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Coby White 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
Coby White 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+17
Coby White 1

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
+58
Coby White 23

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 206
+83
Coby White 123

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 377
+71
Coby White 306

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 478
+68
Coby White 410

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
+1
Coby White 12

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Coby White 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
Coby White 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+48
Coby White 0

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+59
Coby White 2

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
+62
Coby White 5

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
Coby White 0

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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 82.4 8 491
difference:+3.0+1.3+1.2+5.6+0.7+2.2+1.9+1.2+1.5+4.1+2+69
Coby White 15.2 5.4 12.5 43.3 2.3 6.3 36.9 2.0 2.4 86.5 6 422

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Brunson 8,948 3,284 6,720 48.9 788 2,030 38.8 1,592 1,931 82.4 8 491
difference:+2,543+1,006+1,458+5.6+197+637+1.9+728+932+4.1+2+69
Coby White 6,405 2,278 5,262 43.3 985 2,667 36.9 864 999 86.5 6 422

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:+17.0+6.0+10.7+12.6+0.4+6.6+4.5+5.4+2.6+4+62
Coby White 8.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 1.6 5.8 27.6 0.8 1.0 80.0 1 5

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:+1,659+591+1,273+12.6+124+357+6.6+353+427+2.6+4+62
Coby White 42 15 45 33.3 8 29 27.6 4 5 80.0 1 5

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973
Coby White 13.2
+3.9
202065

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Coby White 15.1
+6.9
202169

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Coby White 12.7
+0.1
202261

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+6.6
202279
Coby White 9.7
202374

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+4.9
202368
Coby White 19.1
202479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+8.3
202477
Coby White 20.4
202574

Jalen Brunson's additional seasons:

* Jalen Brunson played 2 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 26.3 points in a total of 69 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Coby White -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Coby White -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Coby White 8.4
+0.4
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
Coby White -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
Coby White -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+32.4
202413
Coby White -
DNP
20250

Jalen Brunson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jalen Brunson played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 29.4 points in a total of 18 games.