Jalen Brunson vs. Darius Garland: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Darius Garland 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Darius Garland has a better scoring average 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 0.8 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 7 seasons (18.9 points against 18.1). On the other hand Jalen Brunson scored a total of 1,617 points more than Darius Garland (8,821 vs. 7,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 7 | |
| Darius Garland | 18.9 | +0.8 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | +1,617 | 7 |
| Darius Garland | 7,204 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Darius Garland (+8.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,320).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +8.1 | 5 |
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +1,320 | 5 |
| Darius Garland | 381 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | +36 | ||
| Darius Garland | 166 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | +27 | ||
| Darius Garland | 346 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | +92 | ||
| Darius Garland | 382 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +13 | ||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +39 | ||
| Darius Garland | 9 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +40 | ||
| Darius Garland | 21 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +45 | ||
| Darius Garland | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +0.8 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +4.4 | +1 | +105 |
| Darius Garland | 18.9 | 6.9 | 15.2 | 45.3 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 38.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 86.7 | 6 | 382 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 3,241 | 6,631 | 48.9 | 778 | 1,998 | 38.9 | 1,561 | 1,896 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
| difference: | +1,617 | +606 | +813 | +3.6 | +119 | +315 | +0.1 | +524 | +700 | +4.4 | +1 | +105 |
| Darius Garland | 7,204 | 2,635 | 5,818 | 45.3 | 897 | 2,313 | 38.8 | 1,037 | 1,196 | 86.7 | 6 | 382 |
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: | +8.1 | +2.8 | +5.2 | +3.2 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +3.1 | +2 | +45 |
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | 6.2 | 14.5 | 42.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 34.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
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: | +1,320 | +469 | +998 | +3.2 | +85 | +249 | +0.1 | +297 | +362 | +3.1 | +2 | +45 |
| Darius Garland | 381 | 137 | 320 | 42.8 | 47 | 137 | 34.3 | 60 | 70 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Jalen Brunson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jalen Brunson played 1 season more than Darius Garland in the NBA. In that year—his season 7 in 2025—he averaged 26.0 points in a total of 65 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2021 | 7 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Jalen Brunson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jalen Brunson played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 29.4 points in a total of 18 games. |