Jalen Brunson vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan 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 stats than DeAndre Jordan 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.

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 10.1 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 18 seasons (18.6 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 17 points more (9,509 vs. 9,492).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.6
+10.1
8
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 9,509
+17
8
DeAndre Jordan 9,492
18

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 DeAndre Jordan (+17.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,118).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+17.4
5
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+1,118
5
DeAndre Jordan 583
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
DeAndre Jordan 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
DeAndre Jordan 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 19
+19
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 91
+90
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 222
+174
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 397
DeAndre Jordan 433
+36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 498
DeAndre Jordan 1,048
+550

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
DeAndre Jordan 65
+52

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
DeAndre Jordan 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+43
DeAndre Jordan 5

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+34
DeAndre Jordan 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
+6
DeAndre Jordan 61

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
DeAndre Jordan 12
+12

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Brunson 18.6 6.8 14.0 48.8 1.7 4.3 38.8 3.3 4.0 82.4 8 511
difference:+10.1+3.3+8.9+18.5+1.7+4.3+23.4+1.7+0.6+34.9+10+602
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.1 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 18 1,113

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:+17+374+1,407+18.5+843+2,163+23.4+78+1,677+34.9+10+602
DeAndre Jordan 9,492 3,860 5,730 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,770 3,730 47.5 18 1,113

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:+17.4+6.1+15.3+21.0+2.0+5.8+34.2+3.1+1.1+42.2+5+6
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

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:+1,118+393+1,000+21.0+132+385+34.2+200+43+42.2+5+6
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+5.0
201973
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
+3.4
202057
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
+5.5
202168
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+8.9
202279
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+15.2
202368
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+18.3
202477
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+14.5
202565
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+16.0
202624
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 10 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 8.4 points in a total of 521 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.7 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+8.0
20217
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+17.1
202218
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+24.1
202311
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+22.8
202413
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+16.3
202518
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
201514

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
+11.7
20166
* season in progress

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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