Jalen Brunson vs. Domantas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis 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 2.1 points more than Domantas Sabonis in his 10 seasons (18.2 points against 16.1). On the other hand Domantas Sabonis scored a total of 1,498 points more than Jalen Brunson (10,475 vs. 8,977).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.2
+2.1
8
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,977
8
Domantas Sabonis 10,475
+1,498
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Domantas Sabonis (+13.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,461).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+13.4
5
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+1,461
5
Domantas Sabonis 240
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Domantas Sabonis 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
Domantas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+17
Domantas Sabonis 1

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
+53
Domantas Sabonis 28

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 207
Domantas Sabonis 208
+1

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 378
Domantas Sabonis 517
+139

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 479
Domantas Sabonis 643
+164

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
+5
Domantas Sabonis 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Domantas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
Domantas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+44
Domantas Sabonis 4

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+49
Domantas Sabonis 12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
+48
Domantas Sabonis 19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
Domantas Sabonis 1
+1

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:+2.1+0.4+2.4+7.1+1.1+2.7+4.3+0.2+0.2+9.4+2+159
Domantas Sabonis 16.1 6.3 11.3 56.0 0.5 1.4 34.5 3.0 4.1 72.9 10 651

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:+1,498+803+580+7.1+479+1,134+4.3+371+759+9.4+2+159
Domantas Sabonis 10,475 4,099 7,325 56.0 312 904 34.5 1,965 2,695 72.9 10 651

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:+13.4+4.1+10.0+4.3+1.8+4.9+16.6+3.1+3.2+15.4+1+47
Domantas Sabonis 12.0 4.9 9.7 50.3 0.2 0.9 17.6 2.2 3.2 67.2 4 20

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:+1,461+509+1,125+4.3+129+369+16.6+314+368+15.4+1+47
Domantas Sabonis 240 97 193 50.3 3 17 17.6 43 64 67.2 4 20

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+3.4
201973
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
+3.4
201874

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
+1.5
201974

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
202279
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
+2.2
202062

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+3.7
202368
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
202162

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+9.8
202477
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+7.1
202565
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+12.3
20265
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262

Domantas Sabonis' additional seasons:

* Domantas Sabonis played 4 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 236 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 14.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
+2.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
+0.5
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+32.4
202413
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+29.4
202518
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220
* season in progress

Domantas Sabonis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Domantas Sabonis played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.4 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.4 ppg and his lowest 16.4.

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