Jalen Brunson vs. Isaiah Hartenstein: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Isaiah Hartenstein 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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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 has better scoring stats than Isaiah Hartenstein 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 11.3 points more than Isaiah Hartenstein in his 8 seasons (18.2 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 6,331 points more (8,977 vs. 2,646).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.2
+11.3
8
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.9
8

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,977
+6,331
8
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,646
8

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 Isaiah Hartenstein (+18.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,367).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+18.6
5
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+1,367
5
Isaiah Hartenstein 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+18
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
+81
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 207
+203
Isaiah Hartenstein 4

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 378
+266
Isaiah Hartenstein 112

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 479
+131
Isaiah Hartenstein 348

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
Isaiah Hartenstein 37
+24

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+24
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+48
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
+47
Isaiah Hartenstein 14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
+21
Isaiah Hartenstein 46

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
Isaiah Hartenstein 3
+3

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:+11.3+3.8+8.9+10.4+1.5+3.8+13.8+2.1+2.3+13.9+107
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.9 2.9 4.8 59.2 0.1 0.3 25.0 1.1 1.6 68.4 8 385

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:+6,331+2,192+4,881+10.4+764+1,930+13.8+1,183+1,335+13.9+107
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,646 1,104 1,864 59.2 27 108 25.0 411 601 68.4 8 385

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:+18.6+6.1+14.9+14.0+2.0+5.8+15.8+4.3+5.0+7.6+1+18
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8 2.9 4.8 60.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 1.4 75.0 4 49

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:+1,367+465+1,083+14.0+131+384+15.8+306+364+7.6+1+18
Isaiah Hartenstein 334 141 235 60.0 1 2 50.0 51 68 75.0 4 49

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+7.4
201973
Isaiah Hartenstein 1.9
201928

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
+3.5
202057
Isaiah Hartenstein 4.7
202023

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
+7.5
202168
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.1
202146

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+11.2
202279
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.1
202146

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+18.9
202368
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.1
202146

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+20.4
202477
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.3
202268

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+21.0
202565
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.0
202382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+23.4
20265
Isaiah Hartenstein 7.8
202475

Isaiah Hartenstein's additional seasons:

* Isaiah Hartenstein played 2 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 63 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Isaiah Hartenstein 2.0
+2.0
20192

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+8.0
20217
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20210

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+32.4
202413
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+26.3
202518
Isaiah Hartenstein 3.1
202311

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.5
+8.5
202413
* season in progress

Isaiah Hartenstein's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Isaiah Hartenstein played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 23 games.

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