Jalen Brunson vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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 Kenyon Martin 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 6.3 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (18.6 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 184 points more (9,509 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.6
+6.3
8
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 9,509
+184
8
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15

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 Kenyon Martin (+12.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+260).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+12.5
5
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+260
5
Kenyon Martin 1,441
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Kenyon Martin 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+3
Kenyon Martin 0

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 19
+19
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 91
+87
Kenyon Martin 4

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 222
+109
Kenyon Martin 113

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 397
Kenyon Martin 481
+84

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 498
Kenyon Martin 731
+233

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
Kenyon Martin 26
+13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+21
Kenyon Martin 3

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+27
Kenyon Martin 21

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
Kenyon Martin 74
+13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
Kenyon Martin 108
+41

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
Kenyon Martin 4
+4

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:+6.3+1.7+3.4+0.6+1.6+3.9+15.4+1.3+0.8+19.5+7+246
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

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:+184+389+894+0.6+779+1,894+15.4+183+345+19.5+7+246
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

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:+12.5+3.8+8.7+1.0+2.0+5.5+21.3+2.8+2.7+14.7+6+45
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

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:+260+27+85+1.0+128+355+21.3+78+21+14.7+6+45
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
201973
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+2.7
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Kenyon Martin 14.9
+6.7
200273

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+4.1
200377

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
202279
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+0.4
200465

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+8.5
202368
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+15.8
202477
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+16.5
202565
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+16.3
202624
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 7 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 2009 to 2015—he averaged 8.6 points in a total of 275 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+16.8
200220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+10.9
200320

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+2.5
202218
Kenyon Martin 19.1
200411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+15.4
202311
Kenyon Martin 12.4
20055

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+27.9
202413
Kenyon Martin 4.5
20062

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+29.4
202518
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Kenyon Martin 8.8
+8.8
20084
* season in progress

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.

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