Jalen Brunson vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma 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 has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Kyle Kuzma 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.
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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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 1.2 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 9 seasons (18.2 points against 17.0). On the other hand Kyle Kuzma scored a total of 290 points more than Jalen Brunson (9,267 vs. 8,977).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.2 | +1.2 | 8 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 17.0 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,977 | 8 | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9,267 | +290 | 9 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+16.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,425).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +16.8 | 5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 8.6 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +1,425 | 5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 276 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 207 | +2 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 205 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 378 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 447 | +69 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 479 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 544 | +65 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +11 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 24 | +24 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +48 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +48 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 13 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +37 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 30 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +3.8 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +5.5 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +10.1 | +1 | +54 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 17.0 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 45.0 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 72.2 | 9 | 546 |
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: | +290 | +229 | +1,085 | +3.8 | +255 | +1,099 | +5.5 | +423 | +314 | +10.1 | +1 | +54 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9,267 | 3,525 | 7,830 | 45.0 | 1,046 | 3,137 | 33.3 | 1,171 | 1,622 | 72.2 | 9 | 546 |
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: | +16.8 | +5.8 | +11.5 | +6.7 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +6.6 | +4.1 | +4.8 | +9.5 | +2 | +35 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 8.6 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 39.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 27.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 73.1 | 3 | 32 |
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: | +1,425 | +503 | +1,056 | +6.7 | +100 | +270 | +6.6 | +319 | +380 | +9.5 | +2 | +35 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 276 | 103 | 262 | 39.3 | 32 | 116 | 27.6 | 38 | 52 | 73.1 | 3 | 32 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kyle Kuzma played 1 season more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2026—he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 5 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2023 | 11 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 32.4 | +32.4 | 2024 | 13 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 29.4 | +29.4 | 2025 | 18 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2025 | 5 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Kyle Kuzma didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |