Jalen Brunson vs. Luka Doncic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Luka Doncic 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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Luka Doncic has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jalen Brunson.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Luka Doncic has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jalen Brunson scored more points in the postseason. 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, Luka Doncic averages 10.4 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 8 seasons (28.7 points against 18.3), and he also scored a total of 4,035 points more (13,043 vs. 9,008).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.3 | 8 | |
| Luka Doncic | 28.7 | +10.4 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 9,008 | 8 | |
| Luka Doncic | 13,043 | +4,035 | 8 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Jalen Brunson (+5.5 points per game) while Jalen Brunson scored more points (+4).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 5 | |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | +5.5 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +4 | 5 |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 2 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 208 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 385 | +177 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 379 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 448 | +69 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 480 | +27 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 453 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +12 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +2 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +6 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +12 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.3 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.4 | 8 | 493 |
| difference: | +10.4 | +3.0 | +7.0 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +4.6 | +3.9 | +3.0 | +4.4 | +7.2 | +39 | |
| Luka Doncic | 28.7 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 34.9 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 75.2 | 8 | 454 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 9,008 | 3,306 | 6,767 | 48.9 | 795 | 2,049 | 38.8 | 1,601 | 1,943 | 82.4 | 8 | 493 |
| difference: | +4,035 | +1,107 | +2,653 | +2.0 | +597 | +1,937 | +3.9 | +1,224 | +1,815 | +7.2 | +39 | |
| Luka Doncic | 13,043 | 4,413 | 9,420 | 46.8 | 1,392 | 3,986 | 34.9 | 2,825 | 3,758 | 75.2 | 8 | 454 |
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: | +5.5 | +1.8 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +3.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +8.9 | +12 | |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 46.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
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: | +4 | +14 | +34 | +0.1 | +50 | +139 | +0.5 | +26 | +17 | +8.9 | +12 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 592 | 1,284 | 46.1 | 182 | 525 | 34.7 | 331 | 449 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 31.0 | +31.0 | 2020 | 6 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2023 | 11 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||