Jalen Brunson vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Michael Jordan has better scoring stats than Jalen Brunson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 11.9 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 8 seasons (30.1 points against 18.2), and he also scored a total of 23,315 points more (32,292 vs. 8,977).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Jalen Brunson	18.2		8
Michael Jordan	30.1	+11.9	15

Total Points			Seasons
Jalen Brunson	8,977		8
Michael Jordan	32,292	+23,315	15

Scoring Titles
Jalen Brunson	0
Michael Jordan	10	+10

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	9.3		2019	73
Michael Jordan	28.2	+18.9	1985	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	8.2		2020	57
Michael Jordan	22.7	+14.5	1986	18

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	12.6		2021	68
Michael Jordan	37.1	+24.5	1987	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	16.3		2022	79
Michael Jordan	35.0	+18.7	1988	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	24.0		2023	68
Michael Jordan	32.5	+8.5	1989	81

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	28.7		2024	77
Michael Jordan	33.6	+4.9	1990	82

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	26.0		2025	65
Michael Jordan	31.5	+5.5	1991	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	31.2	+1.1	2026	5
Michael Jordan	30.1		1992	80

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 7 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 1993 to 2003—he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 483 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.6 ppg and his lowest 20. In those 7 extra years over Jalen Brunson, Michael Jordan won 4 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	-	DNP	2019	0
Michael Jordan	29.3	+29.3	1985	4

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	-	DNP	2020	0
Michael Jordan	43.7	+43.7	1986	3

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	8.0		2021	7
Michael Jordan	35.7	+27.7	1987	3

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	21.6		2022	18
Michael Jordan	36.3	+14.7	1988	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	27.8		2023	11
Michael Jordan	34.8	+7.0	1989	17

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	32.4		2024	13
Michael Jordan	36.7	+4.3	1990	16

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	29.4		2025	18
Michael Jordan	31.1	+1.7	1991	17

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Jalen Brunson	-	DNP *	2026	0
Michael Jordan	34.5	+34.5	1992	22
* season in progress

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in 5 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 32.2 points in a total of 87 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 35.1 ppg and his lowest 30.7.