Jalen Brunson vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 stats than Naz Reid 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 |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 6.5 points more than Naz Reid in his 6 seasons (18.1 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 4,122 points more (8,821 vs. 4,699).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | +6.5 | 7 |
Naz Reid | 11.6 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | +4,122 | 7 |
Naz Reid | 4,699 | 6 |
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 Naz Reid (+15.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,344).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +15.5 | 5 |
Naz Reid | 9.9 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +1,344 | 5 |
Naz Reid | 357 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
Naz Reid | 0 |
50+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
Naz Reid | 0 |
40+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 18 | +18 | ||
Naz Reid | 0 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 202 | +154 | ||
Naz Reid | 48 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 373 | +136 | ||
Naz Reid | 237 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 474 | +75 | ||
Naz Reid | 399 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 13 | +6 | ||
Naz Reid | 7 |
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
Naz Reid | 0 |
30+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 24 | +24 | ||
Naz Reid | 0 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 48 | +46 | ||
Naz Reid | 2 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 61 | +41 | ||
Naz Reid | 20 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 67 | +33 | ||
Naz Reid | 34 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
Naz Reid | 2 | +2 |
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
difference: | +6.5 | +2.3 | +4.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +9.5 | +1 | +81 |
Naz Reid | 11.6 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 48.7 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 37.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 72.8 | 6 | 406 |
Total Stats
Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 3,241 | 6,631 | 48.9 | 778 | 1,998 | 38.9 | 1,561 | 1,896 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
difference: | +4,122 | +1,462 | +2,980 | +0.2 | +209 | +474 | +1.6 | +989 | +1,110 | +9.5 | +1 | +81 |
Naz Reid | 4,699 | 1,779 | 3,651 | 48.7 | 569 | 1,524 | 37.3 | 572 | 786 | 72.8 | 6 | 406 |
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: | +15.5 | +5.4 | +12.2 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +3.9 | +4.0 | +4.6 | +6.4 | +2 | +31 |
Naz Reid | 9.9 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 38.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 76.2 | 3 | 36 |
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: | +1,344 | +478 | +1,049 | +1.6 | +79 | +247 | +3.9 | +309 | +369 | +6.4 | +2 | +31 |
Naz Reid | 357 | 128 | 269 | 47.6 | 53 | 139 | 38.1 | 48 | 63 | 76.2 | 3 | 36 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Jalen Brunson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jalen Brunson played 1 season more than Naz Reid in the NBA. In that year—his season 7 in 2025—he averaged 26.0 points in a total of 65 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Naz Reid | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Naz Reid | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jalen Brunson | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2022 | 18 |
Naz Reid | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Jalen Brunson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jalen Brunson played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 29.4 points in a total of 18 games. |