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.

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.

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

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 78
+74
Naz Reid 4

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

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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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+0.3
201973
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Naz Reid 11.2
+3.0
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
+4.3
202168
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
+4.8
202279
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+10.5
202368
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+14.5
202477
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

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 gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
+3.2
20217
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+16.7
202311
Naz Reid 11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+22.0
202413
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

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.