Jalen Brunson vs. Pascal Siakam: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pascal Siakam 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Pascal Siakam 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 0.1 points more than Pascal Siakam in his 9 seasons (18.1 points against 18.0). On the other hand Pascal Siakam scored a total of 2,504 points more than Jalen Brunson (11,325 vs. 8,821).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.1
+0.1
7
Pascal Siakam 18.0
9

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,821
7
Pascal Siakam 11,325
+2,504
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Pascal Siakam (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+17).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+7.3
5
Pascal Siakam 18.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+17
5
Pascal Siakam 1,684
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Pascal Siakam 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+2
Pascal Siakam 1

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+13
Pascal Siakam 5

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 78
+8
Pascal Siakam 70

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 202
Pascal Siakam 280
+78

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 373
Pascal Siakam 503
+130

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 474
Pascal Siakam 615
+141

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
Pascal Siakam 14
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+9
Pascal Siakam 0

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+16
Pascal Siakam 8

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+9
Pascal Siakam 39

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
Pascal Siakam 80
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
Pascal Siakam 91
+24

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
Pascal Siakam 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:+0.1+0.2+0.2+1.0+0.5+0.9+5.0+0.1+0.2+6.0+2+142
Pascal Siakam 18.0 6.9 13.8 49.9 1.1 3.2 33.9 3.1 4.1 76.3 9 629

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:+2,504+1,091+2,055+1.0+86+41+5.0+408+686+6.0+2+142
Pascal Siakam 11,325 4,332 8,686 49.9 692 2,039 33.9 1,969 2,582 76.3 9 629

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:+7.3+1.9+5.2+3.1+1.0+2.5+3.3+2.4+2.4+10.7+2+26
Pascal Siakam 18.1 7.1 14.5 49.0 1.0 3.3 30.9 2.9 4.0 71.9 7 93

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:+17+54+28+3.1+37+79+3.3+88+58+10.7+2+26
Pascal Siakam 1,684 660 1,346 49.0 95 307 30.9 269 374 71.9 7 93

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+5.1
201973
Pascal Siakam 4.2
201755

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
+0.9
202057
Pascal Siakam 7.3
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Pascal Siakam 16.9
+4.3
2019NBA Champion80

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
202279
Pascal Siakam 22.9
+6.6
202060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+2.6
202368
Pascal Siakam 21.4
202156

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+5.9
202477
Pascal Siakam 22.8
202268

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+1.8
202565
Pascal Siakam 24.2
202371

Pascal Siakam's additional seasons:

* Pascal Siakam played 2 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 158 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Pascal Siakam 0.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Pascal Siakam 6.6
+6.6
201810

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Pascal Siakam 19.0
+11.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+4.6
202218
Pascal Siakam 17.0
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+9.6
202413
Pascal Siakam 22.8
20226

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+29.4
202518
Pascal Siakam -
DNP
20230

Pascal Siakam's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Pascal Siakam played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 40 games.