Jalen Brunson vs. Reggie Miller: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Reggie Miller 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.
Reggie Miller is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Reggie Miller scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Jalen Brunson has a better scoring average 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Reggie Miller averages 0.1 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 7 seasons (18.2 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 16,458 points more (25,279 vs. 8,821).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 7 | |
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | +0.1 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 7 | |
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | +16,458 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Reggie Miller (+4.8 points per game) while Reggie Miller scored more points (+1,271).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +4.8 | 5 |
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 15 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 5 | |
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | +1,271 | 15 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | +405 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +822 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +908 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +6 | ||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | +24 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | +63 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | +77 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
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: | +0.1 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +6.5 | +11 | +902 |
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
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: | +16,458 | +5,000 | +10,868 | +1.8 | +1,782 | +4,488 | +0.6 | +4,676 | +5,130 | +6.5 | +11 | +902 |
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
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: | +4.8 | +2.5 | +5.2 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +4.8 | +0.4 | +6.7 | +10 | +77 | |
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
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: | +1,271 | +335 | +777 | +1.1 | +188 | +434 | +4.8 | +413 | +430 | +6.7 | +10 | +77 |
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Reggie Miller's additional seasons: | ||||
* Reggie Miller played 11 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 18, from 1995 to 2005—he averaged 17.4 points in a total of 826 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 10. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.7 points in a total of 113 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 9.2. |