Jalen Brunson vs. Vince Carter: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Vince Carter 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
Vince Carter 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Vince Carter 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.
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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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 1.4 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (18.1 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 16,907 points more than Jalen Brunson (25,728 vs. 8,821).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | +1.4 | 7 |
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 22 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 7 | |
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +16,907 | 22 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Vince Carter (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+108).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +7.3 | 5 |
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 11 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +108 | 5 |
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 11 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | |||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +395 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | |||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +721 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | |||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +999 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | |||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +55 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +8 | ||
| Vince Carter | 40 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | |||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +7 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | |||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +21 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |||
| Vince Carter | 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: | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +5.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +15 | +1,054 | |
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
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: | +16,907 | +6,052 | +14,708 | +5.3 | +1,512 | +4,170 | +1.8 | +3,291 | +4,186 | +2.5 | +15 | +1,054 |
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
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 | +2.7 | +4.5 | +4.4 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +6 | +21 |
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
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: | +108 | +49 | +22 | +4.4 | +13 | +34 | +0.4 | +3 | +20 | +3.0 | +6 | +21 |
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 15 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 22, from 2006 to 2020—he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 1,081 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 21.6 | +21.6 | 2022 | 18 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2023 | 11 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Brunson | 32.4 | +32.4 | 2024 | 13 |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |