Alaa Abdelnaby vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Alaa Abdelnaby, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alaa Abdelnaby played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jalen Brunson, who played 6. Alaa Abdelnaby had the first of his seasons in 1990-91, while Jalen Brunson had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alaa Abdelnaby 5 3 1990-91 to 1994-95
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alaa Abdelnaby Jalen Brunson
Season 1990-912018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 43 6.7 3.1 0.6 1.4 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.7 .474 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .568
Jalen Brunson 73 21.8 9.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.2 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.7 3.6 7.7 .467 0.9 2.5 .348 1.2 1.6 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 5 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Alaa Abdelnaby Jalen Brunson
Season 1991-922019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 71 13.2 6.1 1.1 2.5 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.5 5.1 .493 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.4 .752
Jalen Brunson 57 17.9 8.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 3.2 6.8 .466 0.8 2.1 .358 1.1 1.3 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 8 3.1 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Alaa Abdelnaby Jalen Brunson
Season 1992-932020-21
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 75 17.5 7.7 1.7 2.8 4.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 6.3 .518 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.5 .759
Jalen Brunson 68 25.0 12.6 0.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 0.5 0.0 1.2 1.6 4.8 9.2 .523 1.2 2.9 .405 1.8 2.2 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 4 17.0 5.5 0.5 2.8 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.3 1.8 2.8 6.0 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Brunson 7 16.3 8.0 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 2.9 6.3 .455 0.9 1.9 .462 1.4 1.9 .769

Season 4
Alaa Abdelnaby Jalen Brunson
Season 1993-942021-22
Team Boston CelticsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 13 12.2 4.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 4.2 .436 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .640
Jalen Brunson 79 31.9 16.3 0.5 3.4 3.9 4.8 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.9 6.4 12.8 .502 1.2 3.2 .373 2.3 2.7 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson 18 34.9 21.6 0.8 3.8 4.6 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.1 8.1 17.3 .466 1.4 4.2 .347 4.0 5.0 .800

Season 5
Alaa Abdelnaby Jalen Brunson
Season 1994-952022-23
Team Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby 54 9.4 4.7 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.9 2.2 4.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .571
Jalen Brunson 68 35.0 24.0 0.6 3.0 3.5 6.2 0.9 0.2 2.1 2.2 8.6 17.6 .491 2.0 4.7 .416 4.8 5.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson 11 40.3 27.8 0.8 4.1 4.9 5.6 1.5 0.1 2.1 2.4 9.9 20.9 .474 2.4 7.3 .325 5.6 6.2 .912

Season 6
Alaa Abdelnaby Jalen Brunson
Season -2023-24
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Knicks TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson 77 35.4 28.7 0.6 3.1 3.6 6.7 0.9 0.2 2.4 1.9 10.3 21.4 .479 2.7 6.8 .401 5.5 6.5 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Alaa Abdelnaby ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson 11 41.0 33.9 0.7 3.1 3.8 7.5 0.9 0.2 3.0 2.1 12.2 27.0 .451 2.0 6.6 .301 7.5 9.6 .783
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