Cory Alexander vs. Jalen Brunson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Brunson and Cory Alexander, 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.

Cory Alexander played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jalen Brunson, who played 6. Cory Alexander had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, 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
Cory Alexander 7 1 1995-96 to 2004-05
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cory Alexander Jalen Brunson
Season 1995-962018-19
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Cory Alexander 60 9.3 2.8 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.6 1.1 2.6 .406 0.4 1.1 .394 0.3 0.4 .640
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 %
Cory Alexander 9 7.8 2.9 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.7 .417 0.1 0.6 .200 0.6 0.8 .714
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Cory Alexander Jalen Brunson
Season 1996-972019-20
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Cory Alexander 80 18.2 7.2 0.4 1.2 1.5 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 2.4 6.1 .396 1.2 3.2 .373 1.2 1.6 .736
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 %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Cory Alexander Jalen Brunson
Season 1997-982020-21
Team San Antonio Spurs, Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMavericks 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 %
Cory Alexander 60 21.6 8.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 3.5 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.6 2.9 6.7 .428 1.1 2.9 .375 1.3 1.7 .784
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 %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
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
Cory Alexander Jalen Brunson
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Denver NuggetsDallas 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 %
Cory Alexander 36 21.6 7.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 3.3 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.1 2.7 7.2 .373 0.8 2.9 .286 1.0 1.2 .841
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 %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
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
Cory Alexander Jalen Brunson
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Denver NuggetsNew 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 %
Cory Alexander 29 11.3 2.8 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.0 3.4 .286 0.3 1.2 .257 0.6 0.8 .773
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 %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
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
Cory Alexander Jalen Brunson
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Orlando MagicNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
Cory Alexander 26 8.7 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.7 2.2 .321 0.2 0.6 .250 0.5 0.7 .667
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 %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson 12 40.7 33.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 7.3 0.8 0.2 2.8 2.1 12.1 26.9 .449 2.1 6.8 .309 7.4 9.6 .774

Note: Cory Alexander didn't play in 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Season 7
Cory Alexander Jalen Brunson
Season 2004-05-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Cory Alexander 16 12.6 3.1 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.3 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 .327 0.5 1.2 .421 0.6 0.8 .750
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
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