Jalen Brunson vs. Austin Daye Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Daye and Jalen Brunson, 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.

Jalen Brunson and Austin Daye both played 6 years in the NBA. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Austin Daye had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Jalen Brunson 6 4 2018-19 to 2023-24
Austin Daye 6 2 2009-10 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Austin Daye
Season 2018-192009-10
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
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 %
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
Austin Daye 69 13.3 5.1 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.0 4.3 .464 0.4 1.4 .305 0.7 0.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Austin Daye
Season 2019-202010-11
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
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 %
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
Austin Daye 72 20.1 7.5 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.3 2.7 6.5 .410 1.0 2.4 .401 1.1 1.5 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Austin Daye
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Austin Daye 41 14.7 4.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.8 5.5 .322 0.3 1.5 .210 0.9 1.0 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Austin Daye
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsGrizzlies 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 %
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
Austin Daye 55 12.3 4.5 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.8 .433 0.7 1.8 .418 0.5 0.6 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Austin Daye 4 5.0 1.8 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Austin Daye
Season 2022-232013-14
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Austin Daye 22 6.7 3.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.1 3.1 .353 0.5 1.7 .324 0.3 0.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Austin Daye 1 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Austin Daye
Season 2023-242014-15
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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 %
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
Austin Daye 34 10.1 3.8 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.5 4.1 .355 0.7 2.1 .338 0.1 0.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 13 39.8 32.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 0.8 0.2 2.7 2.0 11.6 26.2 .444 2.0 6.5 .310 7.2 9.2 .775
Austin Daye ------- --- ----------
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