Jalen Brunson vs. Bob Hansen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bob Hansen 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 played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Bob Hansen, who played 9. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Bob Hansen had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
Bob Hansen 9 8 1983-84 to 1991-92

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season 2018-191983-84
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
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
Bob Hansen 55 7.6 2.7 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.2 2.6 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen 4 4.5 1.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.8 .286 0.5 0.8 .667 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season 2019-201984-85
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
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
Bob Hansen 54 12.0 4.8 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.6 2.0 4.2 .489 0.0 0.1 .143 0.7 1.3 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen 8 4.3 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .625

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season 2020-211985-86
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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 %
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
Bob Hansen 82 24.8 8.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.5 3.6 7.7 .476 0.2 0.6 .340 1.2 1.6 .720
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
Bob Hansen 4 35.0 16.0 2.5 2.0 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 4.0 6.8 9.3 .730 0.5 0.8 .667 2.0 2.3 .889

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Dallas MavericksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsJazz 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 %
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
Bob Hansen 72 20.2 9.7 1.2 1.7 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 2.0 3.8 8.3 .453 0.2 0.6 .356 1.9 2.5 .760
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
Bob Hansen 5 28.4 12.2 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 2.8 4.2 9.8 .429 0.4 1.0 .400 3.4 4.0 .850

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season 2022-231987-88
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost West 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 %
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
Bob Hansen 81 22.2 9.6 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.2 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.4 3.9 7.5 .517 0.4 1.2 .330 1.4 1.9 .743
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
Bob Hansen 11 37.1 15.4 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 0.6 0.0 2.5 3.8 6.1 12.3 .496 1.7 3.3 .528 1.5 2.0 .727

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season 2023-241988-89
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDJazz 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 %
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
Bob Hansen 46 21.0 7.4 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.1 0.9 2.3 3.0 6.5 .467 0.4 1.2 .352 0.9 1.6 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Bob Hansen 3 41.0 11.0 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 5.0 3.7 11.7 .314 1.0 3.0 .333 2.7 3.3 .800

Season 7

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season -1989-90
Team -Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Jazz 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 %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen 81 26.8 7.6 0.8 2.0 2.8 1.8 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.4 3.3 7.0 .467 0.7 1.9 .351 0.4 0.8 .516
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen 5 29.0 10.0 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 2.8 4.2 8.6 .488 1.4 2.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .250

Season 8

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season -1990-91
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen 36 22.5 6.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.9 2.0 2.7 7.1 .375 0.5 1.9 .275 0.5 1.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jalen Brunson Bob Hansen
Season -1991-92
Team -Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen 68 11.9 2.5 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 2.0 1.2 2.6 .444 0.1 0.4 .259 0.1 0.3 .364
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Bob Hansen 9 7.7 2.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.1 1.0 2.4 .409 0.3 0.7 .500 0.1 0.3 .333