Jalen Brunson vs. Emmanuel Mudiay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Emmanuel Mudiay 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 / Games against each other

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 Emmanuel Mudiay both played 6 years in the NBA. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Emmanuel Mudiay had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 6 1 2015-16 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 68 30.4 12.8 0.5 2.9 3.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 3.2 2.1 4.8 13.3 .364 1.1 3.4 .319 2.1 3.1 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 55 25.6 11.0 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 1.7 3.8 10.0 .377 1.0 3.2 .315 2.4 3.0 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets, New York Knicks
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 64 19.4 8.6 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.2 0.6 0.2 1.8 1.3 3.2 8.2 .388 0.7 2.3 .318 1.5 2.0 .760
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 59 27.2 14.8 0.6 2.8 3.3 3.9 0.7 0.3 2.4 1.7 5.6 12.5 .446 1.2 3.6 .329 2.4 3.2 .774
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2022-232019-20
Team New York KnicksUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisJazz 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 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 54 15.7 7.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 1.4 1.3 2.8 6.1 .462 0.6 1.6 .345 1.2 1.5 .759
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 3 11.3 4.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.7 4.7 .357 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500

Note: Emmanuel Mudiay didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2023-242021-22
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDDid 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 5.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------
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