Jalen Brunson vs. Gene Tormohlen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gene Tormohlen 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 Gene Tormohlen both played 6 years in the NBA. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Gene Tormohlen had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Gene Tormohlen 6 5 1962-63 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Gene Tormohlen
Season 2018-191962-63
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 7 6.7 1.7 - - 2.1 0.7 - - - 1.6 0.7 1.4 .500 - - - 0.3 1.4 .200
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 5 3.0 1.6 - - 1.0 0.6 - - - 1.2 0.8 2.0 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Gene Tormohlen
Season 2019-201963-64
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 51 12.5 4.1 - - 4.2 1.0 - - - 2.5 1.8 4.9 .376 - - - 0.4 0.9 .478
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.5 2.2 - - 2.3 0.8 - - - 1.7 0.8 2.2 .385 - - - 0.5 0.8 .600

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1964-65.

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Gene Tormohlen
Season 2020-211965-66
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div 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 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
Gene Tormohlen 71 10.9 4.8 - - 4.4 0.8 - - - 1.9 2.0 4.6 .444 - - - 0.8 1.2 .659
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 6.3 1.2 - - 3.0 1.0 - - - 1.2 0.3 1.7 .200 - - - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Gene Tormohlen
Season 2021-221966-67
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsHawks Lost West Div 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
Gene Tormohlen 63 16.4 6.3 - - 5.5 1.2 - - - 2.8 2.7 6.4 .427 - - - 0.8 1.3 .595
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
Gene Tormohlen 6 8.7 4.0 - - 3.7 0.3 - - - 1.8 1.8 3.5 .524 - - - 0.3 0.8 .400

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Gene Tormohlen
Season 2022-231967-68
Team New York KnicksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost West Div 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
Gene Tormohlen 77 9.3 3.0 - - 2.9 0.9 - - - 1.2 1.3 3.4 .374 - - - 0.4 0.7 .589
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
Gene Tormohlen 3 8.3 2.3 - - 2.0 1.7 - - - 1.3 0.7 2.0 .333 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750

Note: Gene Tormohlen didn't play in 1968-69.

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Gene Tormohlen
Season 2023-241969-70
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
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
Gene Tormohlen 2 5.5 2.0 - - 2.0 0.5 - - - 1.5 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 8 42.4 35.6 0.8 3.6 4.4 8.1 0.9 0.3 2.9 2.3 12.5 27.4 .457 2.3 7.0 .321 8.4 10.4 .807
Gene Tormohlen ------- --- ----------
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