Jalen Brunson vs. Hasheem Thabeet Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Hasheem Thabeet 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, 1 more than Hasheem Thabeet, who played 5. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Hasheem Thabeet 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
Hasheem Thabeet 5 2 2009-10 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2018-192009-10
Team Dallas MavericksMemphis Grizzlies
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
Hasheem Thabeet 68 13.0 3.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.6 2.4 1.1 1.9 .588 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2019-202010-11
Team Dallas MavericksMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
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
Hasheem Thabeet 47 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.4 0.9 .425 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .543
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2020-212011-12
Team Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
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
Hasheem Thabeet 20 7.0 1.8 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.1 .524 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .650
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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2021-222012-13
Team Dallas MavericksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsThunder 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 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
Hasheem Thabeet 66 11.7 2.4 1.0 1.9 3.0 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.6 2.2 1.0 1.6 .604 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .604
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
Hasheem Thabeet 4 6.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2022-232013-14
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisThunder 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 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
Hasheem Thabeet 23 8.3 1.2 0.4 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.0 0.6 1.0 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .200
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
Hasheem Thabeet 2 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Hasheem Thabeet
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------
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
Hasheem Thabeet ------- --- ----------
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