Jalen Brunson vs. Henry James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Henry James 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 less than Henry James, who played 7. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Henry James had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Henry James 7 2 1990-91 to 1997-98

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Henry James
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
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
Henry James 37 13.6 8.1 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.0 6.9 .441 0.6 1.6 .400 1.4 1.9 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Henry James
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Dallas MavericksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East 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 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
Henry James 65 13.3 6.4 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.4 .322 0.9 1.2 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Henry James 8 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.3 .100 0.0 0.4 .000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Henry James
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Dallas MavericksSacramento Kings, Utah Jazz
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
Henry James 10 8.8 6.7 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.9 2.1 5.1 .412 0.3 1.3 .231 2.2 2.6 .846
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
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Henry James
Season 2021-221993-94
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
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
Henry James 12 6.3 3.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.3 3.5 .381 0.3 1.5 .222 0.4 0.4 1.000
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
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Note: Henry James didn't play in 1994-95.

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Henry James
Season 2022-231995-96
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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 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
Henry James 7 8.3 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.9 1.4 3.4 .417 0.7 2.1 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
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
Henry James ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Henry James
Season 2023-241996-97
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDHawks Lost East 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 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
Henry James 53 17.8 6.7 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.4 5.8 .408 1.4 3.4 .420 0.6 0.7 .833
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
Henry James 8 5.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.4 1.6 .231 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Henry James
Season -1997-98
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
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 ------- --- ----------
Henry James 28 5.9 2.9 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.1 .407 0.4 0.9 .440 0.8 0.8 .955
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Henry James ------- --- ----------
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