Jalen Brunson vs. Jose Calderon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jose Calderon 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 played 6 years in the NBA, 8 less than Jose Calderon, who played 14. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jose Calderon had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Jose Calderon 14 6 2005-06 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season 2018-192005-06
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors
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
Jose Calderon 64 23.2 5.5 0.5 1.7 2.2 4.5 0.7 0.1 1.6 1.5 2.1 4.9 .423 0.1 0.7 .163 1.2 1.4 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season 2019-202006-07
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRaptors Lost East 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 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
Jose Calderon 77 21.0 8.7 0.3 1.5 1.7 5.0 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.8 3.4 6.6 .521 0.3 1.0 .333 1.5 1.9 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 6 24.3 13.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 5.3 0.8 0.0 2.5 2.0 5.8 11.5 .507 0.5 2.0 .250 0.8 1.0 .833

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season 2020-212007-08
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East 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
Jose Calderon 82 30.3 11.2 0.4 2.5 2.9 8.3 1.1 0.1 1.5 1.6 4.5 8.6 .519 1.0 2.2 .429 1.3 1.5 .908
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
Jose Calderon 5 24.0 11.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 7.0 0.2 0.0 1.2 3.0 4.4 10.0 .440 2.0 4.2 .476 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season 2021-222008-09
Team Dallas MavericksToronto Raptors
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
Jose Calderon 68 34.3 12.8 0.2 2.6 2.9 8.9 1.1 0.1 2.1 1.7 4.7 9.5 .497 1.2 3.0 .406 2.2 2.3 .981
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
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season 2022-232009-10
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
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
Jose Calderon 68 26.7 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.1 5.9 0.7 0.1 1.5 2.0 4.0 8.4 .482 1.0 2.5 .398 1.2 1.5 .798
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
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season 2023-242010-11
Team New York KnicksToronto Raptors
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
Jose Calderon 68 30.9 9.8 0.4 2.5 3.0 8.9 1.2 0.1 2.2 2.1 3.9 8.8 .440 0.8 2.3 .365 1.3 1.5 .854
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
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2011-12
Team -Toronto Raptors
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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 53 33.9 10.5 0.4 2.7 3.0 8.8 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.8 4.1 9.0 .457 1.1 3.0 .371 1.1 1.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2012-13
Team -Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons
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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 73 29.6 11.3 0.3 2.1 2.4 7.1 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.4 4.3 8.7 .491 1.8 3.9 .461 1.0 1.1 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2013-14
Team -Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Mavericks 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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 81 30.5 11.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.7 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.7 4.2 9.2 .456 2.4 5.2 .449 0.6 0.8 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 7 27.3 10.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 4.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 2.3 4.3 9.3 .462 1.6 3.3 .478 0.1 0.1 1.000

Season 10
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2014-15
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 42 30.2 9.1 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.7 0.7 0.0 1.8 1.8 3.5 8.4 .415 1.4 3.4 .415 0.7 0.8 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2015-16
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 72 28.1 7.6 0.3 2.9 3.2 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.9 6.3 .459 1.2 2.8 .414 0.6 0.7 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2016-17
Team -Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 41 13.1 3.4 0.4 1.4 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.9 1.3 3.3 .410 0.5 1.6 .313 0.3 0.3 .917
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 6 12.5 4.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.8 3.8 .478 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2017-18
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Cavaliers Lost NBA 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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 57 16.0 4.5 0.2 1.2 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.4 1.6 3.2 .503 0.8 1.7 .464 0.4 0.5 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 13 8.0 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.2 0.7 2.0 .346 0.3 1.4 .222 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 14
Jalen Brunson Jose Calderon
Season -2018-19
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 49 12.9 2.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.4 .375 0.3 1.2 .246 0.2 0.2 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Jose Calderon 3 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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