Jalen Brunson vs. Kyle Macy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Macy 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 Kyle Macy, who played 7. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kyle Macy had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Kyle Macy 7 7 1980-81 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Kyle Macy
Season 2018-191980-81
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Kyle Macy 82 17.9 8.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.5 3.3 6.5 .511 0.1 0.6 .235 1.3 1.5 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kyle Macy 7 14.6 7.0 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.7 5.1 .528 0.6 1.1 .500 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Kyle Macy
Season 2019-201981-82
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns 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 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
Kyle Macy 82 34.7 14.2 1.0 2.2 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.1 1.5 2.3 5.9 11.5 .514 0.5 1.2 .390 1.9 2.1 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kyle Macy 7 34.7 13.6 1.6 1.6 3.1 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.9 3.0 5.4 12.7 .427 0.6 1.6 .364 2.1 2.3 .938

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Kyle Macy
Season 2020-211982-83
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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 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
Kyle Macy 82 22.4 9.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 1.6 4.0 7.7 .517 0.3 0.9 .303 1.6 1.8 .872
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
Kyle Macy 3 24.0 11.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0 5.0 11.7 .429 0.0 1.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .714

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Kyle Macy
Season 2021-221983-84
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsSuns 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 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
Kyle Macy 82 29.3 10.1 0.6 1.7 2.3 4.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.2 4.4 8.7 .501 0.3 0.9 .329 1.2 1.4 .833
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
Kyle Macy 17 36.5 10.4 0.8 2.4 3.2 5.8 1.3 0.1 1.5 2.5 4.5 9.2 .490 0.6 1.3 .455 0.7 0.9 .750

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Kyle Macy
Season 2022-231984-85
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisSuns 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
Kyle Macy 65 31.0 11.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 5.8 1.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 4.3 9.0 .485 0.4 1.3 .271 2.0 2.2 .907
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
Kyle Macy 3 28.3 10.3 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.7 4.3 8.7 .500 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Kyle Macy
Season 2023-241985-86
Team New York KnicksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDBulls 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 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
Kyle Macy 82 29.6 8.6 0.5 1.7 2.2 5.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.5 3.5 7.2 .483 0.7 1.7 .411 0.9 1.1 .811
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
Kyle Macy 3 29.0 4.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 3.0 1.7 4.7 .357 0.3 1.3 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Kyle Macy
Season -1986-87
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers 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 ------- --- ----------
Kyle Macy 76 16.4 4.9 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.8 2.2 4.5 .481 0.2 0.6 .304 0.4 0.5 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Kyle Macy 4 12.3 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.3 .000
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