Jalen Brunson vs. Meyers Leonard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Meyers Leonard 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, 4 less than Meyers Leonard, who played 10. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Meyers Leonard had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Meyers Leonard 10 7 2012-13 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
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
Meyers Leonard 69 17.5 5.5 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.4 2.2 4.0 .545 0.0 0.1 .429 1.0 1.3 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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
Meyers Leonard 40 8.9 2.5 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.0 2.3 .451 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 4 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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
Meyers Leonard 55 15.4 5.9 0.8 3.7 4.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.7 2.1 2.3 4.5 .510 0.9 2.0 .420 0.5 0.6 .938
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
Meyers Leonard 5 21.2 7.8 1.2 5.4 6.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 3.4 2.8 4.2 .667 2.0 2.6 .769 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
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
Meyers Leonard 61 21.9 8.4 0.8 4.3 5.1 1.5 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.2 7.1 .448 1.4 3.7 .377 0.6 0.8 .761
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
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season 2022-232016-17
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers 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
Meyers Leonard 74 16.5 5.4 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 2.3 2.0 5.1 .386 1.0 2.9 .347 0.5 0.5 .875
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
Meyers Leonard 3 10.3 0.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 1.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season 2023-242017-18
Team New York KnicksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDTrail Blazers 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 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
Meyers Leonard 33 7.7 3.4 0.4 1.8 2.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.4 .590 0.3 0.8 .423 0.3 0.3 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 12 40.7 33.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 7.3 0.8 0.2 2.8 2.1 12.1 26.9 .449 2.1 6.8 .309 7.4 9.6 .774
Meyers Leonard 2 4.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season -2018-19
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers 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 ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 61 14.4 5.9 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.0 .545 0.8 1.8 .450 0.7 0.8 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 11 15.5 7.7 0.5 3.1 3.6 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 2.5 3.1 5.9 .523 1.3 3.0 .424 0.3 0.8 .333

Season 8
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season -2019-20
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat 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 ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 51 20.3 6.1 0.6 4.5 5.1 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.3 4.6 .509 1.0 2.5 .414 0.4 0.5 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 3 10.3 4.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 2.7 .625 0.7 1.3 .500 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 9
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season -2020-21
Team -Miami Heat
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 ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 3 9.7 3.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7 1.0 2.3 .429 1.0 2.3 .429 0.3 0.7 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard ------- --- ----------

Note: Meyers Leonard didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 10
Jalen Brunson Meyers Leonard
Season -2022-23
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks 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 ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 9 12.7 4.8 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.8 1.6 3.2 .483 0.8 2.0 .389 0.9 1.0 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Meyers Leonard 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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