Jalen Brunson vs. Nicolas Claxton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nicolas Claxton 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, 1 more than Nicolas Claxton, who played 5. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Nicolas Claxton had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Nicolas Claxton 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Brunson Nicolas Claxton
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Dallas MavericksBrooklyn Nets
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
Nicolas Claxton 15 12.5 4.4 1.3 1.7 2.9 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.2 .563 0.1 0.5 .143 0.7 1.4 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Brunson Nicolas Claxton
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Dallas MavericksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Nicolas Claxton 32 18.6 6.6 1.3 3.8 5.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.8 4.5 .621 0.0 0.2 .200 1.0 2.0 .484
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton 12 10.8 2.5 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.2 2.4 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 3
Jalen Brunson Nicolas Claxton
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Dallas MavericksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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
Nicolas Claxton 47 20.7 8.7 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 3.8 5.6 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .581
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
Nicolas Claxton 4 24.5 10.5 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.5 1.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 4.8 6.0 .792 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 5.5 .182

Season 4
Jalen Brunson Nicolas Claxton
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Dallas MavericksBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsNets 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 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
Nicolas Claxton 76 29.9 12.6 2.4 6.8 9.2 1.9 0.9 2.5 1.3 2.8 5.4 7.7 .705 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .541
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
Nicolas Claxton 4 29.3 10.5 1.3 6.8 8.0 1.5 0.3 1.8 0.8 2.0 4.5 6.3 .720 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600

Season 5
Jalen Brunson Nicolas Claxton
Season 2022-232023-24
Team New York KnicksBrooklyn Nets
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
Nicolas Claxton 71 29.8 11.8 2.7 7.2 9.9 2.1 0.6 2.1 1.3 2.5 5.2 8.2 .629 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 2.8 .551
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
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Brunson Nicolas Claxton
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 13 39.8 32.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 0.8 0.2 2.7 2.0 11.6 26.2 .444 2.0 6.5 .310 7.2 9.2 .775
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------
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