Jalen Brunson vs. Paul Neumann Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Neumann 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 and Paul Neumann both played 6 years in the NBA. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Paul Neumann had his rookie season in 1961-62. 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
Paul Neumann 6 4 1961-62 to 1966-67

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Paul Neumann
Season 2018-191961-62
Team Dallas MavericksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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
Paul Neumann 79 17.3 6.0 - - 2.5 2.2 - - - 2.6 2.2 5.1 .429 - - - 1.7 2.2 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 5 24.8 5.6 - - 3.4 2.8 - - - 2.6 2.4 5.8 .414 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Paul Neumann
Season 2019-201962-63
Team Dallas MavericksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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
Paul Neumann 80 19.8 8.2 - - 2.5 2.8 - - - 2.8 3.0 6.3 .471 - - - 2.3 2.8 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Paul Neumann 4 16.3 4.0 - - 3.5 2.3 - - - 2.8 2.0 4.5 .444 - - - 0.0 0.3 .000

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Paul Neumann
Season 2020-211963-64
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div 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 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
Paul Neumann 74 26.7 11.6 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 2.9 4.4 9.9 .443 - - - 2.8 3.6 .789
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
Paul Neumann 5 33.0 16.0 - - 2.6 5.0 - - - 2.6 5.4 11.8 .458 - - - 5.2 6.2 .839

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Paul Neumann
Season 2021-221964-65
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers, San Francisco Warriors
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
Paul Neumann 76 26.8 12.7 - - 2.6 3.1 - - - 2.9 4.8 10.2 .473 - - - 3.1 4.0 .772
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
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Paul Neumann
Season 2022-231965-66
Team New York KnicksSan Francisco Warriors
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
Paul Neumann 66 26.2 14.4 - - 3.2 2.8 - - - 2.6 5.2 12.4 .420 - - - 4.0 4.8 .836
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
Paul Neumann ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Paul Neumann
Season 2023-241966-67
Team New York KnicksSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks TBDWarriors 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 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
Paul Neumann 78 31.0 13.9 - - 3.5 4.4 - - - 3.4 4.9 11.7 .424 - - - 4.0 5.0 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson 10 40.8 32.9 0.8 3.0 3.8 7.6 1.0 0.2 3.0 2.1 11.6 26.2 .443 2.0 6.7 .299 7.7 9.9 .778
Paul Neumann 15 16.9 6.2 - - 1.1 2.3 - - - 3.3 1.9 5.9 .330 - - - 2.3 3.1 .745