Jalen Brunson vs. Rudy Fernandez Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Fernandez 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, 2 more than Rudy Fernandez, who played 4. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Rudy Fernandez had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Rudy Fernandez 4 3 2008-09 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Brunson Rudy Fernandez
Season 2018-192008-09
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 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
Rudy Fernandez 78 25.6 10.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.1 1.4 3.4 8.1 .425 2.0 5.1 .399 1.5 1.8 .839
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Rudy Fernandez 6 27.0 7.5 0.3 2.5 2.8 1.0 1.3 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 5.8 .429 1.3 3.2 .421 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 2

Jalen Brunson Rudy Fernandez
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 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
Rudy Fernandez 62 23.2 8.1 0.6 2.1 2.6 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.6 6.8 .378 1.6 4.3 .368 1.4 1.6 .867
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Brunson ------- --- ----------
Rudy Fernandez 6 19.8 6.8 0.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.2 2.0 4.5 .444 1.8 3.8 .478 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 3

Jalen Brunson Rudy Fernandez
Season 2020-212010-11
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
Rudy Fernandez 78 23.3 8.6 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.7 7.4 .370 1.5 4.6 .321 1.6 1.9 .863
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
Rudy Fernandez 6 13.5 2.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.7 3.0 .222 0.5 1.7 .300 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 4

Jalen Brunson Rudy Fernandez
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
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
Rudy Fernandez 31 22.9 8.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.2 3.2 7.3 .440 1.3 3.9 .328 1.0 1.4 .698
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
Rudy Fernandez ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Jalen Brunson Rudy Fernandez
Season 2022-23-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
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 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
Rudy Fernandez ------- --- ----------
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
Rudy Fernandez ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jalen Brunson Rudy Fernandez
Season 2023-24-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards 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
Rudy Fernandez ------- --- ----------
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
Rudy Fernandez ------- --- ----------