Jalen Brunson vs Kyrie Irving

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Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving compared on their NBA careers: Jalen Brunson played 8 seasons, 2018-19 to 2025-26, Kyrie Irving 14 seasons, 2011-12 to 2024-25. Jalen Brunson averaged 19.2 points a game to Kyrie Irving's 23.7. They have faced each other 5 times: Jalen Brunson's team won 2, Kyrie Irving's 3. Jalen Brunson won 1 title, Kyrie Irving won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kyrie Irving leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Jalen Brunson in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving career per game
561GP779
30MIN34.5
19.2PTS23.7, better
3.2REB4.1, better
5.3AST5.6, better
0.7STL1.3, better
0.1BLK0.4, better
48.5, betterFG%47.4
38.53P%39.4, better
82.7FT%88.8, better
58.9, betterTS%58.4

Jalen Brunson vs Kyrie Irving head to head

They have faced each other 5 times: Jalen Brunson's team won 2, Kyrie Irving's 3.

Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving, record against each other
GamesPlayedJalen Brunson wonKyrie Irving won
Regular season523, better
Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving, averages in their games against each other
22.0PTS32.6, better
2.0REB5.4, better
4.2AST7.0, better
29.4MIN38.0

Every game against each other

Jalen Brunson vs Kyrie Irving, every game
Nov 27, 2024NY at DALL 129-11437 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 36 MIN23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN
Jan 11, 2024NY at DALL 128-12430 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST, 39 MIN44 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 40 MIN
Jan 28, 2023NY at BKNL 122-11526 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 37 MIN32 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 41 MIN
May 6, 2021BKN at DALW 113-10915 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 26 MIN45 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 24, 2018BOS at DALW 113-1042 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 9 MIN19 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 35 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving career totals
10,748PTS18,433, better
1,796REB3,173, better
2,952AST4,365, better
408STL1,022, better
56BLK337, better
48.5, betterFG%47.4
38.53P%39.4, better
82.7FT%88.8, better
58.9, betterTS%58.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving postseason
86GP96
35.9MIN37.4
26, betterPTS23
3.7REB3.7
5.5, betterAST4.9
0.8STL1.3, better
0.1BLK0.6, better
46.1, betterFG%45.8
34.73P%39.2, better
83.1FT%88.3, better
56.6, betterTS%56.5

Where each stands all time

Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving all-time places
226th (2,952)Assists97th (4,365), better
200th (973)3-pointers made26th (1,876), better
—Points76th (18,433), better
—Steals157th (1,022), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving titles and awards
1Championships1
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-Star MVP1, better
—All-NBA Third Team2, better
3, betterAll-NBA Second Team1
1, betterFinals MVP—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jalen Brunson and Kyrie Irving season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2018-199.32.33.22011-1218.5, better3.7, better5.4, better
2nd2019-208.22.43.32012-1322.5, better3.7, better5.9, better
3rd2020-2112.63.43.52013-1420.8, better3.6, better6.1, better
4th2021-2216.33.9, better4.82014-1521.7, better3.25.2, better
5th2022-2324.0, better3.5, better6.2, better2015-1619.63.04.7
6th2023-2428.7, better3.6, better6.7, better2016-1725.23.25.8
7th2024-2526.0, better2.97.3, better2017-1824.43.8, better5.1
8th2025-2626.0, better3.36.82018-1923.85.0, better6.9, better
9th————2019-2027.45.26.4
10th————2020-2126.94.86.0
11th————2021-2227.44.45.8
12th————2022-2327.15.15.5
13th————2023-2425.65.05.2
14th————2024-2524.74.84.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST