Jalen Brunson vs Jonas Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas leads 5 of 8 career categories against Jalen Brunson, including rebounding (9.0 RPG) and shooting efficiency (61.6% TS%). Head to head they met 17 times, with Jalen Brunson winning the series 12–5.
The case for Jalen Brunson
scoring (19.2 PPG), playmaking (5.3 APG), accolades (1 FMVP · 3 All-NBA · 3 AS MVPs / All-Star nods).
The case for Jonas Valančiūnas
rebounding (9.0 RPG), shooting efficiency (61.6% TS%), per-minute impact (20.6 PER), and 2 more.
Tale of the tape
19.2PPG12.8
3.2RPG9.0
5.3APG1.4
58.9%TS%61.6%
19.2PER20.6
54.2Win Shares87.6
561games played1002
Head to Head
| Jalen Brunson | Jonas Valančiūnas | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Series wins | 5 |
| 19.2 | PPG | 12.6 |
| 3.4 | RPG | 8.8 |
| 6.2 | APG | 1.9 |
| 17 meetings · first 2018-19 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jalen Brunson | Jonas Valančiūnas | |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | G | 1002 |
| 30.0 | MIN | 24.4 |
| 19.2 | PTS | 12.8 |
| 3.2 | REB | 9.0 |
| 5.3 | AST | 1.4 |
| 0.7 | STL | 0.4 |
| 0.1 | BLK | 0.9 |
| 48.5 | FG% | 56.1 |
| 38.5 | 3P% | 34.0 |
| 82.6 | FT% | 79.3 |
Advanced
| Jalen Brunson | Jonas Valančiūnas | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | PER | 20.6 |
| 58.9 | TS% | 61.6 |
| 26.3 | USG% | 21.6 |
| 54.2 | WS | 87.6 |
| 0.154 | WS/48 | 0.172 |
| 2.7 | BPM | 0.8 |
| 19.9 | VORP | 17.2 |
Accolades
| Jalen Brunson | Jonas Valančiūnas | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | — |
| 3 | All-NBA | — |
| 3 | All-Star | — |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring74
64Efficiency88
90Playmaking42
45Rebounding94
36Defense65
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