Jalen Brunson vs Klay Thompson
Jalen Brunson leads 5 of 8 career categories against Klay Thompson, including scoring (19.2 PPG) and playmaking (5.3 APG). Head to head they met 16 times, 5 of them in the playoffs, with Klay Thompson winning the series 10–6.
The case for Jalen Brunson
scoring (19.2 PPG), playmaking (5.3 APG), shooting efficiency (58.9% TS%), and 2 more.
The case for Klay Thompson
rebounding (3.4 RPG), career value (57.8 Win Shares), longevity (934 games played).
Tale of the tape
19.2PPG18.6
3.2RPG3.4
5.3APG2.2
58.9%TS%57.1%
19.2PER15.6
54.2Win Shares57.8
561games played934
Head to Head
| Jalen Brunson | Klay Thompson | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Series wins | 10 |
| 18.3 | PPG | 15.9 |
| 3.8 | RPG | 3.5 |
| 4.4 | APG | 2.8 |
| 16 meetings (5 in the playoffs) · first 2018-19 · last 2025-26 | ||
Per Game
| Jalen Brunson | Klay Thompson | |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | G | 934 |
| 30.0 | MIN | 31.4 |
| 19.2 | PTS | 18.6 |
| 3.2 | REB | 3.4 |
| 5.3 | AST | 2.2 |
| 0.7 | STL | 0.8 |
| 0.1 | BLK | 0.5 |
| 48.5 | FG% | 44.8 |
| 38.5 | 3P% | 40.9 |
| 82.6 | FT% | 85.8 |
Advanced
| Jalen Brunson | Klay Thompson | |
|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | PER | 15.6 |
| 58.9 | TS% | 57.1 |
| 26.3 | USG% | 24.7 |
| 54.2 | WS | 57.8 |
| 0.154 | WS/48 | 0.095 |
| 2.7 | BPM | 0.0 |
| 19.9 | VORP | 15.0 |
Accolades
| Jalen Brunson | Klay Thompson | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finals MVP | — |
| 3 | All-NBA | 2 |
| 3 | All-Star | 5 |
| — | All-Defensive | 1 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
82Scoring89
64Efficiency65
90Playmaking66
45Rebounding52
36Defense65
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