Jalen Green vs. David Lee Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Lee and Jalen Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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 Green played 3 years in the NBA, 9 less than David Lee, who played 12. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while David Lee had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 Green |
3 |
0 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
David Lee |
12 |
5 |
2005-06 to 2016-17 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Jalen Green |
David Lee |
Season |
2021-22 | 2005-06 |
Team |
Houston Rockets | New York Knicks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did 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 Green |
67 |
31.9 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
14.2 |
.426 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
.343 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
.797 |
David Lee |
67 |
16.9 |
5.1 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
.596 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.8 |
.577 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Green |
76 |
34.2 |
22.1 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
7.4 |
17.9 |
.416 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
.338 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.786 |
David Lee |
58 |
29.8 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
10.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
6.9 |
.600 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Green |
82 |
31.7 |
19.6 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
16.2 |
.423 |
2.5 |
7.4 |
.332 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
.804 |
David Lee |
81 |
29.1 |
10.8 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
.552 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.819 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
81 |
34.9 |
16.0 |
3.2 |
8.6 |
11.7 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
11.7 |
.549 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.755 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
81 |
37.3 |
20.2 |
2.8 |
8.9 |
11.7 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
8.5 |
15.5 |
.545 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
73 |
36.1 |
16.5 |
3.0 |
6.8 |
9.8 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
13.4 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
57 |
37.2 |
20.1 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
9.6 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
16.2 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.8 |
4.9 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
79 |
36.8 |
18.5 |
2.8 |
8.5 |
11.2 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
7.6 |
14.7 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
6 |
10.8 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
.394 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
69 |
33.2 |
18.2 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
9.3 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
14.2 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.780 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
7 |
31.0 |
13.9 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
9.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
11.0 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.789 |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
49 |
18.4 |
7.9 |
1.7 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.654 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
13 |
8.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.533 |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
55 |
16.4 |
7.8 |
1.8 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
6.1 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.763 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
2 |
16.5 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
79 |
18.7 |
7.3 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
.590 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.708 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
David Lee |
15 |
16.3 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
.647 |