Al Cervi vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green and Al Cervi, 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.

Al Cervi played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jalen Green, who played 3. Al Cervi had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Jalen Green had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Al Cervi 4 4 1949-50 to 1952-53
Jalen Green 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Al Cervi Jalen Green
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nationals Lost NBA 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 %
Al Cervi 56 - 10.2 - - - 4.7 - - - 4.0 2.6 7.7 .332 - - - 5.1 6.2 .829
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 11 - 7.6 - - - 4.7 - - - 3.3 2.1 6.2 .338 - - - 3.5 4.2 .826
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Al Cervi Jalen Green
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Syracuse NationalsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Al Cervi 53 - 8.6 - - 2.9 3.9 - - - 3.4 2.5 6.5 .382 - - - 3.7 4.5 .819
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 7 - 11.1 - - 4.7 5.4 - - - 4.4 2.4 8.0 .304 - - - 6.3 7.1 .880
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Al Cervi Jalen Green
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Syracuse NationalsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Al Cervi 55 15.5 7.6 - - 1.6 2.7 - - - 3.2 1.8 5.1 .354 - - - 4.0 4.5 .883
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 7 12.6 5.1 - - 1.4 2.1 - - - 3.3 1.0 4.3 .233 - - - 3.1 3.3 .957
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Al Cervi Jalen Green
Season 1952-53-
Team Syracuse Nationals-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div 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 %
Al Cervi 38 7.9 3.8 - - 0.6 0.7 - - - 2.4 0.8 1.9 .437 - - - 2.1 2.6 .810
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Al Cervi 2 14.0 9.0 - - 0 0.5 - - - 6.0 1.5 2.5 .600 - - - 6.0 7.5 .800
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
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