Alex English vs. Danny Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Danny Green and Alex English, 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.

Alex English and Danny Green both played 15 years in the NBA. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Danny Green had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 achievements, 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
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Danny Green 15 13 2009-10 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1976-772009-10
Team Milwaukee BucksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
difference:+40+5.0+3.2+0.7+1.2+1.9+0.1+0.1-0.8+1.4+2.6+.092+0.6+0.7+.100
Danny Green 20 5.8 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 .385 0.3 1.1 .273 0.2 0.3 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Danny Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1977-782010-11
Team Milwaukee BucksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
difference:+74+7.4+4.5+1.4+1.6+2.9+1.3+0.2+0.6-1.1-1.3+2.1+3.3+.056+1.3+1.7
Danny Green 8 11.5 5.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.4 .486 0.9 2.4 .368 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
difference:+5+21.3+12.1+1.8+2.6+4.4+0.9+0.4+0.5-1.0-1.9+4.8+7.2+.282+2.8+3.6
Danny Green 4 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 .333 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1978-792011-12
Team Indiana PacersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
difference:+15+10.2+6.9+2.3+2.4+4.6+2.0+0.3-1.4-1.0+3.8+6.4+.069+0.9+1.3+.038
Danny Green 66 23.1 9.1 0.8 2.6 3.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.2 7.2 .442 1.5 3.5 .436 1.2 1.5 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Danny Green 14 20.6 7.4 0.2 3.0 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 6.5 .418 1.4 4.1 .345 0.5 0.7 .700

Season 4

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1979-802012-13
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost NBA Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
difference:+2+3.3+6.4+2.9+1.7+4.7+1.1+0.3+0.1-1.5-1.0+3.4+6.0+.049+2.2+5.1+.096+1.9+2.4+.059
Danny Green 80 27.5 10.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.8 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.7 8.3 .448 2.2 5.2 .429 0.8 1.0 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Danny Green 21 31.9 11.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 1.5 1.0 1.1 0.9 2.4 4.0 8.9 .446 2.6 5.4 .482 0.6 0.7 .800

Season 5

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1980-812013-14
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
difference:+13+13.9+14.7+3.0+1.6+4.6+2.1+0.3+0.3-1.9-1.5+6.3+11.8+.062+1.9+4.6+.185+4.1+4.8+.056
Danny Green 68 24.3 9.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.6 3.2 7.4 .432 1.9 4.7 .415 0.7 0.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Danny Green 23 23.0 9.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 0.9 1.4 0.7 0.9 2.2 3.4 6.9 .491 2.1 4.4 .475 0.4 0.5 .818

Season 6

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1981-822014-15
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 36.8 25.4 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.2 10.4 18.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.4 .840
difference:+1+8.3+13.7+1.9+0.6+2.6+3.3+0.1+0.4-2.1-1.2+6.4+9.8+.115+2.4+5.5+.418+3.1+3.8+.034
Danny Green 81 28.5 11.7 0.7 3.6 4.2 2.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 2.0 4.0 9.1 .436 2.4 5.6 .418 1.4 1.6 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 3 39.3 19.3 2.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 8.7 18.3 .473 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
difference:+4+10.2+11.0+1.7+2.9+4.6+3.6-0.6-0.3+5.7+9.6+.129+1.7+5.7+1.4+1.4+.190
Danny Green 7 29.1 8.3 1.0 2.1 3.1 2.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 3.0 8.7 .344 1.7 5.7 .300 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 7

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1982-832015-16
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 36.4 28.4 3.2 4.1 7.3 4.8 1.4 1.5 3.2 2.9 11.7 22.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.0 .829
difference:+3+10.3+21.2+2.6+0.9+3.5+3.0+0.4+0.7-2.3-1.1+9.0+15.5+.140+1.5+4.3+.165+4.6+5.4+.090
Danny Green 79 26.1 7.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.8 2.7 7.1 .376 1.5 4.4 .332 0.4 0.6 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 7 38.6 25.9 2.9 3.4 6.3 6.0 0.6 1.0 3.0 3.0 9.6 21.4 .447 0.0 0.3 .000 6.7 7.6 .887
difference:+3+11.9+17.3+2.9+0.3+3.2+5.3+1.5+0.2-2.4-1.0+6.6+14.9+.015+2.4+4.5+.500+6.5+7.3+.220
Danny Green 10 26.7 8.6 0.0 3.1 3.1 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.0 3.0 6.5 .462 2.4 4.8 .500 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 8

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1983-842016-17
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 35.0 26.4 2.6 3.0 5.7 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.7 3.1 11.1 20.9 .529 0.0 0.1 .143 4.3 5.2 .824
difference:+14+8.4+19.1+2.1+0.2+2.4+3.2+0.4-1.6-1.3+8.5+14.3+.137+1.7+4.5+.236+3.9+4.7+.020
Danny Green 68 26.6 7.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.8 2.6 6.6 .392 1.7 4.6 .379 0.4 0.5 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 5 40.6 29.0 3.2 4.8 8.0 5.6 0.6 0.4 1.4 3.4 12.0 20.4 .588 0.0 0.2 .000 5.0 5.6 .893
difference:+11+13.3+21.2+2.4+2.0+4.4+4.2+0.5-0.3-1.5+9.2+13.5+.183+1.6+4.6+.342+4.5+4.7+.322
Danny Green 16 27.3 7.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.9 2.8 6.9 .405 1.6 4.8 .342 0.5 0.9 .571

Season 9

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1984-852017-18
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 36.1 27.9 2.5 3.1 5.7 4.2 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.2 11.6 22.4 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.7 5.7 .829
difference:+11+10.5+19.3+1.9+0.1+2.1+2.6+0.3+0.5-2.0-1.5+8.5+14.4+.131+1.7+4.5+.163+4.0+4.8+.060
Danny Green 70 25.6 8.6 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.1 8.0 .387 1.7 4.6 .363 0.7 0.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 14 38.3 30.2 2.6 4.0 6.6 4.5 1.2 0.4 2.1 2.9 11.6 21.7 .536 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 7.8 .890
difference:+9+17.7+26.0+1.8+2.6+4.4+4.3+1.0+0.4-1.7-1.3+10.0+15.7+.269+1.0+3.9+.250+6.9+7.8
Danny Green 5 20.6 4.2 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.6 6.0 .267 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 10

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1985-862018-19
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 37.3 29.8 2.4 2.6 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.4 3.1 2.9 11.7 23.3 .504 0.0 0.1 .200 6.3 7.3 .862
difference:+1+9.6+19.5+1.6+0.6+1.0+2.4+0.3-2.2-0.8+8.0+15.4+.039+2.5+5.3+.255+5.8+6.7+.021
Danny Green 80 27.7 10.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.9 2.1 3.7 7.9 .465 2.5 5.4 .455 0.5 0.6 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 10 39.4 27.3 1.8 1.7 3.5 5.2 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.9 10.6 22.9 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.1 .859
difference:+14+10.9+20.4+1.1+1.2+0.1+4.1+0.9+0.1-1.7-0.4+8.4+16.4+.121+1.6+4.9+.328+5.2+6.1+.054
Danny Green 24 28.5 6.9 0.7 2.9 3.6 1.1 1.3 0.5 1.1 2.5 2.2 6.5 .342 1.6 5.0 .328 0.9 1.0 .913

Season 11

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 37.6 28.6 1.8 2.4 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.6 11.8 23.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 5.0 5.9 .844
difference:+14+12.8+20.6+1.0+0.2+0.9+3.8+0.4+0.2-1.7-0.6+8.9+16.4+.087+1.8+4.6+.100+4.5+5.2+.156
Danny Green 68 24.8 8.0 0.8 2.6 3.3 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.9 2.0 2.9 7.0 .416 1.8 4.8 .367 0.5 0.7 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 3 25.3 18.7 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.0 8.3 16.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.3 .857
difference:+18+0.3+10.7+2.1+0.7+1.6+2.1+1.0+0.8-2.1-0.7+5.5+8.2+.163+1.9+5.5+1.5+1.6+.190
Danny Green 21 25.0 8.0 1.2 2.0 3.1 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 2.3 2.8 8.1 .347 1.9 5.5 .339 0.5 0.7 .667

Season 12

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 80 35.2 25.0 2.1 2.6 4.7 4.7 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.4 10.5 21.3 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.7 .828
difference:+11+7.2+15.5+1.3+0.4+0.9+3.0+0.4+0.5-1.3-0.6+7.3+13.4+.083+2.5+6.2+.405+3.5+4.1+.053
Danny Green 69 28.0 9.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.7 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 3.2 7.9 .412 2.5 6.3 .405 0.4 0.6 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 11 39.8 24.3 2.8 2.5 5.4 4.4 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.1 10.5 23.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .000 3.2 3.9 .814
difference:+3+14.9+17.3+1.7+1.0+2.8+1.8+0.5+0.7-0.9-1.5+7.9+17.2+.017+1.8+4.3+.378+3.2+3.9
Danny Green 8 24.9 7.0 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.6 1.1 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.6 6.0 .438 1.8 4.6 .378 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 36.5 26.5 1.8 2.2 4.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 11.3 22.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 4.0 4.6 .858
difference:+20+14.7+20.6+1.3+0.2+1.5+3.7+0.2+0.5-1.7-0.4+9.3+17.7+.097+1.7+4.3+.130+3.8+4.4+.072
Danny Green 62 21.8 5.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.7 2.0 5.2 .394 1.7 4.4 .380 0.2 0.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 3 36.0 26.0 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 4.7 2.0 10.7 20.7 .516 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .875
difference:+9+9.4+17.4+1.9+0.6+1.2+2.9+0.7+0.3-3.6-0.1+7.7+13.3+.112+2.6+6.3+4.7+5.2+.875
Danny Green 12 26.6 8.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.9 3.0 7.4 .404 2.6 6.3 .408 0.0 0.1 .000

Season 14

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 80 27.6 17.9 1.5 2.1 3.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.2 1.6 7.9 16.2 .491 0.0 0.1 .400 2.0 2.3 .880
difference:+69+15.0+12.4+1.2+1.1+2.3+2.3+0.1-0.3-0.1+5.9+11.7+.042+1.5+3.3+.032+1.9+2.2+.120
Danny Green 11 12.6 5.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.0 4.5 .449 1.5 3.4 .432 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 3 25.3 19.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.0 8.3 14.7 .568 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818
difference:+1+15.3+18.9+0.5+0.7+1.2+2.7+0.2-0.2-0.2+8.0+13.4+.368+0.3+1.0+3.0+3.7
Danny Green 4 10.0 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.3 1.3 .200 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

Alex English Danny Green
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 79 22.1 9.7 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.8 4.1 9.3 .439 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .850
difference:+77+13.1+9.7+1.4+0.8+2.2+0.8+0.3-1.3-1.3+4.1+8.3+.439+0.5+1.5+1.8
Danny Green 2 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Danny Green played in the postseason in their season 15