Bob Brannum vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and Bob Brannum, 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.

Bob Brannum played 5 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jalen Duren, who played 2. Bob Brannum had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Jalen Duren had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Bob Brannum 5 5 1949-50 to 1954-55
Jalen Duren 2 0 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Brannum Jalen Duren
Season 1949-502022-23
Team Sheboygan Red SkinsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Red Skins Lost West Div SemisDid 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 %
Bob Brannum 59 - 12.1 - - - 3.5 - - - 4.7 4.0 12.2 .326 - - - 4.2 6.0 .690
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 3 - 14.3 - - - 3.7 - - - 5.3 5.0 14.3 .349 - - - 4.3 6.7 .650
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Note: Bob Brannum didn't play in 1950-51.

Season 2

Bob Brannum Jalen Duren
Season 1951-522023-24
Team Boston CelticsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Bob Brannum 66 20.1 6.1 - - 6.2 1.2 - - - 3.6 2.3 6.1 .369 - - - 1.6 2.6 .626
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 3 16.0 3.0 - - 3.3 1.0 - - - 5.3 1.3 4.0 .333 - - - 0.3 2.0 .167
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Brannum Jalen Duren
Season 1952-53-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 71 26.8 6.8 - - 7.6 2.1 - - - 4.0 2.6 7.6 .348 - - - 1.5 2.6 .595
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 6 13.8 5.2 - - 3.5 1.7 - - - 3.8 2.0 3.8 .522 - - - 1.2 1.8 .636
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Bob Brannum Jalen Duren
Season 1953-54-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 71 24.4 5.8 - - 7.2 2.0 - - - 3.9 2.0 6.4 .309 - - - 1.8 2.9 .626
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 6 22.7 4.7 - - 7.5 1.7 - - - 4.8 1.8 6.3 .289 - - - 1.0 1.8 .545
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Bob Brannum Jalen Duren
Season 1954-55-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 71 22.9 6.2 - - 6.9 1.8 - - - 3.3 2.5 6.5 .378 - - - 1.3 1.8 .709
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Brannum 7 32.1 9.0 - - 11.3 1.9 - - - 4.6 3.7 8.7 .426 - - - 1.6 2.7 .579
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------