Chet Holmgren vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and Chet Holmgren, 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.
Chet Holmgren played 2 years in the NBA, 3 less than Jaden McDaniels, who played 5. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Jaden McDaniels had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
82 |
29.4 |
16.5 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
11.6 |
.530 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
.370 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.793 |
| difference: | +19 | +5.4 | +9.7 | +0.8 | +3.4 | +4.2 | +1.3 | | +1.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 | +3.6 | +5.8 | +.083 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +.006 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +.193 |
| Jaden McDaniels |
63 |
24.0 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
.447 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
.364 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.600 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
10 |
34.5 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
5.8 |
7.2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
11.9 |
.496 |
1.3 |
5.0 |
.260 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.758 |
| Jaden McDaniels |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
32 |
27.4 |
15.0 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
5.2 |
10.7 |
.490 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.379 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
.754 |
| difference: | +38 | +1.6 | +5.8 | +0.4 | +3.4 | +3.8 | +0.9 | | +1.4 | -0.7 | -0.9 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +.030 | +0.3 | | +.062 | +2.4 | +3.2 | +.049 |
| Jaden McDaniels |
70 |
25.8 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
7.9 |
.460 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.317 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.803 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Chet Holmgren |
23 |
29.8 |
15.2 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.462 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.297 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.784 |
| difference: | +17 | +8.1 | +5.9 | +1.0 | +4.8 | +5.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -1.0 | +2.3 | +5.9 | +.067 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.203 | +1.6 | +2.2 | +.049 |
| Jaden McDaniels |
6 |
21.7 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
.529 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
.500 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.833 |
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Additional Years |
* Jaden McDaniels played 3 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 5, from 2023 to 2025—Jaden McDaniels played in two Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Jaden McDaniels got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
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NBA Champion