Chris Mullin vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells and Chris Mullin, 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.
Chris Mullin played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 2. Chris Mullin had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Chris Mullin | 16 | 8 | 1985-86 to 2000-01 |
| Jaylen Wells | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Chris Mullin | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 1985-86 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did not play | Did not play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Chris Mullin | 55 | 25.3 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 11.3 | .463 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .185 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .896 |
| difference: | +24 | +0.6 | +3.6 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | +1.6 | +2.7 | +.038 | +1.6 | +4.5 | +.167 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +.074 |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Chris Mullin nor Jaylen Wells played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Chris Mullin | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 1986-87 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Warriors Lost West Conf Semis | Did not play (season in progress) |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Chris Mullin | 82 | 29.0 | 15.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 11.3 | .514 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .302 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .825 |
| difference: | +50 | +1.4 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +.085 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +.048 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +.036 |
| Jaylen Wells | 32 | 27.6 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 9.8 | .429 | 1.8 | 5.0 | .350 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .789 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Chris Mullin | 10 | 26.2 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 9.8 | .500 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .750 |
| Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Chris Mullin played 14 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 1988 to 2001—Chris Mullin played in 7 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Chris Mullin got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game |