Clyde Drexler vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and Clyde Drexler, 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.
Clyde Drexler played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jalen Duren, who played 4. Clyde Drexler had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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 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 |
| Clyde Drexler |
15 |
15 |
1983-84 to 1997-98 |
| Jalen Duren |
4 |
1 |
2022-23 to 2025-26 |
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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
82 |
17.2 |
7.7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.8 |
.451 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.728 |
| difference: | +15 | +7.7 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +6.0 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +.197 | | | | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.117 |
| 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 |
- |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.611 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
5 |
17.0 |
7.2 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.857 |
| Jalen Duren |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
80 |
31.9 |
17.2 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
14.5 |
.494 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.216 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.759 |
| difference: | +19 | +2.8 | +3.4 | +0.4 | +5.3 | +5.6 | +3.1 | +1.7 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | +1.5 | +5.3 | +.125 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.216 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +.031 |
| 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 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
9 |
37.7 |
16.7 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
6.1 |
9.2 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
6.1 |
14.9 |
.410 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.286 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
.844 |
| Jalen Duren |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
75 |
34.3 |
18.5 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
5.6 |
8.0 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
7.2 |
15.2 |
.475 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.200 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
.769 |
| difference: | +3 | +8.2 | +6.7 | +1.3 | +3.5 | +4.7 | +5.3 | +1.9 | +0.5 | -2.1 | -0.4 | +2.4 | +8.2 | +.217 | +0.2 | +0.8 | | +1.8 | +2.0 | +.100 |
| Jalen Duren |
78 |
26.1 |
11.8 |
3.6 |
6.8 |
10.3 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
7.0 |
.692 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.1 |
.669 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
4 |
36.3 |
18.0 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.456 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
.783 |
| difference: | +2 | +2.5 | +6.2 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +4.4 | +3.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 | -3.1 | -0.5 | +2.2 | +7.6 | +.194 | +0.5 | +1.3 | | +1.3 | +2.0 | +.043 |
| Jalen Duren |
6 |
33.8 |
11.8 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
10.7 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
6.7 |
.650 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
3.8 |
.826 |
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4th 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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
82 |
38.0 |
21.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
17.2 |
.502 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.234 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
.760 |
| difference: | +71 | +9.0 | +2.3 | +1.7 | +4.0 | +5.7 | +5.3 | +1.4 | +0.3 | -0.6 | | +1.6 | +6.4 | +.145 | +0.1 | +0.6 | | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.048 |
| Jalen Duren |
11 |
29.0 |
19.4 |
4.5 |
7.5 |
12.0 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
7.0 |
10.8 |
.647 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.4 |
6.6 |
.808 |
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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 | % |
| Clyde Drexler |
4 |
38.3 |
24.0 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
7.5 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
19.8 |
.456 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
.793 |
| Jalen Duren |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Clyde Drexler played 11 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1988 to 1998—Clyde Drexler played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Jalen Duren, Clyde Drexler got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team
2 All-NBA Second Team
2 All-NBA Third Team
9 All-Star Game
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