Danny Green vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and Danny Green, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Danny Green played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Jaden McDaniels, who played 5. Danny Green had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Danny Green 15 13 2009-10 to 2023-24
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Danny Green Jaden McDaniels
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersMinnesota Timberwolves
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%
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
difference:+43+18.2+4.8+0.4+2.4+2.8+0.8+0.3+0.8-0.4-2.2+1.8+3.8+.062+0.8+2.0+.091+0.2+0.4+.067
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danny Green nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Danny Green Jaden McDaniels
Season 2010-112021-22
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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%
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 -
difference:+62+14.3+4.1+0.7+1.6+2.3+0.8+0.4+0.7-0.5-2.3+1.5+3.5+.026+0.2+1.2+.051+0.8+1.0
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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 -
difference:+2+19.9+8.0+0.8+1.7+2.5+0.2+1.5-0.7-2.7+2.5+4.2+.196+1.4+2.3+.250+1.7+2.0
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

Season 3
Danny Green Jaden McDaniels
Season 2011-122022-23
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+13+7.5+3.0+0.4+0.1+0.4+0.6+0.3-0.4-1.8+1.5+1.9+.075+0.1+0.1+.038+0.1+0.3+.054
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Jaden McDaniels DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Danny Green Jaden McDaniels
Season 2012-132023-24
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsTimberwolves Lost West Conf 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%
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
difference:+8+1.7+0.3+0.3+0.4+0.3+0.1-1.4+0.6+0.4+.041+1.0+1.7+.092+0.1+.126
Jaden McDaniels 72 29.2 10.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+5+1.7+1.1+0.9+1.2+0.3+0.4+0.1-0.2-1.0+0.5+0.1+.068+1.1+1.9+.053+1.1+1.5+.029
Jaden McDaniels 16 33.6 12.2 1.8 2.1 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 8.8 .514 1.5 3.5 .429 1.7 2.2 .771

Season 5
Danny Green Jaden McDaniels
Season 2013-142024-25
Team San Antonio SpursMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+14+7.6+3.1+1.2+1.2+2.3+0.5+0.3-0.1-1.1+1.7+2.8+.045+0.7+1.0+.085+0.6+0.7+.019
Jaden McDaniels 82 31.9 12.2 1.6 4.2 5.7 2.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 2.7 4.9 10.2 .477 1.2 3.7 .330 1.3 1.6 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+10.1+5.4+1.4+1.2+2.6+0.6+0.1+0.2-0.3-1.1+2.4+4.4+.024+0.7+0.7+.093+1.3+1.4+.075
Jaden McDaniels 15 33.1 14.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.3 5.8 11.3 .515 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .893

Additional Years

* Danny Green played 10 seasons more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 2015 to 2024—Danny Green played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Jaden McDaniels, Danny Green got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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