Danny Green vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green 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, 11 more than Jalen Green, who played 4. Danny Green had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Jalen Green had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Jalen Green 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Danny Green Jalen Green
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+47+26.1+15.3+0.1+2.4+2.5+2.3+0.4+0.1-1.7-1.0+5.3+12.2+.041+2.0+5.7+.070+2.6+3.2+.130
Jalen Green 67 31.9 17.3 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.5 6.1 14.2 .426 2.3 6.8 .343 2.8 3.5 .797
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Danny Green nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Danny Green Jalen Green
Season 2010-112022-23
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+68+22.7+17.0+0.2+1.7+1.8+3.4+0.5+0.1-2.0-0.8+5.3+13.5+.070+1.6+4.9+.030+4.8+6.1
Jalen Green 76 34.2 22.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.7 7.4 17.9 .416 2.5 7.3 .338 4.8 6.1 .786
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 -
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Danny Green Jalen Green
Season 2011-122023-24
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
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:+16+8.6+10.5+0.3+2.1+1.7+2.2+0.1+0.4-1.3-0.2+3.7+9.0+.019+1.0+3.9+.104+2.3+2.8+.014
Jalen Green 82 31.7 19.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.4 6.9 16.2 .423 2.5 7.4 .332 3.5 4.3 .804
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
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Danny Green Jalen Green
Season 2012-132024-25
Team San Antonio SpursHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+5.4+10.5+1.4+1.5+1.6+0.3+0.4-1.3-0.1+3.7+9.2+.025+0.7+2.9+.075+2.5+3.1+.035
Jalen Green 82 32.9 21.0 0.5 4.0 4.6 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.5 7.4 17.5 .423 2.9 8.1 .354 3.3 4.1 .813
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:+14+0.6+2.2+0.5+1.7+1.3+1.4+0.4+0.8-0.5-1.5+0.6+3.4+.074+0.7+0.9+.187+1.7+2.7+.133
Jalen Green 7 31.3 13.3 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 4.6 12.3 .372 1.9 6.3 .295 2.3 3.4 .667

Additional Years

* Danny Green played 11 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2014 to 2024—Danny Green played in 10 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 11 extra years over Jalen Green, Danny Green got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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