De'Aaron Fox vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and De'Aaron Fox, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

De'Aaron Fox played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jaden McDaniels, who played 5. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
De'Aaron Fox 8 1 2017-18 to 2024-25
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
De'Aaron Fox Jaden McDaniels
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota 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%
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
difference:+10+3.8+4.8+0.3+0.6+0.9+3.3+0.4+0.7-1.7-0.5+1.9+5.1+.035+0.5+1.0+.057+1.5+2.0+.123
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 De'Aaron Fox nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
De'Aaron Fox Jaden McDaniels
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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%
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
difference:+11+5.6+8.1+0.6+0.1+0.4+6.2+0.9+0.2-1.7-0.7+2.6+5.7+.002+0.7+.054+2.9+4.1+.076
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%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
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
De'Aaron Fox Jaden McDaniels
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
difference:+28+1.4+9.0+0.5+0.5+0.1+4.9+0.6+0.5-1.7-0.6+3.0+6.9+.037+0.3+0.2+.106+3.4+4.9+.031
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
* Neiher De'Aaron Fox nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
De'Aaron Fox Jaden McDaniels
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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%
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
difference:+14+5.9+14.7+0.2+0.6+0.4+5.8+0.6+0.1-1.8-0.1+4.8+10.4+.012+0.6+2.0+.015+4.4+6.1+.003
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%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
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
De'Aaron Fox Jaden McDaniels
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves 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%
De'Aaron Fox 59 35.3 23.2 0.4 3.5 3.9 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.9 8.7 18.5 .473 1.3 4.2 .297 4.4 5.9 .750
difference:+23+3.4+11.0+1.2+0.7+1.8+3.6+0.1+0.5-1.6-0.2+3.8+8.3+.004+0.1+0.5+.033+3.1+4.3+.063
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%
De'Aaron Fox DNP------ --- ----------
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

* De'Aaron Fox played 3 seasons more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—De'Aaron Fox played in one postseason.

In those 3 extra years over Jaden McDaniels, De'Aaron Fox got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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