De'Aaron Fox vs. Jaylen Nowell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Nowell 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 / 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 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jaylen Nowell, who played 5. De'Aaron Fox had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jaylen Nowell had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achivements, 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 7 1 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jaylen Nowell 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
De'Aaron Fox Jaylen Nowell
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jaylen Nowell 15 10.1 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.5 .358 0.2 1.7 .115 1.1 1.1 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 2
De'Aaron Fox Jaylen Nowell
Season 2018-192020-21
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jaylen Nowell 42 18.1 9.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.4 8.0 .424 1.2 3.6 .333 1.1 1.3 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 3
De'Aaron Fox Jaylen Nowell
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jaylen Nowell 62 15.7 8.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.2 3.2 6.7 .475 1.0 2.6 .394 1.2 1.5 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell 1 12.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 10.0 .300 0.0 5.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
De'Aaron Fox Jaylen Nowell
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Sacramento KingsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jaylen Nowell 65 19.3 10.8 0.6 2.1 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.6 4.3 9.6 .448 1.0 3.6 .289 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell 5 12.4 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 5.2 .231 0.6 1.8 .333 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 5
De'Aaron Fox Jaylen Nowell
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Sacramento KingsMemphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Jaylen Nowell 13 16.5 6.2 0.5 1.4 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.6 6.0 .436 0.5 2.2 .207 0.5 0.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 6
De'Aaron Fox Jaylen Nowell
Season 2022-23-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Clutch Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 73 33.4 25.0 0.5 3.6 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.4 9.3 18.2 .512 1.6 5.0 .324 4.7 6.0 .780
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 7 38.6 27.4 1.7 3.7 5.4 7.7 2.1 0.6 4.0 3.3 10.0 23.6 .424 3.0 9.0 .333 4.4 5.9 .756
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 7
De'Aaron Fox Jaylen Nowell
Season 2023-24-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox 74 35.9 26.6 0.9 3.7 4.6 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.6 2.6 9.7 20.9 .465 2.9 7.8 .369 4.2 5.7 .738
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
De'Aaron Fox ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------
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