Deni Avdija vs. Stephen Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephen Jackson and Deni Avdija, 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

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.

Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 8 less than Stephen Jackson, who played 14. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Stephen Jackson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
Deni Avdija 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Stephen Jackson 14 6 2000-01 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Deni Avdija Stephen Jackson
Season 2020-212000-01
Team Washington WizardsNew Jersey Nets
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%
Deni Avdija 54 23.3 6.3 0.4 4.4 4.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.4 5.8 .417 1.0 3.1 .315 0.5 0.8 .644
difference:+23+1.7+1.9+0.1+2.2+2.2+0.6+0.5+0.1-1.1-0.4+0.8+1.6+.008+0.3+1.1+.020+0.8+1.0+.075
Stephen Jackson 77 21.6 8.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.8 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.2 3.2 7.4 .425 0.7 2.0 .335 1.3 1.8 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Deni Avdija Stephen Jackson
Season 2021-222001-02
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Deni Avdija 82 24.2 8.4 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 2.3 3.0 7.1 .432 1.0 3.2 .317 1.3 1.7 .757
difference:+59+14.3+4.5+0.5+3.5+4.1+1.5+0.4-0.1-1.0+1.5+3.1+.058+0.6+1.6+.067+0.8+1.0+.051
Stephen Jackson 23 9.9 3.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.5 4.0 .374 0.4 1.6 .250 0.5 0.7 .706
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Deni Avdija Stephen Jackson
Season 2022-232002-03
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Deni Avdija 76 26.6 9.2 1.0 5.4 6.4 2.8 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.8 3.3 7.6 .437 0.9 3.1 .297 1.6 2.2 .739
difference:+4+1.6+2.6+0.2+2.6+2.8+0.5+0.7-0.6-0.3+1.2+2.6+.002+0.3+0.6+.023+0.1+0.1+.021
Stephen Jackson 80 28.2 11.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 0.4 2.2 2.5 4.5 10.2 .435 1.2 3.7 .320 1.7 2.3 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Stephen Jackson 24 33.8 12.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.7 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.2 4.5 10.9 .414 1.6 4.7 .336 2.2 2.8 .803

Season 4

Deni Avdija Stephen Jackson
Season 2023-242003-04
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Deni Avdija 75 30.1 14.7 1.1 6.1 7.2 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.5 5.4 10.7 .506 1.2 3.1 .374 2.7 3.6 .740
difference:+5+6.7+3.4+0.1+2.7+2.6+0.7+1.0+0.2-0.7-0.2+1.3+5.1+.081+0.6+2.2+.034+0.2+0.1+.045
Stephen Jackson 80 36.8 18.1 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.1 1.8 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.7 15.8 .425 1.8 5.3 .340 2.9 3.7 .785
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Deni Avdija nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Deni Avdija Stephen Jackson
Season 2024-252004-05
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Semis
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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%
Deni Avdija 72 30.0 16.9 1.5 5.7 7.3 3.9 1.0 0.5 2.7 2.4 5.6 11.7 .476 1.7 4.8 .365 4.0 5.2 .780
difference:+21+5.4+1.8+0.6+1.7+2.4+1.6+0.3+0.2-0.3-0.6+0.9+4.4+.073+0.3+0.8+.005+0.3+0.7+.050
Stephen Jackson 51 35.4 18.7 0.9 4.0 4.9 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 3.0 6.5 16.1 .403 2.0 5.6 .360 3.7 4.5 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Stephen Jackson 13 36.3 16.1 0.5 3.3 3.8 2.2 1.9 0.5 2.6 3.0 5.4 13.7 .393 1.5 4.8 .317 3.8 4.6 .817

Season 6

Deni Avdija Stephen Jackson
Season 2025-262005-06
Team Portland Trail BlazersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija 25 34.2 25.4 1.2 6.0 7.2 6.2 0.7 0.7 3.6 3.2 7.7 16.2 .473 2.4 6.5 .374 7.6 9.5 .806
difference:+56+1.7+9.0+0.6+2.7+3.3+3.4+0.6+0.2-1.1-0.8+1.9+2.0+.062+1.0+2.3+.029+4.3+5.3+.020
Stephen Jackson 81 35.9 16.4 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.4 5.8 14.2 .411 1.4 4.2 .345 3.3 4.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Deni Avdija DNP------ --- ----------
Stephen Jackson 6 37.8 13.3 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.3 0.7 0.2 2.5 3.8 5.0 13.7 .366 1.0 4.3 .231 2.3 3.0 .778

Additional Years

* Stephen Jackson played 8 seasons more than Deni Avdija in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2007 to 2014—Stephen Jackson played in 3 Playoffs.