Dyson Daniels vs. Jermaine O'Neal Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jermaine O'Neal and Dyson Daniels, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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.

Dyson Daniels played 3 years in the NBA, 15 less than Jermaine O'Neal, who played 18. Dyson Daniels had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Jermaine O'Neal had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Dyson Daniels 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Jermaine O'Neal 18 14 1996-97 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dyson Daniels Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2022-231996-97
Team New Orleans PelicansPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Dyson Daniels 59 17.7 3.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 .418 0.5 1.5 .314 0.4 0.7 .650
difference:+14+7.5+0.3+0.3+0.7+0.4+2.1+0.7+0.4-0.4-0.7+0.1+.033+0.5+1.5+0.6+1.0+.047
Jermaine O'Neal 45 10.2 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.5 3.4 .451 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.7 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels DNP------ --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 1.0 .000

Season 2
Dyson Daniels Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2023-241997-98
Team New Orleans PelicansPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers 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%
Dyson Daniels 61 22.3 5.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642
difference:+1+8.8+1.3+0.3+0.9+0.5+2.4+1.1+0.6-0.1+0.4+1.2+.038+0.7+2.2+0.2+0.6+.136
Jermaine O'Neal 60 13.5 4.5 1.3 2.0 3.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.9 1.7 1.9 3.9 .485 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .506
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels 3 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+2+2.7+1.3+1.0+0.7+0.3+0.7+2.0-0.3-1.0+0.7+1.0+.333+0.3
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Dyson Daniels Jermaine O'Neal
Season 2024-251998-99
Team Atlanta HawksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Dyson Daniels 76 33.8 14.1 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.4 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.3 6.0 12.1 .493 1.1 3.1 .340 1.1 1.8 .593
difference:+40+25.2+11.6+0.4+2.8+3.2+4.0+2.9+0.3-1.6-1.2+5.0+9.8+.059+1.1+3.1+0.6+0.8+.079
Jermaine O'Neal 36 8.6 2.5 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.3 .434 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .514
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dyson Daniels DNP------ --- ----------
Jermaine O'Neal 9 6.0 1.6 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.1 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.3 .500

Additional Years

* Jermaine O'Neal played 15 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2000 to 2014—Jermaine O'Neal played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 15 extra years over Dyson Daniels, Jermaine O'Neal got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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