Elton Brand vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and Elton Brand, 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.

Elton Brand played 17 years in the NBA, 14 more than Jalen Duren, who played 3. Elton Brand had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Jalen Duren had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Elton Brand 17 5 1999-00 to 2015-16
Jalen Duren 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Elton Brand Jalen Duren
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Elton Brand 81 37.0 20.1 4.3 5.7 10.0 1.9 0.8 1.6 2.8 3.2 7.8 16.1 .482 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.6 .685
difference:+14+12.1+11.0+0.9+0.2+1.1+0.8+0.1+0.7-1.4-0.5+3.9+10.2+.166+3.1+4.3+.074
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.3 .611
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Jalen Duren played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Elton Brand Jalen Duren
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Chicago BullsDetroit Pistons
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%
Elton Brand 74 39.3 20.1 3.9 6.2 10.1 3.2 1.0 1.6 3.0 3.3 7.8 16.4 .476 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.4 .708
difference:+13+10.2+6.3+0.8+2.3+1.5+0.8+0.5+0.8-0.9-0.2+2.1+7.2+.143+0.1+2.2+3.4+.082
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Elton Brand nor Jalen Duren played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Elton Brand Jalen Duren
Season 2001-022024-25
Team Los Angeles ClippersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Elton Brand 80 37.8 18.2 5.0 6.6 11.6 2.4 1.0 2.0 2.2 3.2 6.7 12.6 .527 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.6 .742
difference:+2+11.7+6.4+1.4+0.2+1.3+0.3+0.3+0.9-0.5+1.9+5.6+.165+2.8+3.5+.073
Jalen Duren 78 26.1 11.8 3.6 6.8 10.3 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 7.0 .692 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Elton Brand DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Duren 6 33.8 11.8 4.3 6.3 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 .650 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 .826

Additional Years

* Elton Brand played 14 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2003 to 2016—Elton Brand played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Jalen Duren, Elton Brand got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Blocks Leader
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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