Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and Giannis Antetokounmpo, 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jalen Duren, who played 3. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 9 2013-14 to 2024-25
Jalen Duren 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Giannis Antetokounmpo Jalen Duren
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 77 24.6 6.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.2 2.2 5.4 .414 0.5 1.5 .347 1.8 2.6 .683
difference:+10+0.3+2.3+2.4+2.1+4.5+0.8+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.5+1.7+0.5+.234+0.5+1.5+0.4+0.3+.072
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 Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Jalen Duren played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Jalen Duren
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 81 31.4 12.7 1.2 5.5 6.7 2.6 0.9 1.0 2.1 3.1 4.7 9.6 .491 0.1 0.5 .159 3.2 4.3 .741
difference:+20+2.3+1.1+1.9+3.0+4.9+0.2+0.4+0.2+1.0+0.4+.128+0.1+0.4+.159+0.9+1.3+.049
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 33.5 11.5 2.0 5.0 7.0 2.7 0.5 1.5 1.8 3.0 4.3 11.8 .366 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.8 .739
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Giannis Antetokounmpo Jalen Duren
Season 2015-162024-25
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 80 35.3 16.9 1.4 6.2 7.7 4.3 1.2 1.4 2.6 3.2 6.4 12.7 .506 0.4 1.4 .257 3.7 5.1 .724
difference:+2+9.2+5.1+2.2+0.6+2.6+1.6+0.5+0.3-0.9+1.6+5.7+.186+0.4+1.4+1.6+2.0+.055
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 9 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2017 to 2025—Giannis Antetokounmpo played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 9 extra years over Jalen Duren, Giannis Antetokounmpo got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 7 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 1 Cup MVP
Achievement 2 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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