Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 8 more than Jalen Green, who played 4. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Jalen Green had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 Green | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| All-Rookie Second Team | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 | +7.3 | +10.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -0.7 | +3.9 | +8.8 | +.012 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +.004 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.114 |
| Jalen Green | 67 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .426 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .797 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +5 | +2.8 | +9.4 | +0.6 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -0.5 | -1.4 | +2.7 | +8.3 | +.075 | +2.4 | +6.8 | +.179 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +.045 |
| Jalen Green | 76 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 17.9 | .416 | 2.5 | 7.3 | .338 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .786 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 Green | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 | +3.6 | +2.7 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +1.1 | -0.3 | -1.8 | +0.5 | +3.5 | +.083 | +2.1 | +6.0 | +.075 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +.080 |
| Jalen Green | 82 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .423 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .804 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jalen Green | |
| Season | 2016-17 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks | Houston Rockets |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
| Most Improved Player | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 80 | 35.6 | 22.9 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 15.7 | .521 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .272 | 5.9 | 7.7 | .770 |
| difference: | +2 | +2.7 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +4.2 | +2.0 | +0.7 | +1.6 | -0.4 | -1.6 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +.098 | +2.3 | +5.8 | +.082 | +2.6 | +3.6 | +.043 |
| Jalen Green | 82 | 32.9 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.5 | .423 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .354 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 6 | 40.5 | 24.8 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 18.7 | .536 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .400 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .543 |
| difference: | +1 | +9.2 | +11.5 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +4.1 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +1.4 | -1.9 | -2.6 | +5.4 | +6.4 | +.164 | +1.2 | +4.6 | +.105 | +1.9 | +4.3 | +.124 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .372 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .295 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .667 |
Additional Years |
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* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 8 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2018 to 2025—Giannis Antetokounmpo played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 8 extra years over Jalen Green, Giannis Antetokounmpo got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 2 Season MVP 7 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-Defensive First Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Cup MVP 2 Cup All-Tournament Team 8 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |