Jaden McDaniels vs. Alex Sarr Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Sarr and Jaden McDaniels, 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.

Jaden McDaniels played 6 years in the NBA, 4 more than Alex Sarr, who played 2. Jaden McDaniels had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, while Alex Sarr had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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
Jaden McDaniels 6 3 2020-21 to 2025-26
Alex Sarr 2 0 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaden McDaniels Alex Sarr
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
difference:+4+3.1+6.2+1.1+1.7+2.8+1.3+0.1+0.5-1.0-0.5+2.3+6.6+.053+0.5+2.0+.056+1.3+1.8+.079
Alex Sarr 67 27.1 13.0 1.9 4.6 6.5 2.4 0.7 1.5 1.7 2.2 4.9 12.4 .394 1.6 5.1 .308 1.7 2.5 .679
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor Alex Sarr played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jaden McDaniels Alex Sarr
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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%
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
difference:+63+1.9+8.1+1.2+3.0+4.2+3.0+1.3-1.6-1.5+3.4+5.4+.067+0.2+1.2+.036+1.6+2.0+.007
Alex Sarr 7 27.7 17.3 2.3 6.1 8.4 4.1 0.7 2.1 2.7 1.7 7.0 13.3 .527 0.9 2.4 .353 2.4 3.0 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833
Alex Sarr DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jaden McDaniels played 4 seasons more than Alex Sarr in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 6, from 2023 to 2026—Jaden McDaniels played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Alex Sarr, Jaden McDaniels got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team