Jalen Duren vs. Alex English Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex English and Jalen Duren, 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.

Jalen Duren played 3 years in the NBA, 12 less than Alex English, who played 15. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Alex English had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Jalen Duren 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Alex English
Season 2022-231976-77
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards 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%
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
difference:+7+14.1+3.9+2.3+3.8+6.1+0.7+0.4+0.6-1.4+1.7+1.3+.171+0.6+1.3+.156
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Alex English played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Duren Alex English
Season 2023-241977-78
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+21+10.2+4.2+1.3+5.4+6.8+0.8+0.1-0.4-0.9+1.5+1.5+.077+1.0+1.3+.063
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781

Season 3
Jalen Duren Alex English
Season 2024-251978-79
Team Detroit PistonsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+3+7.2+4.2+0.5+1.8+2.2+0.6+0.2+0.1-0.7-0.6+2.2+6.6+.181+0.3+.083
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Alex English played 12 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1980 to 1991—Alex English played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Jalen Duren, Alex English got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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