Jalen Duren vs. James Hardy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Hardy 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.
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 2 years in the NBA, 2 less than James Hardy, who played 4. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while James Hardy had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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 achivements, 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 |
2 |
0 |
2022-23 to 2023-24 |
| James Hardy |
4 |
0 |
1978-79 to 1981-82 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Jalen Duren |
James Hardy |
| Season |
2022-23 | 1978-79 |
| Team |
Detroit Pistons | New Orleans Jazz |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
.611 |
| James Hardy |
68 |
21.4 |
6.7 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.693 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Duren |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Hardy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
| James Hardy |
76 |
21.1 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
4.8 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.773 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Duren |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Hardy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Duren |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Hardy |
23 |
22.1 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
.468 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
0.9 |
.550 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Duren |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Hardy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Duren |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Hardy |
82 |
22.1 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
4.5 |
.485 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.688 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
| Jalen Duren |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Hardy |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |