Jalen Duren vs. Josh Hart Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Hart 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 / 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.

Jalen Duren played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Josh Hart, who played 9. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Josh Hart had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26
Josh Hart 9 3 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Duren Josh Hart
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
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:+4+1.7+1.2+2.7+2.0+4.7+0.2+0.6-0.7-1.0+1.1+0.1+.179+1.2+3.1+0.4+0.8+.091
Josh Hart 63 23.2 7.9 0.7 3.5 4.2 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.7 2.8 6.0 .469 1.2 3.1 .396 1.0 1.5 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jalen Duren Josh Hart
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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:+6+3.5+6.0+2.6+5.3+7.9+1.0+0.5+0.2-1.2-0.9+2.9+2.3+.212+1.4+4.0+.336+1.5+1.8+.102
Josh Hart 67 25.6 7.8 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.8 6.9 .407 1.4 4.1 .336 0.8 1.2 .688
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jalen Duren Josh Hart
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+13+0.9+1.7+2.7+1.2+3.8+1.0+0.3+0.7-0.5-0.7+1.3+1.2+.269+1.9+5.4+0.8+1.3+.070
Josh Hart 65 27.0 10.1 0.9 5.6 6.5 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.2 2.5 3.5 8.2 .423 1.9 5.4 .342 1.3 1.8 .739
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
Josh Hart DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Jalen Duren Josh Hart
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren 24 29.2 18.0 4.2 6.8 11.0 1.7 0.9 1.0 2.4 3.3 6.7 10.7 .629 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 6.2 .743
difference:+23+0.5+8.8+3.1+0.1+3.0+0.6+0.1+0.7-1.4-0.9+3.5+3.4+.190+1.3+4.1+3.1+4.3+.032
Josh Hart 47 28.7 9.2 1.1 6.9 8.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.2 7.3 .439 1.3 4.1 .326 1.5 1.9 .775
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Josh Hart played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Josh Hart played 5 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2022 to 2026—Josh Hart played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup.