Jalen Duren vs. LeBron James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of LeBron James 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 / 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 3 years in the NBA, 19 less than LeBron James, who played 22. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while LeBron James had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
LeBron James 22 18 2003-04 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jalen Duren LeBron James
Season 2022-232003-04
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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:+12+14.6+11.8+2.1+1.3+3.4+4.8+0.9+0.2-2.1-0.8+4.0+13.0+.231+0.8+2.7+3.0+3.5+.143
LeBron James 79 39.5 20.9 1.3 4.2 5.5 5.9 1.6 0.7 3.5 1.9 7.9 18.9 .417 0.8 2.7 .290 4.4 5.8 .754
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jalen Duren LeBron James
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+19+13.3+13.4+1.7+2.5+4.2+4.8+1.7+0.1-1.2-1.3+4.2+11.9+.147+1.4+3.8+.351+3.7+5.0+.040
LeBron James 80 42.4 27.2 1.4 6.0 7.4 7.2 2.2 0.7 3.3 1.8 9.9 21.1 .472 1.4 3.9 .351 6.0 8.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor LeBron James played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jalen Duren LeBron James
Season 2024-252005-06
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+1+16.4+19.6+2.7+0.7+3.3+3.9+0.9+0.3-1.6-0.9+6.3+16.1+.212+1.6+4.8+5.5+7.2+.069
LeBron James 79 42.5 31.4 0.9 6.1 7.0 6.6 1.6 0.8 3.3 2.3 11.1 23.1 .480 1.6 4.8 .335 7.6 10.3 .738
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
difference:+7+12.7+19.0+2.6+0.1+2.6+2.3+1.1+1.0-3.3-0.9+6.9+16.9+.174+1.6+4.8+3.5+5.3+.089
LeBron James 13 46.5 30.8 1.7 6.4 8.1 5.8 1.4 0.7 5.0 3.4 11.2 23.6 .476 1.6 4.8 .333 6.7 9.1 .737

Additional Years

* LeBron James played 19 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 22, from 2007 to 2025—LeBron James played in 17 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships and one NBA Cup.

In those 19 extra years over Jalen Duren, LeBron James got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 4 Finals MVP
Achievement 4 Season MVP
Achievement 12 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 Cup MVP
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 19 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP