Jalen Duren vs. Malik Monk Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malik Monk 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 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Malik Monk, who played 9. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Malik Monk 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
Malik Monk 9 1 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Malik Monk
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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+11.3+2.4+3.3+4.6+7.9+0.3+0.4+0.8-0.6-1.7+1.5+0.8+.288+1.3+3.9+0.9+1.7+.231
Malik Monk 63 13.6 6.7 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.0 2.4 6.7 .360 1.3 3.9 .342 0.5 0.6 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Duren Malik Monk
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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:+12+11.9+4.9+2.9+6.8+9.7+0.8+0.5-0.9-1.6+2.6+1.2+.232+1.5+4.4+.330+1.1+1.6+.092
Malik Monk 73 17.2 8.9 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.1 8.0 .387 1.5 4.5 .330 1.2 1.4 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jalen Duren Malik Monk
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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:+23+4.8+1.5+3.1+4.4+7.4+0.6+0.2+0.8-0.3-1.9+0.9+1.9+.258+1.1+3.7+0.6+1.3+.151
Malik Monk 55 21.3 10.3 0.5 2.4 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.3 1.4 1.3 3.9 8.9 .434 1.1 3.7 .284 1.5 1.8 .820
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
Malik Monk DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Duren Malik Monk
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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 7 25.3 17.3 4.3 5.6 9.9 1.6 0.7 1.4 2.4 3.4 6.0 9.9 .609 0.0 0.0 - 5.3 6.1 .860
difference:+35+4.4+5.6+4.0+3.5+7.5+0.5+0.2+1.3-1.1-2.3+1.9+0.4+.175+2.0+5.0+3.9+4.4+.041
Malik Monk 42 20.9 11.7 0.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.1 4.1 9.5 .434 2.0 5.0 .401 1.4 1.7 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Malik Monk played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Malik Monk played 5 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2022 to 2026—Malik Monk played in one postseason.

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