Jalen Duren vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan 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 4 years in the NBA, 11 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Michael Jordan had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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
Michael Jordan 15 13 1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Michael Jordan
Season 2022-231984-85
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+15+13.4+19.1+1.4+1.0+2.4+4.8+1.7+0.1-2.1-0.8+6.3+13.9+.133+0.1+0.6+6.3+6.8+.234
Michael Jordan 82 38.3 28.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 5.9 2.4 0.8 3.5 3.5 10.2 19.8 .515 0.1 0.6 .173 7.7 9.1 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
Michael Jordan 4 42.8 29.3 1.8 4.0 5.8 8.5 2.8 1.0 3.8 3.8 8.5 19.5 .436 0.3 2.0 .125 12.0 14.5 .828

Season 2
Jalen Duren Michael Jordan
Season 2023-241985-86
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+43+4.0+8.9+1.8+6.2+8.0+0.5+1.6+0.4-0.4-0.5+2.6+9.0+.162+0.2+0.9+.167+3.5+3.9+.050
Michael Jordan 18 25.1 22.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.9 2.1 1.2 2.5 2.6 8.3 18.2 .457 0.2 1.0 .167 5.8 6.9 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
Michael Jordan 3 45.0 43.7 1.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 2.3 1.3 4.7 4.3 16.0 31.7 .505 0.3 0.3 1.000 11.3 13.0 .872

Season 3
Jalen Duren Michael Jordan
Season 2024-251986-87
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+4+13.9+25.3+1.6+3.6+5.1+1.9+2.2+0.4-1.6-0.3+8.6+20.8+.210+0.1+0.8+8.1+8.8+.188
Michael Jordan 82 40.0 37.1 2.0 3.2 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 3.3 2.9 13.4 27.8 .482 0.1 0.8 .182 10.2 11.9 .857
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:+3+8.9+23.9+2.0+1.6+3.7+2.5+1.7+0.6-1.0-0.6+7.4+21.3+.233+0.7+1.7+8.5+9.2+.071
Michael Jordan 3 42.7 35.7 2.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 11.7 28.0 .417 0.7 1.7 .400 11.7 13.0 .897

Season 4
Jalen Duren Michael Jordan
Season 2025-261987-88
Team Detroit PistonsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+75+15.1+17.7+2.6+1.8+4.4+4.3+2.5+0.2-0.7-0.1+7.0+14.5+.074+0.1+0.6+3.5+4.4+.019
Michael Jordan 82 40.4 35.0 1.7 3.8 5.5 5.9 3.2 1.6 3.1 3.3 13.0 24.4 .535 0.1 0.6 .132 8.8 10.5 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
Michael Jordan 10 42.7 36.3 2.3 4.8 7.1 4.7 2.4 1.1 3.9 3.8 13.8 26.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .333 8.6 9.9 .869

Additional Years

* Michael Jordan played 11 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1989 to 2003—Michael Jordan played in 9 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships.

In those 11 extra years over Jalen Duren, Michael Jordan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 6 Finals MVP
Achievement 4 Season MVP
Achievement 8 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 8 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 8 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 Steals Leader
Achievement 10 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP
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