Jalen Duren vs. P.J. Tucker Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of P.J. Tucker 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, 10 less than P.J. Tucker, who played 14. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while P.J. Tucker had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
P.J. Tucker 14 9 2006-07 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren P.J. Tucker
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Detroit PistonsToronto Raptors
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:+50+20.0+7.3+2.8+4.8+7.5+0.9+0.6+0.9-1.0-2.0+3.3+4.6+.148+0.9+1.5+.040
P.J. Tucker 17 4.9 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .571
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 1

Note: P.J. Tucker didn't play in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Season 2
Jalen Duren P.J. Tucker
Season 2023-242012-13
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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:+18+4.9+7.4+1.4+5.7+7.2+1.0+0.3+0.6-1.3-1.3+3.0+3.6+.146+0.3+0.8+.314+1.5+1.9+.046
P.J. Tucker 79 24.2 6.4 1.7 2.8 4.4 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.7 5.6 .473 0.3 0.9 .314 0.8 1.1 .744
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jalen Duren P.J. Tucker
Season 2024-252013-14
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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:+3+4.6+2.4+1.6+2.3+3.8+1.0+0.7+0.8-0.4-0.7+1.5+0.6+.261+0.9+2.4+0.2+0.6+.107
P.J. Tucker 81 30.7 9.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.3 1.3 2.5 3.3 7.6 .431 0.9 2.4 .387 1.9 2.5 .776
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
P.J. Tucker DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Jalen Duren P.J. Tucker
Season 2025-262014-15
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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:+71+5.3+8.2+2.8+0.6+3.5+0.7+1.1-1.2-1.1+2.7+2.3+.171+1.1+3.2+4.0+4.3+.133
P.J. Tucker 78 30.6 9.1 1.5 5.0 6.4 1.6 1.4 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.3 7.6 .438 1.1 3.2 .345 1.3 1.8 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor P.J. Tucker played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* P.J. Tucker played 10 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—P.J. Tucker played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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