Jalen Duren vs. Rudy Gay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gay 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, 14 less than Rudy Gay, who played 17. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Rudy Gay 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 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Rudy Gay 17 3 2006-07 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Rudy Gay
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -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:+11+2.1+1.7+2.2+2.2+4.4+0.2+0.2-0.4-0.2+0.2+3.8+.226+0.7+1.8+0.5+0.4+.116
Rudy Gay 78 27.0 10.8 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.5 4.1 9.7 .422 0.7 1.8 .364 1.9 2.7 .727
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Duren Rudy Gay
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+20+7.9+6.3+1.4+4.1+5.4+0.4+0.9+0.2-0.2-0.3+2.0+7.5+.158+1.7+4.7+.346+0.8+0.9+.005
Rudy Gay 81 37.0 20.1 1.7 4.4 6.2 2.0 1.4 1.0 2.3 2.8 7.7 16.7 .461 1.7 4.8 .346 3.1 3.9 .785
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Rudy Gay played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jalen Duren Rudy Gay
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+1+11.2+7.1+2.2+2.6+4.8+1.0+0.5+0.4-0.9-0.4+2.4+9.0+.239+1.1+3.1+1.2+1.3+.098
Rudy Gay 79 37.3 18.9 1.4 4.2 5.5 1.7 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.8 7.2 16.0 .453 1.1 3.1 .351 3.3 4.4 .767
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
Rudy Gay DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Rudy Gay played 14 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 17, from 2010 to 2023—Rudy Gay played in 3 Playoffs.

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