Jalen Duren vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming 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, 4 less than Yao Ming, who played 8. Jalen Duren had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, while Yao Ming had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Duren Yao Ming
Season 2022-232002-03
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+15+4.1+4.4+1.0+0.3+0.7+0.6+0.3+0.9-0.7-0.1+1.0+3.9+.150+2.3+2.2+.200
Yao Ming 82 29.0 13.5 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 4.9 9.8 .498 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.5 .811
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Duren Yao Ming
Season 2023-242003-04
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West 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:+21+3.7+3.7+0.7+1.9+2.6+0.9+0.2+1.1-0.4-0.2+0.8+3.3+.097+0.1+2.1+2.4+.019
Yao Ming 82 32.8 17.5 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.5 3.3 6.5 12.5 .522 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 5.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jalen Duren DNP------ --- ----------
Yao Ming 5 37.6 15.0 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.6 4.0 6.2 13.6 .456 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.4 .765

Season 3
Jalen Duren Yao Ming
Season 2024-252004-05
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West 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:+2+4.5+6.5+1.0+1.0+1.9+1.9+0.3+0.9-0.8-0.5+1.9+5.2+.140+2.8+3.1+.114
Yao Ming 80 30.6 18.3 2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.5 3.7 6.7 12.2 .552 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.2 .783
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:+1+1.9+9.6+1.0+1.9+3.0+2.8+1.0-1.0-0.1+3.6+5.3+.005+2.5+4.1+.099
Yao Ming 7 31.9 21.4 3.3 4.4 7.7 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.7 4.4 7.9 12.0 .655 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.9 .727

Season 4
Jalen Duren Yao Ming
Season 2025-262005-06
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 11 29.0 19.4 4.5 7.5 12.0 1.6 1.1 1.2 2.5 3.4 7.0 10.8 .647 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 6.6 .808
difference:+46+5.2+2.9+1.9+0.1+1.8+0.1+0.6+0.4-0.1+1.2+5.0+.128+0.5+0.3+.045
Yao Ming 57 34.2 22.3 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.4 8.2 15.8 .519 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 6.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jalen Duren nor Yao Ming played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Yao Ming played 4 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2007 to 2011—Yao Ming played in two Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Jalen Duren, Yao Ming got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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