Jalen Green vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo and Jalen Green, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 Green played 4 years in the NBA, 12 less than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Jalen Green had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Rajon Rondo 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 Green | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Rajon Rondo | 16 | 10 | 2006-07 to 2021-22 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Green | Rajon Rondo | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2006-07 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 67 | 31.9 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .426 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .343 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .797 |
| difference: | +11 | +8.4 | +10.9 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +3.7 | +8.4 | +.008 | +2.2 | +6.4 | +.136 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +.150 |
| Rajon Rondo | 78 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .418 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .207 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .647 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Green nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Jalen Green | Rajon Rondo | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2007-08 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play |  NBA Champion |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 76 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 17.9 | .416 | 2.5 | 7.3 | .338 | 4.8 | 6.1 | .786 |
| difference: | +1 | +4.3 | +11.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +0.9 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +2.8 | +8.6 | +.076 | +2.4 | +7.1 | +.075 | +3.4 | +3.8 | +.175 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 77 | 29.9 | 10.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 9.3 | .492 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .263 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .611 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajon Rondo | 26 | 32.0 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 10.1 | .407 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .250 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .691 |
Season 3 |
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| Jalen Green | Rajon Rondo | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Defensive Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost East Conf Semis |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 31.7 | 19.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 16.2 | .423 | 2.5 | 7.4 | .332 | 3.5 | 4.3 | .804 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.3 | +7.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +4.7 | +1.1 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | +2.1 | +6.7 | +.082 | +2.3 | +6.8 | +.019 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +.162 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 80 | 33.0 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 9.5 | .505 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .313 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .642 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajon Rondo | 14 | 41.2 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 15.9 | .417 | 0.4 | 1.7 | .250 | 3.1 | 4.8 | .657 |
Season 4 |
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| Jalen Green | Rajon Rondo | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2009-10 |
| Team | Houston Rockets | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Steals Leader | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Celtics Lost NBA Finals |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 82 | 32.9 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 17.5 | .423 | 2.9 | 8.1 | .354 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.7 | +7.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +6.4 | +1.4 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.9 | +1.7 | +6.3 | +.085 | +2.7 | +7.1 | +.141 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +.192 |
| Rajon Rondo | 81 | 36.6 | 13.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 11.2 | .508 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .213 | 2.2 | 3.5 | .621 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jalen Green | 7 | 31.3 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 12.3 | .372 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .295 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .667 |
| difference: | +17 | +9.3 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +6.4 | +1.3 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -1.5 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +.091 | +1.5 | +5.3 | +.080 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +.071 |
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | 40.6 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 13.6 | .463 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .375 | 2.8 | 4.8 | .596 |
Additional Years |
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* Rajon Rondo played 12 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2011 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over Jalen Green, Rajon Rondo got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 3 Assists Leader 3 All-Star Game |