Lonzo Ball vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and Lonzo Ball, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Lonzo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jalen Duren, who played 3. Lonzo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Jalen Duren had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 |
| Lonzo Ball |
6 |
0 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Jalen Duren |
3 |
1 |
2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Lonzo Ball |
Jalen Duren |
| Season |
2017-18 | 2022-23 |
| Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie Second Team | All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
52 |
34.2 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
10.8 |
.360 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
.305 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.451 |
| difference: | +15 | +9.3 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +6.1 | +1.0 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.4 | | +4.9 | +.288 | +1.7 | +5.7 | | +0.8 | +0.9 | +.160 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Jalen Duren played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
47 |
30.3 |
9.9 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.9 |
9.7 |
.406 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
.329 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.417 |
| difference: | +14 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +6.3 | +3.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +.213 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +.329 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +.373 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Lonzo Ball nor Jalen Duren played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
63 |
32.1 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
6.1 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
10.9 |
.403 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.375 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.566 |
| difference: | +15 | +6.0 | | +2.5 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +4.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -1.4 | -1.2 | +0.4 | +3.9 | +.289 | +2.3 | +6.3 | | +1.4 | +1.9 | +.103 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Lonzo Ball |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Lonzo Ball played 3 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 6, from 2021 to 2025—Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason. |