Michael Adams vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and Michael Adams, 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.

Michael Adams played 11 years in the NBA, 9 more than Jalen Duren, who played 2. Michael Adams had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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 achivements, 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
Michael Adams 11 5 1985-86 to 1995-96
Jalen Duren 2 0 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Sacramento KingsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 18 7.7 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.4 .364 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.7 .667
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 .000 1.4 2.3 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Washington BulletsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 63 20.7 7.2 0.6 1.3 2.0 3.9 1.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.5 6.2 .407 0.4 1.6 .275 1.7 2.0 .847
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 3 27.3 6.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 3.3 2.3 0.0 1.7 2.0 2.7 8.3 .320 0.7 3.0 .222 0.3 1.0 .333
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1987-88-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 82 33.9 13.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.1 2.0 0.2 1.8 1.7 5.1 11.3 .449 1.7 4.6 .367 2.0 2.4 .834
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 11 36.9 13.4 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.8 1.6 0.2 2.1 1.7 4.3 11.8 .362 1.5 4.9 .315 3.3 3.7 .878
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1988-89-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 77 36.2 18.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.4 2.2 0.1 2.3 1.9 6.1 14.1 .433 2.2 6.1 .356 4.2 5.1 .819
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 2 37.5 23.5 2.5 6.0 8.5 4.5 1.5 0.0 4.0 3.0 7.5 18.0 .417 5.0 11.0 .455 3.5 4.0 .875
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 79 34.1 15.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 6.3 1.5 0.0 1.8 1.7 5.0 12.5 .402 2.0 5.5 .366 3.4 4.0 .850
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 3 35.0 13.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 1.3 0.0 2.7 3.3 4.3 11.3 .382 2.0 6.7 .300 2.3 2.7 .875
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1990-91-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 66 35.5 26.5 0.9 3.0 3.9 10.5 2.2 0.1 3.6 2.5 8.5 21.5 .394 2.5 8.5 .296 7.0 8.0 .879
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1991-92-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 78 35.8 18.1 0.7 3.2 4.0 7.6 1.9 0.1 2.7 2.1 6.2 15.8 .393 1.6 4.9 .324 4.0 4.6 .869
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1992-93-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 70 35.7 14.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 7.5 1.4 0.1 2.5 2.1 5.2 11.9 .439 1.0 3.0 .321 3.4 4.0 .856
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
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Season 9

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1993-94-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 70 33.4 12.1 0.5 2.1 2.6 6.9 1.4 0.1 2.4 2.0 4.1 10.0 .408 0.8 2.7 .288 3.2 3.9 .830
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1994-95-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 29 15.3 6.5 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.3 5.1 .453 1.0 2.8 .358 0.9 1.0 .833
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 1 11.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Michael Adams Jalen Duren
Season 1995-96-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams 21 15.7 5.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.2 1.8 4.0 .446 0.7 2.0 .341 1.2 1.7 .743
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Adams ------- --- ----------
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------