Pau Gasol vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green and Pau Gasol, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Jalen Green, who played 4. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Jalen Green had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Pau Gasol 18 12 2001-02 to 2018-19
Jalen Green 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Pau Gasol Jalen Green
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First 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%
Pau Gasol 82 36.7 17.6 2.9 6.0 8.9 2.7 0.5 2.1 2.7 2.4 6.7 13.0 .518 0.0 0.1 .200 4.1 5.8 .709
difference:+15+4.8+0.3+2.4+3.1+5.5+0.1+0.2+1.8-0.7-0.9+0.6+1.2+.092+2.3+6.7+.143+1.3+2.3+.088
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Pau Gasol nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Pau Gasol Jalen Green
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
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%
Pau Gasol 82 36.0 19.0 2.3 6.4 8.8 2.8 0.4 1.8 2.6 2.7 6.9 13.6 .510 0.0 0.1 .100 5.1 6.9 .736
difference:+6+1.8+3.1+1.7+3.2+5.1+0.9+0.4+1.6-1.0+0.5+4.3+.094+2.5+7.2+.238+0.3+0.8+.050
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Pau Gasol nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Pau Gasol Jalen Green
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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%
Pau Gasol 78 31.5 17.7 2.6 5.1 7.7 2.5 0.6 1.7 2.4 2.4 6.5 13.4 .482 0.1 0.2 .267 4.7 6.6 .714
difference:+4+0.2+1.9+2.1+0.4+2.5+1.0+0.2+1.4-0.1-1.0+0.4+2.8+.059+2.4+7.2+.065+1.2+2.3+.090
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 4 33.5 18.5 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.5 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.5 7.0 12.3 .571 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 5.0 .900
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Pau Gasol Jalen Green
Season 2004-052024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Pau Gasol 56 32.0 17.8 2.3 5.0 7.3 2.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 2.6 6.4 12.4 .514 0.0 0.1 .167 5.0 6.6 .768
difference:+26+0.9+3.2+1.8+1.0+2.7+1.0+0.2+1.4-0.1-1.1+1.0+5.1+.091+2.9+8.0+.187+1.7+2.5+.045
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Pau Gasol 4 33.0 21.3 3.8 3.8 7.5 2.5 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.0 9.8 20.0 .488 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.5 3.0 .500
difference:+3+1.7+8.0+3.4+1.2+2.1+0.4+0.1+1.5-0.4-2.1+5.2+7.7+.116+1.6+6.0+.705+0.8+0.4+.167
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

Additional Years

* Pau Gasol played 14 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2006 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 14 extra years over Jalen Green, Pau Gasol got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game