Spencer Dinwiddie vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels and Spencer Dinwiddie, 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 / 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.

Spencer Dinwiddie played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Jaden McDaniels, who played 5. Spencer Dinwiddie had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Jaden McDaniels had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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
Spencer Dinwiddie 11 5 2014-15 to 2024-25
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Spencer Dinwiddie Jaden McDaniels
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 34 13.4 4.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 5.0 .302 0.4 1.9 .185 0.9 1.0 .912
difference:+29+10.6+2.5+0.7+1.6+2.3+2.0+0.8-0.3-1.1+1.1+0.8+.145+0.7+1.2+.179+0.5+0.3+.312
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Spencer Dinwiddie Jaden McDaniels
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdTimberwolves 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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 12 13.3 4.8 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.7 1.6 4.5 .352 0.1 0.8 .100 1.6 2.8 .576
difference:+58+12.5+4.4+0.8+2.0+2.8+0.7+0.4+0.8-0.5-1.5+2.0+3.4+.108+1.0+2.8+.217+0.8+1.8+.227
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+5+19.7+7.3+0.8+2.0+2.8+0.3+0.3+1.8-1.0-3.0+2.0+4.7+.471+1.7+3.3+1.7+2.0
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833

Season 3
Spencer Dinwiddie Jaden McDaniels
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 59 22.6 7.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.1 0.7 0.4 1.1 2.0 2.3 5.1 .444 0.6 1.7 .376 2.1 2.7 .792
difference:+20+8.0+4.8+0.7+0.4+1.1+1.2+0.2+0.6-0.3-1.4+2.4+4.0+.073+0.8+1.7+.022+0.8+0.9+.056
Jaden McDaniels 79 30.6 12.1 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.4 4.7 9.1 .517 1.4 3.4 .398 1.3 1.8 .736
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Spencer Dinwiddie nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Spencer Dinwiddie Jaden McDaniels
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Spencer Dinwiddie 80 28.8 12.6 0.5 2.7 3.2 6.6 0.9 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.1 10.5 .387 1.8 5.4 .326 2.7 3.4 .813
difference:+8+0.4+2.1+0.3+0.4+0.1+5.2+0.3-0.4-0.7+0.2+1.8+.102+0.6+1.9+.011+1.9+2.3+.091
Jaden McDaniels 72 29.2 10.5 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 3.0 4.3 8.7 .489 1.2 3.5 .337 0.8 1.1 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie DNP------ --- ----------
Jaden McDaniels 16 33.6 12.2 1.8 2.1 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 8.8 .514 1.5 3.5 .429 1.7 2.2 .771

Season 5
Spencer Dinwiddie Jaden McDaniels
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdTimberwolves Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 68 28.1 16.8 0.4 2.1 2.4 4.6 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.8 5.4 12.2 .442 1.8 5.4 .335 4.2 5.2 .806
difference:+14+3.8+4.6+1.2+2.1+3.3+2.6+0.7+0.6-1.0-0.1+0.5+2.0+.035+0.6+1.7+.005+2.9+3.6+.007
Jaden McDaniels 82 31.9 12.2 1.6 4.2 5.7 2.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 2.7 4.9 10.2 .477 1.2 3.7 .330 1.3 1.6 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 26.2 14.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .435 1.8 4.8 .375 2.0 2.8 .714
difference:+10+6.9+0.1+1.0+2.0+3.0+0.1+0.9+0.9-0.4-1.3+0.4+1.1+.080+0.4+1.1+.007+0.3+0.9+.179
Jaden McDaniels 15 33.1 14.7 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.3 5.8 11.3 .515 1.4 3.7 .382 1.7 1.9 .893

Additional Years

* Spencer Dinwiddie played 6 seasons more than Jaden McDaniels in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—Spencer Dinwiddie played in 3 Playoffs.

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