Steve Colter vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green and Steve Colter, 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.

Steve Colter played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jalen Green, who played 3. Steve Colter had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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 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
Steve Colter 8 5 1984-85 to 1994-95
Jalen Green 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Steve Colter 78 18.7 7.1 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.4 1.8 2.8 6.1 .453 0.3 0.9 .351 1.3 1.7 .754
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 9 18.4 8.9 0.4 1.3 1.8 4.1 0.6 0.0 1.1 2.7 4.0 8.3 .480 0.3 1.2 .273 0.6 0.9 .625
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Steve Colter 81 23.1 8.7 0.5 1.7 2.2 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.4 7.4 .456 0.3 1.0 .325 1.7 2.0 .823
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 4 26.0 6.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 5.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 3.3 3.0 6.5 .462 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Chicago Bulls, Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Steve Colter 70 18.9 6.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.4 2.4 5.7 .426 0.1 0.2 .235 1.2 1.5 .766
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 2 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1987-88-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Steve Colter 68 22.3 7.1 0.9 1.7 2.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.9 3.0 6.5 .460 0.0 0.1 .300 1.1 1.4 .789
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 5 17.2 6.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.8 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .571
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1988-89-
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 %
Steve Colter 80 17.8 6.7 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.8 0.9 0.2 0.8 2.0 2.5 5.7 .444 0.0 0.3 .120 1.6 2.1 .749
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1989-90-
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 %
Steve Colter 73 13.4 4.9 0.8 1.7 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.9 4.1 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .811
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1990-91-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Steve Colter 19 13.2 3.1 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.2 2.9 .411 0.3 0.7 .357 0.4 0.5 .700
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter ------- --- ----------
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------

Note: Steve Colter didn't play in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Season 8
Steve Colter Jalen Green
Season 1994-95-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 57 13.2 3.4 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.9 1.2 3.0 .396 0.1 0.6 .229 0.9 1.2 .761
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Steve Colter 4 10.8 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 2.5 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
Jalen Green ------- --- ----------
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