Trevor Ariza vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green and Trevor Ariza, 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.

Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 13 more than Jalen Green, who played 5. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Trevor Ariza 18 10 2004-05 to 2021-22
Jalen Green 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Trevor Ariza Jalen Green
Season 2004-052021-22
Team New York KnicksHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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%
Trevor Ariza 80 17.3 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.2 .231 1.5 2.2 .695
difference:+13+14.6+11.4+0.6+1.0+0.4+1.5+0.2+0.1-1.1-0.4+3.9+9.3+.016+2.3+6.6+.112+1.3+1.3+.102
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 Trevor Ariza nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Trevor Ariza Jalen Green
Season 2005-062022-23
Team New York Knicks, Orlando MagicHouston 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%
Trevor Ariza 57 17.5 4.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 4.0 .412 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.2 .606
difference:+19+16.7+17.5+0.8+0.7+0.1+2.6+0.2-1.5-0.1+5.8+13.9+.004+2.5+7.2+.138+3.4+3.9+.180
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 Trevor Ariza nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Trevor Ariza Jalen Green
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Orlando MagicHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East 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%
Trevor Ariza 57 22.4 8.9 1.7 2.6 4.4 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.4 3.5 6.5 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.0 .620
difference:+25+9.3+10.7+1.2+2.1+0.8+2.4+0.2-0.8-1.0+3.4+9.7+.116+2.5+7.3+.332+1.6+1.3+.184
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%
Trevor Ariza 4 11.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Trevor Ariza Jalen Green
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Orlando Magic, Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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%
Trevor Ariza 35 15.6 5.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.9 .507 0.1 0.5 .278 1.4 2.1 .653
difference:+47+17.3+15.5+0.4+1.8+1.5+2.1-1.8-0.2+5.4+13.6+.084+2.8+7.6+.076+1.9+2.0+.160
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%
Trevor Ariza 8 5.6 2.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 .583 0.1 0.5 .250 0.3 0.5 .500
difference:+1+25.7+11.2+4.0+4.0+2.8+0.5+0.2-1.3+3.7+10.8+.211+1.8+5.8+.045+2.0+2.9+.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

Season 5

Trevor Ariza Jalen Green
Season 2008-092025-26
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Trevor Ariza 82 24.4 8.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.8 1.7 0.3 1.1 2.0 3.3 7.3 .460 0.7 2.3 .319 1.5 2.1 .710
difference:+80+9.4+6.6+0.4+1.9+2.3+0.2+0.7+0.3-0.1-1.0+2.2+4.2+.018+2.3+4.7+.110+0.4+.110
Jalen Green 2 15.0 15.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 5.5 11.5 .478 3.0 7.0 .429 1.5 2.5 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Trevor Ariza 23 31.4 11.3 1.0 3.3 4.2 2.3 1.6 0.4 1.7 3.2 4.0 8.0 .497 1.7 3.7 .476 1.6 2.8 .563
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Trevor Ariza played 13 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2010 to 2022—Trevor Ariza played in 7 Playoffs.