Jalen Duren vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson and Jalen Duren to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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David Robinson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jalen Duren.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that David Robinson has better scoring stats than Jalen Duren in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 8.9 points more than Jalen Duren in his 4 seasons (21.1 points against 12.2), and he also scored a total of 18,010 points more (20,790 vs. 2,780).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Duren 12.2
4
David Robinson 21.1
+8.9
14

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Duren 2,780
4
David Robinson 20,790
+18,010
14

Scoring Titles

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason David Robinson has a better career point average than Jalen Duren (+6.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,150).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Duren 11.8
1
David Robinson 18.1
+6.3
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Duren 71
1
David Robinson 2,221
+2,150
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 22
+22

30+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 4
David Robinson 186
+182

20+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 27
David Robinson 548
+521

10+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 153
David Robinson 889
+736

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Duren 224
David Robinson 985
+761

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Duren 4
+2
David Robinson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 13
+13

20+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 1
David Robinson 55
+54

10+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 3
David Robinson 102
+99

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Duren 6
David Robinson 120
+114

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Duren 0
David Robinson 3
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Duren 12.2 5.0 7.6 65.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.2 70.2 4 228
difference:+8.9+2.5+6.8+13.5+0.1+25.0+3.9+5.1+3.4+10+759
David Robinson 21.1 7.5 14.4 51.8 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.1 8.3 73.6 14 987

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Duren 2,780 1,135 1,738 65.3 0 6 0.0 510 726 70.2 4 228
difference:+18,010+6,230+12,483+13.5+25+94+25.0+5,525+7,475+3.4+10+759
David Robinson 20,790 7,365 14,221 51.8 25 100 25.0 6,035 8,201 73.6 14 987

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Duren 11.8 4.3 6.7 65.0 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 82.6 1 6
difference:+6.3+1.9+6.3+17.1+0.1+10.0+2.4+4.1+11.8+11+117
David Robinson 18.1 6.2 13.0 47.9 0.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 7.9 70.8 12 123

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Duren 71 26 40 65.0 0 0 - 19 23 82.6 1 6
difference:+2,150+742+1,564+17.1+1+10+10.0+665+943+11.8+11+117
David Robinson 2,221 768 1,604 47.9 1 10 10.0 684 966 70.8 12 123

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 9.1
202367
David Robinson 24.3
+15.2
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 13.8
202461
David Robinson 25.6
+11.8
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 11.8
202578
David Robinson 23.2
+11.4
199268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 18.6
202622
David Robinson 23.4
+4.8
199382

David Robinson's additional seasons:

* David Robinson played 10 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 14, from 1994 to 2003—he averaged 19.6 points in a total of 673 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.8 ppg and his lowest 8.5.

In those 10 extra years over Jalen Duren, David Robinson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren -
DNP
20230
David Robinson 24.3
+24.3
199010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren -
DNP
20240
David Robinson 25.8
+25.8
19914

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 11.8
+11.8
20256
David Robinson -
DNP
19920

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren -
DNP *
20260
David Robinson 23.1
+23.1
199310
* season in progress

David Robinson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, David Robinson played in 9 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 99 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.3 ppg and his lowest 4.5.