Brian Cook vs. Jalen Duren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Duren and Brian Cook, 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.

Brian Cook played 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jalen Duren, who played 2. Brian Cook had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Jalen Duren had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Brian Cook 9 4 2003-04 to 2011-12
Jalen Duren 2 0 2022-23 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Brian Cook 35 12.6 4.4 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.9 4.0 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .750
Jalen Duren 67 24.9 9.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.9 5.9 .648 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.3 .611
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook 13 3.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Brian Cook 72 15.1 6.4 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 1.9 2.4 5.9 .417 1.1 2.8 .392 0.4 0.5 .757
Jalen Duren 61 29.1 13.8 3.1 8.5 11.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.1 5.7 9.2 .619 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.0 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2005-06-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Brian Cook 81 19.0 7.9 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.5 3.2 6.3 .511 0.4 1.0 .429 1.0 1.2 .832
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook 7 11.1 6.3 1.6 1.6 3.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 2.1 2.6 6.6 .391 0.6 1.6 .364 0.6 0.6 1.000
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2006-07-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Brian Cook 65 15.7 6.9 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.1 2.8 6.3 .453 0.7 1.8 .400 0.5 0.7 .723
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook 5 10.2 3.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 2.6 1.2 3.6 .333 0.6 1.4 .429 0.6 0.6 1.000
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2007-08-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic-
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 %
Brian Cook 51 12.3 4.7 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.7 4.6 .376 0.8 2.3 .374 0.4 0.4 .905
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
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Season 6

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2008-09-
Team Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook 30 5.7 2.5 0.2 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.9 2.5 .368 0.4 1.0 .433 0.2 0.2 .833
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook 6 5.3 1.7 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.5 .267 0.3 1.5 .222 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2009-10-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Brian Cook 15 2.9 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.5 .304 0.1 0.6 .222 0.3 0.5 .714
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
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Season 8

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2010-11-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Brian Cook 40 11.2 4.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.9 1.8 4.3 .424 0.9 2.0 .430 0.4 0.6 .625
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
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Season 9

Brian Cook Jalen Duren
Season 2011-12-
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards-
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 %
Brian Cook 32 8.6 2.5 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.5 1.0 3.1 .316 0.3 1.6 .200 0.3 0.3 .900
Jalen Duren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Brian Cook ------- --- ----------
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