Darrall Imhoff vs. DeAndre Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeAndre Jordan and Darrall Imhoff, 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.

Darrall Imhoff played 12 years in the NBA, 4 less than DeAndre Jordan, who played 16. Darrall Imhoff had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while DeAndre Jordan had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Darrall Imhoff 12 7 1960-61 to 1971-72
DeAndre Jordan 16 9 2008-09 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1960-612008-09
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
Darrall Imhoff 62 16.0 4.7 - - 4.8 0.8 - - - 2.3 2.0 5.0 .394 - - - 0.8 1.5 .510
DeAndre Jordan 53 14.5 4.3 1.4 3.1 4.5 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.8 1.8 1.8 2.8 .633 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 2.1 .385
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1961-622009-10
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
Darrall Imhoff 76 19.8 5.9 - - 6.2 1.1 - - - 3.0 2.4 6.3 .386 - - - 1.1 1.8 .576
DeAndre Jordan 70 16.2 4.8 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.1 2.2 2.1 3.4 .605 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.8 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1962-632010-11
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 45 10.2 2.7 - - 3.4 0.6 - - - 1.5 1.1 3.4 .314 - - - 0.5 1.1 .480
DeAndre Jordan 80 25.6 7.1 2.6 4.6 7.2 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.3 3.2 2.9 4.3 .686 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.7 .452
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff 1 2.0 0.0 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
DeAndre Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1963-642011-12
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 58 15.0 4.8 - - 4.9 1.0 - - - 2.9 1.8 4.3 .414 - - - 1.2 2.0 .605
DeAndre Jordan 66 27.2 7.4 3.1 5.2 8.3 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.1 2.9 3.1 4.9 .632 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.1 .525
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 11 22.6 4.5 1.6 3.6 5.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 0.6 1.8 1.9 3.6 .525 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 2.2 .333

Season 5

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1964-652012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsClippers 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 76 20.0 5.0 - - 6.6 1.1 - - - 3.1 1.9 4.1 .466 - - - 1.2 2.0 .571
DeAndre Jordan 82 24.5 8.8 2.6 4.7 7.2 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.2 2.3 3.8 6.0 .643 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 3.0 .386
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff 11 13.7 3.0 - - 3.9 1.2 - - - 2.4 1.2 2.2 .542 - - - 0.6 1.1 .583
DeAndre Jordan 6 24.0 3.7 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.2 0.2 1.7 1.5 3.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.5 .222

Season 6

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1965-662013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsClippers 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 77 18.4 4.9 - - 6.6 1.5 - - - 3.0 2.0 4.4 .448 - - - 1.0 1.8 .566
DeAndre Jordan 82 35.0 10.4 4.0 9.5 13.6 0.9 1.0 2.5 1.5 3.2 4.2 6.3 .676 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.6 .428
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff 14 17.4 2.9 - - 5.8 2.1 - - - 3.0 1.0 2.9 .350 - - - 0.9 1.3 .722
DeAndre Jordan 13 34.0 9.6 3.3 9.2 12.5 0.8 0.9 2.5 1.8 3.5 3.5 4.8 .730 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 5.8 .434

Season 7

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1966-672014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisClippers 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 81 33.6 10.7 - - 13.3 2.7 - - - 3.5 4.6 9.6 .474 - - - 1.6 2.6 .614
DeAndre Jordan 82 34.4 11.5 4.8 10.1 15.0 0.7 1.0 2.2 1.3 3.0 4.6 6.5 .710 0.0 0.0 .250 2.3 5.7 .397
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff 3 28.7 10.0 - - 12.3 1.7 - - - 2.7 4.3 8.0 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800
DeAndre Jordan 14 34.4 13.1 3.5 9.9 13.4 1.1 1.1 2.4 1.2 3.0 4.1 5.8 .716 0.0 0.0 - 4.8 11.2 .427

Season 8

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1967-682015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsClippers 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 82 27.7 9.3 - - 10.9 2.5 - - - 3.2 3.6 7.5 .478 - - - 2.2 3.5 .619
DeAndre Jordan 77 33.7 12.7 3.5 10.3 13.8 1.2 0.7 2.3 1.4 2.7 4.6 6.6 .703 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 8.0 .430
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff 15 29.3 7.6 - - 10.9 2.0 - - - 3.7 2.9 5.9 .494 - - - 1.7 3.4 .510
DeAndre Jordan 6 33.0 11.7 5.0 11.3 16.3 1.8 1.2 2.7 1.2 2.8 4.0 6.3 .632 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 9.8 .373

Season 9

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1968-692016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisClippers 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 82 28.8 9.2 - - 9.7 2.7 - - - 3.8 3.4 7.2 .470 - - - 2.4 4.0 .597
DeAndre Jordan 81 31.7 12.7 3.7 10.1 13.8 1.2 0.6 1.7 1.4 2.6 5.1 7.1 .714 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 5.2 .482
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff 5 38.2 18.2 - - 16.4 2.4 - - - 4.8 6.6 13.2 .500 - - - 5.0 7.6 .658
DeAndre Jordan 7 37.7 15.4 3.6 10.9 14.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 2.4 4.1 6.1 8.7 .705 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 8.0 .393

Season 10

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1969-702017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Darrall Imhoff 79 31.3 13.6 - - 9.5 2.7 - - - 3.7 5.4 10.1 .540 - - - 2.7 4.2 .650
DeAndre Jordan 77 31.5 12.0 4.3 10.9 15.2 1.5 0.5 0.9 1.8 2.6 4.8 7.5 .645 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 4.1 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff 5 27.6 9.0 - - 7.0 2.2 - - - 4.6 4.4 9.6 .458 - - - 0.2 1.4 .143
DeAndre Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1970-712018-19
Team Cincinnati RoyalsDallas Mavericks, New York Knicks
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 %
Darrall Imhoff 34 24.3 8.1 - - 6.9 2.3 - - - 3.5 3.5 7.6 .461 - - - 1.1 2.1 .507
DeAndre Jordan 69 29.7 11.0 3.3 9.8 13.1 2.3 0.6 1.1 2.2 2.4 4.1 6.5 .641 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.8 .705
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Cincinnati Royals, Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
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 %
Darrall Imhoff 49 9.8 2.6 - - 2.7 1.1 - - - 2.0 1.1 2.7 .394 - - - 0.5 0.9 .558
DeAndre Jordan 56 22.0 8.3 2.5 7.5 10.0 1.9 0.3 0.9 1.3 2.0 3.4 5.1 .666 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 .680
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season -2020-21
Team -Brooklyn Nets
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 %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 57 21.9 7.5 2.1 5.4 7.5 1.6 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.0 3.3 4.4 .763 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season -2021-22
Team -Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East 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 %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 48 13.0 4.3 1.7 3.8 5.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.9 3.0 .643 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .550
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 3 10.3 3.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 15

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season -2022-23
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 39 15.0 5.1 1.3 3.8 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.8 2.3 2.9 .765 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.6 1.2 .458
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 4 3.5 1.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 16

Darrall Imhoff DeAndre Jordan
Season -2023-24
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nuggets TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 36 11.0 3.9 1.5 2.9 4.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.6 2.6 .624 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .491
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrall Imhoff ------- --- ----------
DeAndre Jordan 2 6.5 2.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000