Don Ford vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green and Don Ford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Don Ford played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Green, who played 3. Don Ford had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 |
Don Ford |
7 |
3 |
1975-76 to 1981-82 |
Jalen Green |
3 |
0 |
2021-22 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Don Ford |
Jalen Green |
Season |
1975-76 | 2021-22 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Houston Rockets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Don Ford |
76 |
24.2 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
- |
2.4 |
4.1 |
9.3 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.748 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
82 |
21.7 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
7.0 |
.460 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.716 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
11 |
30.3 |
10.1 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
- |
2.5 |
3.8 |
8.9 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.750 |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
79 |
24.6 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.756 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
1 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
79 |
19.5 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
.507 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.809 |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
8 |
17.3 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
.533 |
- |
- |
- |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Season 5 |
|
Don Ford |
Jalen Green |
Season |
1979-80 | - |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers | - |
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 |
% |
Don Ford |
73 |
13.7 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.849 |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
64 |
15.6 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.446 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.917 |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
21 |
9.6 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.833 |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Don Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jalen Green |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |