Dan Issel vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs and Dan Issel that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dan Issel

vs.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Jalen Suggs 15.5

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Jalen Suggs 4.5

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Jalen Suggs 93

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Jalen Suggs 27

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Jalen Suggs 19

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Jalen Suggs 8

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Jalen Suggs 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Jalen Suggs .449

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Jalen Suggs .316

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Jalen Suggs .760

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Jalen Suggs 15.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Jalen Suggs 4.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Jalen Suggs 3.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Jalen Suggs 0.5 (2024)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.