Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Ben McDonald

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Ben McDonald 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Ben McDonald 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Ben McDonald 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Ben McDonald 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)