Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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.

John Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 John Thomas 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 John Thomas 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 John Thomas 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 John Thomas 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 John Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 John Thomas 432

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 John Thomas 60

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 John Thomas 69

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 John Thomas 50

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 John Thomas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 John Thomas 10

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 John Thomas 2

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 John Thomas 3

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 John Thomas 1

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) John Thomas 0.1 (2006)