Cherokee Parks vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Cherokee Parks, 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.

Cherokee Parks played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 3. Cherokee Parks had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Jalen Suggs 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
Cherokee Parks 9 3 1995-96 to 2003-04
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 1995-962021-22
Team Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
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 %
Cherokee Parks 64 13.6 3.9 1.0 2.3 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 3.9 .409 0.1 0.4 .269 0.6 1.0 .661
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 1996-972022-23
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Cherokee Parks 76 12.6 3.3 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 2.0 1.4 2.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .605
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks 1 11.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 1997-982023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic Lost East 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 %
Cherokee Parks 79 21.6 7.1 1.8 3.8 5.5 0.7 0.5 1.1 0.8 3.0 2.8 5.7 .499 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .651
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 1998-99-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Cherokee Parks 48 23.3 5.5 1.6 3.5 5.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 2.4 2.5 5.7 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .545
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 1999-00-
Team Vancouver Grizzlies-
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 %
Cherokee Parks 56 14.4 3.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.5 2.1 1.3 2.6 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .649
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 2000-01-
Team Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Cherokee Parks 65 16.2 4.6 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.1 4.2 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.7 .705
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 2001-02-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Cherokee Parks 42 5.6 1.5 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.7 2.0 .361 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .375
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks 5 8.6 1.6 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .000
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 2002-03-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Cherokee Parks 30 21.6 6.3 1.5 2.9 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.7 2.7 5.4 .503 0.0 0.1 .500 0.8 1.3 .605
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Cherokee Parks Jalen Suggs
Season 2003-04-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Cherokee Parks 12 5.3 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.8 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .667
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cherokee Parks ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
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