Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Jared Sullinger Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jared Sullinger and Jaren Jackson Jr., 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.

Jaren Jackson Jr. played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jared Sullinger, who played 5. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jared Sullinger had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jared Sullinger 5 2 2012-13 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jared Sullinger
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 58 26.1 13.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.7 3.8 5.1 10.2 .506 0.9 2.4 .359 2.6 3.4 .766
Jared Sullinger 45 19.8 6.0 2.0 3.8 5.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 3.4 2.5 5.0 .493 0.0 0.1 .200 1.0 1.4 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jared Sullinger
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 57 28.5 17.4 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.7 4.1 6.2 13.2 .469 2.5 6.5 .394 2.4 3.3 .747
Jared Sullinger 74 27.6 13.3 3.3 4.9 8.1 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.4 5.2 12.1 .427 0.8 2.8 .269 2.1 2.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jared Sullinger
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 11 23.5 14.4 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.4 3.8 4.8 11.4 .424 1.5 5.5 .283 3.2 3.8 .833
Jared Sullinger 58 27.0 13.3 2.5 5.1 7.6 2.3 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.6 5.4 12.2 .439 0.9 3.2 .283 1.7 2.2 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 5 27.4 13.6 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 4.2 4.6 10.8 .426 1.6 5.6 .286 2.8 3.2 .875
Jared Sullinger 4 20.0 12.3 2.3 4.8 7.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.3 3.0 5.3 9.5 .553 0.8 2.3 .333 1.0 1.8 .571

Season 4
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jared Sullinger
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Memphis GrizzliesBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisCeltics 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 78 27.3 16.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.1 0.9 2.3 1.7 3.5 5.5 13.3 .415 1.6 5.1 .319 3.6 4.4 .823
Jared Sullinger 81 23.6 10.3 2.4 5.9 8.3 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.6 4.3 10.0 .435 0.4 1.3 .282 1.3 2.0 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 12 27.7 15.4 2.2 4.6 6.8 0.9 0.8 2.5 1.4 4.4 4.9 13.0 .378 2.3 6.0 .375 3.3 4.4 .755
Jared Sullinger 6 13.5 5.2 1.7 2.8 4.5 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.0 2.7 2.2 7.0 .310 0.3 0.7 .500 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 5
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jared Sullinger
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Memphis GrizzliesToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 63 28.4 18.6 1.7 5.0 6.8 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.7 3.6 6.6 13.0 .506 1.6 4.5 .355 3.8 4.9 .788
Jared Sullinger 11 10.7 3.4 0.9 1.5 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.4 4.3 .319 0.3 1.6 .167 0.4 0.7 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 36.7 18.0 3.3 4.5 7.8 1.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.8 13.8 .422 1.2 4.2 .280 5.2 6.0 .861
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jared Sullinger
Season 2023-24-
Team Memphis 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 66 32.2 22.5 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.3 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.6 7.8 17.6 .444 1.8 5.5 .320 5.1 6.3 .808
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jared Sullinger ------- --- ----------
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