Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Gene James 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Gene James 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Gene James 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Gene James 95

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Gene James 2

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Gene James - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.