Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Jim Petersen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Petersen 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.

Jim Petersen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Jim Petersen 8

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Jim Petersen 5

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Jim Petersen 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Jim Petersen 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Jim Petersen 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Jim Petersen 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Jim Petersen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Jim Petersen 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Jim Petersen 4.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Jim Petersen 1.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Jim Petersen 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Jim Petersen 3,397

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Jim Petersen 2,354

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Jim Petersen 487

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Jim Petersen 213

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Jim Petersen 363

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Jim Petersen 491

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Jim Petersen .486

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Jim Petersen .071

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Jim Petersen .725

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Jim Petersen 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Jim Petersen 4.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Jim Petersen 0.8

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Jim Petersen 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Jim Petersen 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Jim Petersen 241

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Jim Petersen 207

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Jim Petersen 37

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Jim Petersen 17

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Jim Petersen 17

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Jim Petersen 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Jim Petersen .485

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Jim Petersen -

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Jim Petersen .662

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988)