Jim Petersen vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs and Jim Petersen 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

Jim Petersen

vs.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Petersen 0 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Jim Petersen 8 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Jim Petersen 5 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Jim Petersen 0 Jalen Suggs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Petersen 0 Jalen Suggs 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 6.9 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.8 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.0 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 3,397 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 2,354 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Jim Petersen 487 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Jim Petersen 213 Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 363 Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Jim Petersen 491 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .486 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen .071 Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .725 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989) Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987) Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 5.2 Jalen Suggs 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.5 Jalen Suggs 5.1

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 0.8 Jalen Suggs 3.3

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 241 Jalen Suggs 103

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 207 Jalen Suggs 36

Total Assists Jim Petersen 37 Jalen Suggs 23

Total Steals Jim Petersen 17 Jalen Suggs 9

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 17 Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Jim Petersen 46 Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .485 Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen - Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .662 Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988) Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986) Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988) Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987) Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988) Jalen Suggs 0.4 (2024)