Gar Heard vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Jalen Suggs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Jalen Suggs 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Jalen Suggs 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Jalen Suggs 5.1

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jalen Suggs 3.3

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Jalen Suggs 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Jalen Suggs 103

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Jalen Suggs 36

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Jalen Suggs 23

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Jalen Suggs 9

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Jalen Suggs 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Jalen Suggs .402

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Jalen Suggs .292

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Jalen Suggs .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Jalen Suggs 14.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Jalen Suggs 5.1 (2024)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Jalen Suggs 3.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * Jalen Suggs 0.4 (2024)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.