Clay Johnson vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Clay Johnson, 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.

Clay Johnson and Jalen Suggs both played 3 years in the NBA. Clay Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Clay Johnson 3 3 1981-82 to 1983-84
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Clay Johnson Jalen Suggs
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Clay Johnson 7 9.3 3.6 1.1 0.6 1.7 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 1.6 2.9 .550 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.9 .500
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clay Johnson 7 5.4 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.3 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Clay Johnson Jalen Suggs
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Clay Johnson 48 9.3 3.0 0.8 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.3 1.1 2.8 .393 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .792
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clay Johnson 7 2.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.0 .571 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Clay Johnson Jalen Suggs
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
Clay Johnson 25 7.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.8 2.0 .400 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.6 0.9 .636
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Clay Johnson 3 3.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767
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