Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Jim Les Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Les and Jaren Jackson Jr., 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.

Jaren Jackson Jr. played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jim Les, who played 7. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jim Les had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jim Les 7 1 1988-89 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jim Les
Season 2018-191988-89
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 58 26.1 13.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.7 3.8 5.1 10.2 .506 0.9 2.4 .359 2.6 3.4 .766
Jim Les 82 9.5 1.7 0.3 0.8 1.1 2.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.6 .301 0.0 0.2 .071 0.7 0.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jim Les 3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jim Les
Season 2019-201989-90
Team Memphis GrizzliesUtah Jazz, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 57 28.5 17.4 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.7 4.1 6.2 13.2 .469 2.5 6.5 .394 2.4 3.3 .747
Jim Les 7 13.1 3.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 3.0 0.4 0.0 1.4 1.3 0.7 2.0 .357 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.4 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jim Les ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jim Les
Season 2020-211990-91
Team Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 11 23.5 14.4 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.4 3.8 4.8 11.4 .424 1.5 5.5 .283 3.2 3.8 .833
Jim Les 55 25.4 7.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.4 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.6 2.2 4.9 .444 1.3 2.8 .461 1.6 1.9 .835
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 5 27.4 13.6 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 4.2 4.6 10.8 .426 1.6 5.6 .286 2.8 3.2 .875
Jim Les ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jim Les
Season 2021-221991-92
Team Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 78 27.3 16.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.1 0.9 2.3 1.7 3.5 5.5 13.3 .415 1.6 5.1 .319 3.6 4.4 .823
Jim Les 62 11.5 3.7 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.1 .385 0.7 2.1 .344 0.6 0.8 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 12 27.7 15.4 2.2 4.6 6.8 0.9 0.8 2.5 1.4 4.4 4.9 13.0 .378 2.3 6.0 .375 3.3 4.4 .755
Jim Les ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jim Les
Season 2022-231992-93
Team Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 63 28.4 18.6 1.7 5.0 6.8 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.7 3.6 6.6 13.0 .506 1.6 4.5 .355 3.8 4.9 .788
Jim Les 73 12.1 4.5 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.5 3.5 .425 0.9 2.1 .429 0.6 0.7 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 36.7 18.0 3.3 4.5 7.8 1.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.8 13.8 .422 1.2 4.2 .280 5.2 6.0 .861
Jim Les ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jim Les
Season 2023-241993-94
Team Memphis GrizzliesSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. 66 32.2 22.5 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.3 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.6 7.8 17.6 .444 1.8 5.5 .320 5.1 6.3 .808
Jim Les 18 9.4 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 0.7 1.9 .382 0.4 1.0 .444 0.6 0.7 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jim Les ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jaren Jackson Jr. Jim Les
Season -1994-95
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jim Les 24 7.8 2.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.6 .289 0.2 1.0 .217 1.0 1.1 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Jim Les ------- --- ----------
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