Earl Cureton vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaren Jackson Jr. and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Jaren Jackson Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Jaren Jackson Jr. 3

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Cureton 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Blocks Leader Earl Cureton 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Jaren Jackson Jr. 454

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Jaren Jackson Jr. 322

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Jaren Jackson Jr. 664

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Jaren Jackson Jr. 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Jaren Jackson Jr. .460

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jaren Jackson Jr. .345

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Jaren Jackson Jr. .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Jaren Jackson Jr. 361

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Jaren Jackson Jr. 156

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Jaren Jackson Jr. 25

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Jaren Jackson Jr. 20

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Jaren Jackson Jr. 48

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Jaren Jackson Jr. 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Jaren Jackson Jr. .399

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jaren Jackson Jr. .336

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Jaren Jackson Jr. .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022)