Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Buddy Jeannette Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Buddy Jeannette and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2024-25
Buddy Jeannette: 1947-48 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Buddy Jeannette 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 12 Buddy Jeannette 3

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 Buddy Jeannette 2

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Buddy Jeannette 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 Buddy Jeannette 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 7 Buddy Jeannette 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 Buddy Jeannette 1

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Buddy Jeannette 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Buddy Jeannette 0 *

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Buddy Jeannette 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * Buddy Jeannette 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.9 Buddy Jeannette 7.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 Buddy Jeannette 2.1

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 20,538 Buddy Jeannette 997

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,530 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,288 Buddy Jeannette 287

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 961 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,064 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 859 Buddy Jeannette 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .551 Buddy Jeannette .341

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .284 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .693 Buddy Jeannette .781

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Buddy Jeannette 10.7 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Buddy Jeannette 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 27.0 Buddy Jeannette 7.5

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 Buddy Jeannette 1.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,270 Buddy Jeannette 105

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 Buddy Jeannette 17

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 Buddy Jeannette 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 Buddy Jeannette .432

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 Buddy Jeannette .891

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) Buddy Jeannette 8.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Buddy Jeannette 1.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Buddy Jeannette - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.