Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Gerard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerard King and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2025-26
Gerard King: 1998-99 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Gerard King 1

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 Gerard King 3

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 4 Gerard King 1

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Gerard King 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Gerard King 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Gerard King 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Gerard King 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Gerard King 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4 Gerard King 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Gerard King 3.1

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 Gerard King 0.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Gerard King 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Gerard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,671 Gerard King 566

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 2,307 Gerard King 393

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 614 Gerard King 84

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 420 Gerard King 50

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 792 Gerard King 27

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 416 Gerard King 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .467 Gerard King .503

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .351 Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .793 Gerard King .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Gerard King 5.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Gerard King 4.0 (2000)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Gerard King 0.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2025) Gerard King 0.5 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Gerard King 0.2 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Gerard King 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.5 Gerard King 0.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Gerard King 0.1

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Gerard King 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Gerard King 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 Gerard King 4

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 176 Gerard King 4

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 31 Gerard King 1

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 24 Gerard King 0

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 50 Gerard King 1

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 27 Gerard King 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .396 Gerard King .500

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .331 Gerard King -

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .816 Gerard King -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Gerard King 0.5 (1999)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2025) Gerard King 0.1 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2025) Gerard King 0.0 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Gerard King 0.1 (1999)