Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

James Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 James Ray 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 James Ray 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 James Ray 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 James Ray 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 James Ray 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 James Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 James Ray 228

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 James Ray 76

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 James Ray 38

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 James Ray 39

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 James Ray 3

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 James Ray 0

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 James Ray 0

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 James Ray 2

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) James Ray 1.0 (1982)