Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Jerome Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Whitehead and Jaren Jackson Jr. that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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
2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.:
2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerome Whitehead:
1978-79 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jaren Jackson Jr.0
Jerome Whitehead0
Jaren Jackson Jr.6
Jerome Whitehead11
Jaren Jackson Jr.3
Jerome Whitehead1
Jaren Jackson Jr.1
Jerome Whitehead0

Honors and Awards

Jaren Jackson Jr.2
Jerome Whitehead0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Jaren Jackson Jr.2
Jerome Whitehead0
Jaren Jackson Jr.1
Jerome Whitehead0
*
Jaren Jackson Jr.2
Jerome Whitehead0
* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6
Jerome Whitehead 6.5

Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5
Jerome Whitehead 4.8

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4
Jerome Whitehead 0.6

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0
Jerome Whitehead 0.4

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0
Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Totals Stats

Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877
Jerome Whitehead 4,423

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841
Jerome Whitehead 3,268

Jaren Jackson Jr. 454
Jerome Whitehead 374

Jaren Jackson Jr. 322
Jerome Whitehead 251

Jaren Jackson Jr. 664
Jerome Whitehead 200

Jaren Jackson Jr. 333
Jerome Whitehead 679

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .460
Jerome Whitehead .497

3-Point Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .345
Jerome Whitehead .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .795
Jerome Whitehead .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
(2024)
Jerome Whitehead 13.8
(1982)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8
(2023)
Jerome Whitehead 9.2
(1982)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3
(2024)
Jerome Whitehead 1.4
(1982)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2
(2024)
Jerome Whitehead 0.7
(1982)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0
(2023)
Jerome Whitehead 0.6
(1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
Jerome Whitehead 2.2

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8
Jerome Whitehead 1.4

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1
Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9
Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1
Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Totals Stats

Jaren Jackson Jr. 361
Jerome Whitehead 22

Jaren Jackson Jr. 156
Jerome Whitehead 14

Jaren Jackson Jr. 25
Jerome Whitehead 3

Jaren Jackson Jr. 20
Jerome Whitehead 2

Jaren Jackson Jr. 48
Jerome Whitehead 2

Jaren Jackson Jr. 23
Jerome Whitehead 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .399
Jerome Whitehead .333

3-Point Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .336
Jerome Whitehead -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .810
Jerome Whitehead .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
(2023)
Jerome Whitehead 2.2
(1987)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8
(2023)
Jerome Whitehead 1.4
(1987)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5
(2023)
Jerome Whitehead 0.3
(1987)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0
(2023)
Jerome Whitehead 0.2
(1987)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5
(2022)
Jerome Whitehead 0.2
(1987)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.