Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. John Mengelt Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Mengelt 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
John Mengelt:
1971-72 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

Jaren Jackson Jr.0
John Mengelt0
Jaren Jackson Jr.8
John Mengelt10
Jaren Jackson Jr.4
John Mengelt4
Jaren Jackson Jr.2
John Mengelt0

Honors and Awards

Jaren Jackson Jr.2
John Mengelt0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Jaren Jackson Jr.3
John Mengelt0
Jaren Jackson Jr.1
John Mengelt0
*
Jaren Jackson Jr.2
John Mengelt0
*
* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5
John Mengelt 9.8

Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5
John Mengelt 1.9

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5
John Mengelt 2.1

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0
John Mengelt 0.7

*
Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9
John Mengelt 0.1

*

Totals Stats

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,572
John Mengelt 6,218

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2,271
John Mengelt 1,221

Jaren Jackson Jr. 605
John Mengelt 1,329

Jaren Jackson Jr. 415
John Mengelt 324

*
Jaren Jackson Jr. 784
John Mengelt 28

*
Jaren Jackson Jr. 410
John Mengelt 636

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .467
John Mengelt .479

3-Point Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .350
John Mengelt .000

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .793
John Mengelt .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
(2024)
John Mengelt 11.0
(1975)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8
(2023)
John Mengelt 2.7
(1974)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3
(2024)
John Mengelt 2.9
(1978)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2
(2025)
John Mengelt 0.9
(1975)

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Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0
(2023)
John Mengelt 0.1
(1974)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
John Mengelt 8.8

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.5
John Mengelt 1.7

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1
John Mengelt 1.7

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9
John Mengelt 0.6

*
Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9
John Mengelt 0.1

*

Totals Stats

Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
John Mengelt 167

Jaren Jackson Jr. 176
John Mengelt 33

Jaren Jackson Jr. 31
John Mengelt 33

Jaren Jackson Jr. 24
John Mengelt 11

*
Jaren Jackson Jr. 50
John Mengelt 2

*
Jaren Jackson Jr. 27
John Mengelt 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .396
John Mengelt .521

3-Point Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .331
John Mengelt -

*
Free Throw Percentage
Jaren Jackson Jr. .816
John Mengelt .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
(2023)
John Mengelt 12.7
(1977)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8
(2023)
John Mengelt 2.7
(1975)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5
(2025)
John Mengelt 3.0
(1975)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0
(2025)
John Mengelt 1.3
(1977)

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Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5
(2022)
John Mengelt 0.3
(1975)

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Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.