Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Mike James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike James 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
Mike James: 2017-18 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Mike James 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 Mike James 2

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 4 Mike James 1

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mike James 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Mike James 0

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

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Mike James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5 Mike James 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Mike James 2.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 Mike James 3.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Mike James 0.7

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Mike James 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,786 Mike James 436

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 2,337 Mike James 122

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 624 Mike James 180

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 421 Mike James 34

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 796 Mike James 8

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 422 Mike James 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .466 Mike James .380

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .351 Mike James .287

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .793 Mike James .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Mike James 9.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Mike James 2.5 (2018)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Mike James 4.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2025) Mike James 0.8 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Mike James 0.2 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Mike James 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.5 Mike James 1.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Mike James 1.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Mike James 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Mike James 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 Mike James 33

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 176 Mike James 16

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 31 Mike James 12

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 24 Mike James 2

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 50 Mike James 0

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 27 Mike James 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .396 Mike James .326

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .331 Mike James .313

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .816 Mike James -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Mike James 3.7 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Mike James 1.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2025) Mike James 1.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2025) Mike James 0.2 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Mike James 0.0 (2021)