Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 4 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,724 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 2,324 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 619 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 420 Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 794 Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 419 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .467 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .352 Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .792 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2025) Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.5 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.9 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 176 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 31 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 24 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 50 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 27 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .396 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .331 Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .816 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2025) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2025) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)