Jim Ard vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Jaren Jackson Jr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Jaren Jackson Jr. 3

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Ard 0 * Jaren Jackson Jr. 1

Blocks Leader Jim Ard 0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Jaren Jackson Jr. 454

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Jaren Jackson Jr. 322

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Jaren Jackson Jr. 664

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Jaren Jackson Jr. 333

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Jaren Jackson Jr. .460

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jaren Jackson Jr. .345

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Jaren Jackson Jr. .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Jaren Jackson Jr. 361

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Jaren Jackson Jr. 156

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Jaren Jackson Jr. 25

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Jaren Jackson Jr. 20

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Jaren Jackson Jr. 48

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Jaren Jackson Jr. 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Jaren Jackson Jr. .399

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jaren Jackson Jr. .336

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Jaren Jackson Jr. .810

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.