Jim Cleamons vs. Jalen Suggs Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jalen Suggs and Jim Cleamons 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 Cleamons

vs.

Jalen Suggs

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Jalen Suggs: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Jalen Suggs 3

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Jalen Suggs 1

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Jalen Suggs 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Jalen Suggs 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Jalen Suggs 11.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Jalen Suggs 2,031

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Jalen Suggs 561

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Jalen Suggs 569

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Jalen Suggs 232

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Jalen Suggs 93

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Jalen Suggs 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Jalen Suggs .422

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Jalen Suggs .333

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Jalen Suggs .753

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Jalen Suggs 12.6 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Jalen Suggs 3.6 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Jalen Suggs 4.4 (2022)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Jalen Suggs 1.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Jalen Suggs 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Jalen Suggs 15.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Jalen Suggs 4.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Jalen Suggs 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Jalen Suggs 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Jalen Suggs 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Jalen Suggs 93

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Jalen Suggs 27

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Jalen Suggs 19

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Jalen Suggs 8

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Jalen Suggs 3

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Jalen Suggs 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Jalen Suggs .449

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Jalen Suggs .316

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Jalen Suggs .760

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Jalen Suggs 15.5 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Jalen Suggs 4.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Jalen Suggs 3.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Jalen Suggs 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Jalen Suggs 0.5 (2024)

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.