Alex English vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Alex English, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 5. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Jalen Suggs 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex English Jalen Suggs
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
difference:+12+16.4+6.6+0.6+1.3+0.8+4.0+0.9+0.1-1.7+1.9+6.8+.116+1.8+2.4+.006
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Alex English Jalen Suggs
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
difference:+29+4.6+0.3+0.8+1.1+1.8+1.3+0.8+0.2-0.1-0.1+0.7+0.7+.123+0.3+0.5+.004
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Alex English Jalen Suggs
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
difference:+6+6.3+3.4+2.5+2.6+5.0+0.6+0.5+0.4-0.6-0.1+2.5+4.1+.040+0.5+0.7+.004
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4
Alex English Jalen Suggs
Season 1979-802024-25
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
difference:+43+2.2+0.7+2.7+0.9+3.8+0.8+0.6+0.1-0.2-0.2+1.5+0.6+.087+2.2+6.8+.019+0.1+0.3+.093
Jalen Suggs 35 28.6 16.2 0.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.6 13.7 .410 2.2 6.9 .314 2.8 3.1 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Alex English Jalen Suggs
Season 1980-812025-26
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
difference:+60+12.6+8.4+2.6+1.6+4.3+1.2+0.6+0.6-0.3-0.1+4.1+7.8+.023+2.0+6.0+.272+2.1+2.6+.012
Jalen Suggs 21 25.6 15.4 0.8 3.0 3.7 4.8 1.9 0.6 2.7 3.0 5.4 11.4 .471 2.0 6.1 .328 2.7 3.1 .862
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Alex English played 10 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1982 to 1991—Alex English played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Alex English got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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