Brook Lopez vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Brook Lopez, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Brook Lopez played 17 years in the NBA, 13 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 4. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Brook Lopez 17 9 2008-09 to 2024-25
Jalen Suggs 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Brook Lopez Jalen Suggs
Season 2008-092021-22
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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%
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8 3.1 5.5 10.3 .531 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.6 .793
difference:+34+3.3+1.2+2.2+2.4+4.5+3.4+0.7+1.4-1.2-0.1+1.4+1.1+.170+0.9+4.1+0.5+0.8+.020
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 Brook Lopez nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Brook Lopez Jalen Suggs
Season 2009-102022-23
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Brook Lopez 82 36.9 18.8 3.3 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.7 1.7 2.5 3.1 6.9 13.8 .499 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 6.2 .817
difference:+29+13.4+8.9+2.3+3.4+5.6+0.6+0.6+1.2-0.7-0.8+3.4+5.4+.080+1.2+3.8+3.5+4.0+.094
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
* Neiher Brook Lopez nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Brook Lopez Jalen Suggs
Season 2010-112023-24
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando 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%
Brook Lopez 82 35.2 20.4 2.4 3.5 6.0 1.6 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.9 7.9 16.0 .492 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .787
difference:+7+8.2+7.8+1.8+1.1+2.9+1.1+0.8+0.9-0.3-0.2+3.4+6.5+.021+2.0+5.1+3.1+3.9+.031
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%
Brook Lopez 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
Brook Lopez Jalen Suggs
Season 2011-122024-25
Team New Jersey NetsOrlando 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%
Brook Lopez 5 27.2 19.2 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.6 7.6 15.4 .494 0.0 0.0 - 4.0 6.4 .625
difference:+30+1.4+3.0+0.9+1.4+0.4+2.5+1.3+0.1-1.7-1.2+2.0+1.7+.084+2.2+6.9+1.2+3.3+.257
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 Brook Lopez nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Brook Lopez played 13 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2013 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 13 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Brook Lopez got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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