Chet Holmgren vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Chet Holmgren, 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.

Chet Holmgren played 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jalen Suggs, who played 5. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Chet Holmgren 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26
Jalen Suggs 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren Jalen Suggs
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
difference:+34+2.2+4.7+1.1+3.3+4.3+2.0+0.6+1.9-1.4-0.6+2.1+0.2+.169+0.7+0.2+.156+0.1+.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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Chet Holmgren Jalen Suggs
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
difference:+21+3.9+5.1+0.5+4.5+5.0+0.9+0.6+1.7+1.7+2.3+.071+0.2+0.2+.052+1.6+2.0+.031
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%
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Chet Holmgren Jalen Suggs
Season 2025-262023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderOrlando 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%
Chet Holmgren 5 33.4 20.6 1.8 7.4 9.2 2.0 1.2 1.6 3.0 4.0 6.6 11.8 .559 2.0 5.0 .400 5.4 6.4 .844
difference:+70+6.4+8.0+1.2+5.0+6.1+0.7+0.2+1.0-1.2-1.3+2.1+2.3+.088+0.1+.003+3.8+4.3+.088
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%
Chet Holmgren 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

Additional Years

* Jalen Suggs played 2 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—Jalen Suggs didn't play in the postseason.