Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Jakob Poeltl Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jakob Poeltl and Derrick Jones Jr., 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.

Derrick Jones Jr. and Jakob Poeltl both played 9 years in the NBA. Derrick Jones Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jakob Poeltl had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Derrick Jones Jr.	9	5	2016-17 to 2024-25
Jakob Poeltl	9	3	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2016-17	2016-17
Team	Phoenix Suns	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	32	17.0	5.3	1.2	1.3	2.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	2.0	2.1	3.8	.562	0.1	0.3	.273	0.9	1.3	.707
difference:	+22	+5.4	+2.2	+0.2	+0.3	+0.6	+0.2	+0.1		-0.1	-0.1	+0.9	+1.7	+.021	+0.1	+0.3		+0.3	+0.2	+.163
Jakob Poeltl	54	11.6	3.1	1.4	1.6	3.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	2.1	1.2	2.1	.583	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.1	.544

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jakob Poeltl	6	4.3	1.7	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.8	1.8	.455	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.3	.000


Season 2
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2017-18	2017-18
Team	Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	20	12.3	3.1	1.1	0.9	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.7	0.4	1.2	1.1	2.7	.396	0.2	0.9	.167	0.8	1.2	.667
difference:	+62	+6.3	+3.8	+0.9	+1.9	+2.9	+0.2	+0.3	+0.5	-0.6	-1.4	+2.0	+2.0	+.263	+0.2	+0.9		+0.1		+.073
Jakob Poeltl	82	18.6	6.9	2.0	2.8	4.8	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.0	2.6	3.1	4.7	.659	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.2	.594

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jakob Poeltl	9	15.6	5.4	1.7	2.3	4.0	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.9	2.8	1.9	3.4	.548	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.1	.789


Season 3
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2018-19	2018-19
Team	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	60	19.2	7.0	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.7	2.1	2.7	5.4	.494	0.5	1.5	.308	1.2	2.0	.607
difference:	+17	+2.7	+1.5	+0.7	+0.6	+1.3	+0.6	+0.4	+0.2	-0.1	-0.5	+0.3	+1.6	+.151	+0.5	+1.5		+0.6	+0.8	+.074
Jakob Poeltl	77	16.5	5.5	2.3	3.0	5.3	1.2	0.4	0.9	0.6	1.6	2.4	3.8	.645	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.2	.533

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jakob Poeltl	7	25.3	7.3	3.6	4.1	7.7	1.7	0.3	0.7	0.4	3.7	3.3	5.1	.639	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	1.3	.556


Season 4
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2019-20	2019-20
Team	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Heat Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	59	23.3	8.5	1.1	2.8	3.9	1.1	1.0	0.6	0.5	2.2	3.1	5.9	.527	0.6	2.2	.280	1.6	2.1	.772
difference:	+7	+5.6	+2.9	+0.9	+0.9	+1.8	+0.7	+0.4	+0.8	-0.3	-0.3	+0.6	+1.9	+.097	+0.6	+2.2		+1.0	+0.8	+.307
Jakob Poeltl	66	17.7	5.6	2.0	3.7	5.7	1.8	0.6	1.4	0.8	1.9	2.5	4.0	.624	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.3	.465

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	15	6.4	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.8	0.5	1.1	.471	0.3	0.6	.444	0.1	0.3	.400
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2020-21	2020-21
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	58	22.7	6.8	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.8	0.6	0.9	0.6	2.2	2.5	5.2	.484	0.7	2.3	.316	1.0	1.6	.648
difference:	+11	+4.0	+1.8	+1.9	+2.6	+4.4	+1.1	+0.1	+0.9	-0.6	-0.3	+1.3	+1.0	+.132	+0.7	+2.3		+0.1	+0.2	+.140
Jakob Poeltl	69	26.7	8.6	3.2	4.8	7.9	1.9	0.7	1.8	1.2	2.5	3.8	6.2	.616	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.8	.508

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	2	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	.400	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2021-22	2021-22
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	51	17.6	5.6	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	2.1	2.1	3.8	.538	0.4	1.2	.328	1.1	1.4	.800
difference:	+17	+11.4	+7.9	+2.7	+3.4	+6.0	+2.2	+0.2	+1.1	-1.0	-1.0	+3.9	+6.0	+.080	+0.4	+1.2		+0.3	+1.4	+.305
Jakob Poeltl	68	29.0	13.5	3.9	5.5	9.3	2.8	0.7	1.7	1.6	3.1	6.0	9.8	.618	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.8	.495

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	5	11.8	3.8	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.6	1.4	3.4	.412	0.6	2.2	.273	0.4	0.6	.667
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2022-23	2022-23
Team	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	64	14.0	5.0	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.4	1.3	1.8	3.6	.500	0.4	1.3	.338	1.0	1.3	.738
difference:	+8	+12.5	+7.5	+2.4	+4.3	+6.7	+2.2	+0.4	+0.6	-1.3	-1.4	+3.6	+5.0	+.129	+0.4	+1.3		+0.7	+1.5	+.146
Jakob Poeltl	72	26.5	12.5	3.3	5.8	9.1	2.7	0.9	1.2	1.7	2.7	5.4	8.6	.629	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.8	.592

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Derrick Jones Jr. nor Jakob Poeltl played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2023-24	2023-24
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	76	23.5	8.6	1.1	2.2	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.9	1.6	3.1	6.5	.483	1.1	3.1	.343	1.3	1.8	.713
difference:	+26	+2.9	+2.5	+1.8	+3.5	+5.3	+1.5		+0.8	-0.6	-1.4	+1.9	+1.1	+.173	+1.1	+3.1		+0.1	+0.3	+.162
Jakob Poeltl	50	26.4	11.1	2.9	5.7	8.6	2.5	0.7	1.5	1.5	3.0	5.0	7.6	.656	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.1	.551

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	22	29.4	9.1	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.2	0.5	1.0	0.8	2.5	3.5	7.3	.481	1.1	3.0	.369	1.0	1.4	.733
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Derrick Jones Jr.	Jakob Poeltl
Season	2024-25	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	77	24.3	10.1	1.2	2.2	3.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.0	4.0	7.6	.526	1.0	2.8	.356	1.1	1.5	.703
difference:	+20	+5.3	+4.4	+2.1	+4.1	+6.2	+2.0	+0.2	+0.8	-1.0	-1.1	+2.4	+2.6	+.101	+1.0	+2.7	+.023	+0.6	+1.0	+.029
Jakob Poeltl	57	29.6	14.5	3.3	6.3	9.6	2.8	1.2	1.2	1.9	3.1	6.4	10.2	.627	0.0	0.1	.333	1.7	2.5	.674

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Derrick Jones Jr.	7	18.4	7.3	0.7	1.1	1.9	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.4	0.4	3.0	6.9	.438	0.9	2.9	.300	0.4	1.1	.375
Jakob Poeltl	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Derrick Jones Jr. vs. Jakob Poeltl Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jakob Poeltl and Derrick Jones Jr., from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison