Glen Rice vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Glen Rice, 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.

Glen Rice played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 5. Glen Rice had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Glen Rice 15 7 1989-90 to 2003-04
Jalen Suggs 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Glen Rice Jalen Suggs
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Glen Rice 77 30.0 13.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.1 13.9 .439 0.2 0.9 .246 1.2 1.6 .734
difference:+29+2.8+1.8+0.8+0.3+1.0+2.6+0.3-1.5-0.4+2.0+2.5+.078+0.7+3.2+.032+1.4+1.8+.039
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 Glen Rice nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Glen Rice Jalen Suggs
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Miami HeatOrlando 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%
Glen Rice 77 34.4 17.4 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.5 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.8 7.1 15.5 .461 0.9 2.4 .386 2.2 2.7 .818
difference:+24+10.9+7.5+0.1+1.8+1.9+0.4+0.2-0.4-0.5+3.6+7.1+.042+0.3+1.4+.059+0.6+0.5+.095
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 Glen Rice nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Glen Rice Jalen Suggs
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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%
Glen Rice 79 38.1 22.3 1.1 3.9 5.0 2.3 1.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 8.5 18.1 .469 2.0 5.0 .391 3.4 4.0 .836
difference:+4+11.1+9.7+0.5+1.5+1.9+0.4+0.3+0.2-0.5+4.0+8.6+.002+0.1+.006+1.8+1.9+.080
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%
Glen Rice 3 39.7 19.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 2.0 2.3 8.0 21.3 .375 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 2.3 .857
difference:+4+6.6+4.3+0.6+1.3+1.8+1.6+0.6+0.4-0.9-0.3+3.3+9.6+.027+1.0+2.9+.042+1.3+2.0+.090
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

Glen Rice Jalen Suggs
Season 1992-932024-25
Team Miami HeatOrlando 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%
Glen Rice 82 37.6 19.0 1.1 4.0 5.2 2.2 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.5 7.1 16.1 .440 1.8 4.7 .383 3.0 3.6 .820
difference:+47+9.0+2.8+0.4+0.6+1.2+1.5+0.4+0.6-1.0-0.3+1.5+2.4+.030+0.4+2.2+.069+0.2+0.5+.062
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 Glen Rice nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Glen Rice Jalen Suggs
Season 1993-942025-26
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Glen Rice 81 37.0 21.1 0.9 4.4 5.4 2.3 1.4 0.4 1.6 2.3 8.2 17.5 .467 1.6 4.3 .382 3.1 3.5 .880
difference:+60+11.4+5.7+0.1+1.4+1.7+2.5+0.5+0.2-1.1-0.7+2.8+6.1+.004+0.4+1.8+.054+0.4+0.4+.018
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Glen Rice 5 39.0 13.0 1.2 6.0 7.2 2.0 2.2 0.4 2.8 2.8 5.2 13.6 .382 1.4 4.6 .304 1.2 1.6 .750
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Glen Rice played 10 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1995 to 2004—Glen Rice played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Glen Rice got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP