Jakob Poeltl vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Jakob Poeltl, 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.

Jakob Poeltl played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 4. Jakob Poeltl had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Jakob Poeltl 9 3 2016-17 to 2024-25
Jalen Suggs 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jakob Poeltl Jalen Suggs
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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%
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
difference:+6+15.6+8.7+0.9+1.4+0.5+4.2+0.9-2.5-0.9+2.9+9.3+.222+0.9+4.1+2.0+2.3+.229
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%
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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Jakob Poeltl Jalen Suggs
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors Lost East 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%
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
difference:+29+4.9+3.0+1.0+0.8+1.8+2.2+0.8+0.7-0.8-0.3+0.4+3.7+.240+1.2+3.8+0.9+1.0+.129
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%
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
Jalen Suggs DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Jakob Poeltl Jalen Suggs
Season 2018-192023-24
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West 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%
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
difference:+2+10.5+7.1+1.7+0.6+2.2+1.5+1.0+0.3-1.2-1.1+2.1+5.7+.174+2.0+5.1+1.0+0.9+.223
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%
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
difference:+7.8+7.4+2.0+0.5+2.6+1.6+1.0+0.3-2.5-1.1+1.4+6.6+.237+2.0+6.8+.292+2.6+3.0+.211
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

Jakob Poeltl Jalen Suggs
Season 2019-202024-25
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando 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%
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
difference:+31+10.9+10.6+1.3+0.3+1.7+1.9+0.9+0.5-2.1-0.9+3.1+9.7+.214+2.2+6.9+2.2+1.8+.417
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 Jakob Poeltl nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Jakob Poeltl played 5 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Jakob Poeltl didn't play in the postseason.