Jalen Suggs vs. Nick Weatherspoon Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Weatherspoon and Jalen Suggs, 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.

Jalen Suggs played 3 years in the NBA, 4 less than Nick Weatherspoon, who played 7. Jalen Suggs had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Nick Weatherspoon had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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 achivements, 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
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24
Nick Weatherspoon 7 3 1973-74 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Suggs Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Orlando MagicCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Nick Weatherspoon 65 18.7 7.6 2.0 4.1 6.1 0.6 0.7 0.2 - 2.8 3.1 7.4 .412 - - - 1.5 2.1 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 7 12.4 2.9 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.0 0.3 0.3 - 1.6 1.3 2.7 .474 - - - 0.3 0.7 .400

Season 2
Jalen Suggs Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Nick Weatherspoon 82 16.4 7.5 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 - 2.6 3.1 6.9 .456 - - - 1.3 1.7 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 17 23.8 10.3 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.9 0.8 0.1 - 3.3 4.1 8.0 .515 - - - 2.1 2.5 .814

Season 3
Jalen Suggs Nick Weatherspoon
Season 2023-241975-76
Team Orlando MagicWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Nick Weatherspoon 64 16.9 8.3 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 - 2.7 3.4 7.2 .476 - - - 1.5 2.1 .701
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Nick Weatherspoon 7 32.0 12.3 1.4 4.6 6.0 1.4 0.3 0.6 - 4.0 5.1 11.4 .450 - - - 2.0 3.6 .560

Season 4
Jalen Suggs Nick Weatherspoon
Season -1976-77
Team -Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 62 26.7 11.5 1.9 5.0 6.9 0.9 0.8 0.5 - 2.7 5.0 11.1 .449 - - - 1.5 2.3 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jalen Suggs Nick Weatherspoon
Season -1977-78
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 41 14.9 5.1 1.4 1.7 3.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.8 2.1 4.7 .443 - - - 0.9 1.0 .881
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jalen Suggs Nick Weatherspoon
Season -1978-79
Team -San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 82 32.2 13.8 2.2 3.4 5.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.2 3.5 5.8 12.2 .480 - - - 2.1 2.9 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jalen Suggs Nick Weatherspoon
Season -1979-80
Team -San Diego Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon 57 19.7 6.9 1.5 2.2 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.5 2.4 2.9 6.6 .434 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Nick Weatherspoon ------- --- ----------
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