Jalen Suggs vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic 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.
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 4 years in the NBA, 10 less than Nikola Vucevic, who played 14. Jalen Suggs had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Nikola Vucevic had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
| Jalen Suggs |
4 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Nikola Vucevic |
14 |
4 |
2011-12 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +3 | +11.3 | +6.3 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +3.8 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -2.4 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +5.7 | +.089 | +0.8 | +3.9 | +.161 | +2.2 | +2.7 | +.244 |
| Nikola Vucevic |
51 |
15.9 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
.450 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.375 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
.529 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Jalen Suggs |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nikola Vucevic |
1 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +24 | +9.7 | +3.2 | +2.5 | +6.4 | +8.9 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.5 | | -0.5 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +.100 | +1.2 | +3.8 | | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.040 |
| Nikola Vucevic |
77 |
33.2 |
13.1 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
11.9 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
11.5 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.683 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jalen Suggs nor Nikola Vucevic played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 |
| difference: | +18 | +4.8 | +1.6 | +2.6 | +5.3 | +7.9 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +.036 | +2.0 | +5.1 | | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.010 |
| Nikola Vucevic |
57 |
31.8 |
14.2 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
11.0 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
6.2 |
12.2 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.766 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Nikola Vucevic |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| 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 |
| difference: | +39 | +5.6 | +3.1 | +2.5 | +4.3 | +6.9 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +2.9 | +2.6 | +.113 | +2.2 | +6.8 | +.019 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +.130 |
| Nikola Vucevic |
74 |
34.2 |
19.3 |
3.2 |
7.7 |
10.9 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
8.5 |
16.3 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.333 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.752 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Jalen Suggs nor Nikola Vucevic played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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Additional Years |
* Nikola Vucevic played 10 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—Nikola Vucevic played in 3 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Nikola Vucevic got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-Star Game
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