Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar Thompson and Jaren Jackson 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.

Jaren Jackson Jr. played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Ausar Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 4 2018-19 to 2025-26
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaren Jackson Jr. Ausar Thompson
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Jaren Jackson Jr. 58 26.1 13.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.7 3.8 5.1 10.2 .506 0.9 2.4 .359 2.6 3.4 .766
difference:+5+1.0+5.0+0.7+0.9+1.7+0.8+0.2+0.5-0.4-1.0+1.4+2.6+.023+0.6+0.6+.173+1.5+1.5+.169
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaren Jackson Jr. nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaren Jackson Jr. Ausar Thompson
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Jaren Jackson Jr. 57 28.5 17.4 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.7 4.1 6.2 13.2 .469 2.5 6.5 .394 2.4 3.3 .747
difference:+2+6.0+7.3+0.9+0.3+0.5+0.9+1.0+0.9-0.3-1.3+2.0+5.4+.066+2.3+5.7+.170+0.9+0.9+.106
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaren Jackson Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 3
Jaren Jackson Jr. Ausar Thompson
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Jaren Jackson Jr. 11 23.5 14.4 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.4 3.8 4.8 11.4 .424 1.5 5.5 .283 3.2 3.8 .833
difference:+4+3.9+1.1+0.6+0.6+1.3+2.0+0.5+0.9-0.1-0.7+0.6+0.1+.057+1.1+3.8+.033+1.2+0.5+.366
Ausar Thompson 7 27.4 13.3 2.1 4.7 6.9 3.1 1.6 0.7 1.3 3.1 5.4 11.3 .481 0.4 1.7 .250 2.0 4.3 .467
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaren Jackson Jr. 5 27.4 13.6 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 4.2 4.6 10.8 .426 1.6 5.6 .286 2.8 3.2 .875
Ausar Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 5 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Jaren Jackson Jr. played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Jaren Jackson Jr. got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Blocks Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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