Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Dennis Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Johnson 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.

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 7 years in the NBA, 7 less than Dennis Johnson, who played 14. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dennis Johnson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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.

Rookie Season
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Dennis Johnson
Season	2018-19	1976-77
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+23	+5.5	+4.6	+0.7	+1.7	+1.0	+0.4	+0.6	+0.7		-1.1	+1.6	+3.2	+.002				+0.4	+0.1	+.142
Dennis Johnson	81	20.6	9.2	2.0	1.7	3.7	1.5	1.5	0.7	-	2.7	3.5	7.0	.504	-	-	-	2.2	3.5	.624
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaren Jackson Jr. nor Dennis Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Dennis Johnson
Season	2020-21	1978-79
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+69	+10.5	+1.5	+0.3	+1.2	+0.9	+2.4	+0.2	+0.4	-1.0	-1.2	+1.2	+2.5	+.010				+0.6	+1.1	+.052
Dennis Johnson	80	34.0	15.9	1.8	2.9	4.7	3.5	1.3	1.2	2.4	2.6	6.0	13.9	.434	-	-	-	3.8	4.9	.781
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+12	+12.7	+7.3	+0.8	+0.3	+0.5	+3.1	+0.6	+0.3	-2.2	-0.5	+3.4	+7.0	+.024				+2.1	+3.2	+.104
Dennis Johnson	17	40.1	20.9	2.6	3.5	6.1	4.1	1.6	1.5	3.0	3.7	8.0	17.8	.450	-	-	-	4.9	6.4	.771

Season 4
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Dennis Johnson
Season	2021-22	1979-80
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Blocks Leader	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Supersonics Lost West Conf Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	78	27.3	16.3	1.5	4.3	5.8	1.1	0.9	2.3	1.7	3.5	5.5	13.3	.415	1.6	5.1	.319	3.6	4.4	.823
difference:	+3	+9.0	+2.7	+0.6	+1.3	+0.7	+3.0	+0.9	+1.3	-1.1	-0.2	+1.6	+3.5	+.007	+1.5	+4.4	+.112	+1.1	+1.6	+.043
Dennis Johnson	81	36.3	19.0	2.1	3.0	5.1	4.1	1.8	1.0	2.8	3.3	7.1	16.8	.422	0.1	0.7	.207	4.7	6.0	.780
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	12	27.7	15.4	2.2	4.6	6.8	0.9	0.8	2.5	1.4	4.4	4.9	13.0	.378	2.3	6.0	.375	3.3	4.4	.755
difference:	+3	+11.1	+1.7	+0.5	+2.0	+2.5	+2.9	+1.0	+1.8	-1.5	-1.2	+1.8	+3.3	+.032	+2.0	+5.0	+.042	+0.2	+0.3	+.084
Dennis Johnson	15	38.8	17.1	1.7	2.6	4.3	3.8	1.8	0.7	2.9	3.2	6.7	16.3	.410	0.3	1.0	.333	3.5	4.1	.839

Season 5
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Dennis Johnson
Season	2022-23	1980-81
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	63	28.4	18.6	1.7	5.0	6.8	1.0	1.0	3.0	1.7	3.6	6.6	13.0	.506	1.6	4.5	.355	3.8	4.9	.788
difference:	+16	+4.7	+0.2	+0.3	+2.4	+2.2	+2.7	+0.7	+2.2	-0.9	-0.5	+0.1	+2.4	+.070	+1.5	+3.9	+.139	+1.4	+1.4	+.032
Dennis Johnson	79	33.1	18.8	2.0	2.6	4.6	3.7	1.7	0.8	2.6	3.1	6.7	15.4	.436	0.1	0.6	.216	5.2	6.3	.820
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	6	36.7	18.0	3.3	4.5	7.8	1.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	5.8	13.8	.422	1.2	4.2	.280	5.2	6.0	.861
difference:	+1	+1.4	+1.6	+2.3	+0.8	+3.1	+1.4	+0.3	+0.7	-0.3	-1.4	+1.6	+1.9	+.051	+1.1	+3.5	+.080	+0.6		+.099
Dennis Johnson	7	38.1	19.6	1.0	3.7	4.7	2.9	1.3	1.3	2.7	2.6	7.4	15.7	.473	0.1	0.7	.200	4.6	6.0	.762

Season 6
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Dennis Johnson
Season	2023-24	1981-82
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	66	32.2	22.5	1.3	4.2	5.5	2.3	1.2	1.6	2.4	3.6	7.8	17.6	.444	1.8	5.5	.320	5.1	6.3	.808
difference:	+14	+4.5	+3.0	+0.5	+0.8	+0.4	+2.3	+0.1	+0.9	-0.5	-0.4	+0.6	+2.2	+.026	+1.7	+5.0	+.130	+0.1	+0.1	+.002
Dennis Johnson	80	36.7	19.5	1.8	3.4	5.1	4.6	1.3	0.7	2.9	3.2	7.2	15.4	.470	0.1	0.5	.190	5.0	6.2	.806
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dennis Johnson	7	38.7	22.3	1.9	2.6	4.4	4.6	2.1	0.6	3.6	4.0	9.0	18.9	.477	0.0	0.4	.000	4.3	5.6	.769

Season 7
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Dennis Johnson
Season	2024-25	1982-83
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	74	29.8	22.2	1.2	4.4	5.6	2.0	1.2	1.5	2.1	3.5	8.0	16.4	.488	2.0	5.3	.375	4.2	5.4	.781
difference:	+3	+3.3	+8.0		+1.2	+1.2	+3.0	+0.1	+1.0	-0.5	-0.9	+2.8	+5.2	+.026	+1.9	+4.9	+.214	+0.4	+0.6	+.010
Dennis Johnson	77	33.1	14.2	1.2	3.2	4.4	5.0	1.3	0.5	2.6	2.6	5.2	11.2	.462	0.1	0.4	.161	3.8	4.8	.791
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	4	34.3	16.0	2.3	2.8	5.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.8	3.5	5.5	14.5	.379	0.8	2.8	.273	4.3	5.0	.850
difference:	+1	+1.7	+2.0	+0.3	+2.9	+2.7	+4.2	+0.7	+0.2	-0.1	-0.5	+1.8	+1.5	+.079	+0.8	+2.5	+.273	+1.0	+1.0	+.017
Dennis Johnson	3	36.0	18.0	2.0	5.7	7.7	5.7	1.7	0.7	2.7	3.0	7.3	16.0	.458	0.0	0.3	.000	3.3	4.0	.833

Additional Years
* Dennis Johnson played 7 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1984 to 1990—Dennis Johnson played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 7 extra years over Jaren Jackson Jr., Dennis Johnson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game