Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Gheorghe Muresan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gheorghe Muresan 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

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. and Gheorghe Muresan both played 6 years in the NBA. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Gheorghe Muresan had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Gheorghe Muresan 6 1 1993-94 to 1999-00

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaren Jackson Jr. Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Memphis GrizzliesWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Gheorghe Muresan 54 12.0 5.6 1.2 2.3 3.6 0.3 0.5 0.9 1.0 2.2 2.4 4.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jaren Jackson Jr. Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Memphis GrizzliesWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Gheorghe Muresan 73 23.6 10.0 2.5 4.2 6.7 0.5 0.7 1.7 1.6 3.5 4.2 7.4 .560 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.4 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jaren Jackson Jr. Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Memphis GrizzliesWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Gheorghe Muresan 76 29.5 14.5 3.3 6.3 9.6 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.9 3.9 6.1 10.5 .584 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.7 .619
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
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jaren Jackson Jr. Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Memphis GrizzliesWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Gheorghe Muresan 73 25.3 10.6 1.9 4.7 6.6 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.6 3.2 4.5 7.4 .604 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.7 .618
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
Gheorghe Muresan 3 23.3 5.0 0.7 5.3 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.7 2.0 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.7 .875

Note: Gheorghe Muresan didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 5
Jaren Jackson Jr. Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2022-231998-99
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Gheorghe Muresan 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jaren Jackson Jr. Gheorghe Muresan
Season 2023-241999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Gheorghe Muresan 30 8.9 3.5 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.7 1.4 3.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
Gheorghe Muresan ------- --- ----------
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