Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. John Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wallace 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. played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than John Wallace, who played 7. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while John Wallace had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
John Wallace 7 2 1996-97 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaren Jackson Jr. John Wallace
Season 2018-191996-97
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks 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 %
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
John Wallace 68 11.6 4.8 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.8 3.5 .517 0.0 0.1 .500 1.2 1.6 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
John Wallace 4 10.0 2.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 3.8 .267 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 2
Jaren Jackson Jr. John Wallace
Season 2019-201997-98
Team Memphis GrizzliesToronto Raptors
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
John Wallace 82 28.8 14.0 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.3 0.8 1.2 2.1 2.9 5.7 11.9 .478 0.0 0.0 .500 2.6 3.6 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jaren Jackson Jr. John Wallace
Season 2020-211998-99
Team Memphis GrizzliesToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
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
John Wallace 48 16.9 8.6 1.1 2.4 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.9 3.2 7.4 .432 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.1 .700
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
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jaren Jackson Jr. John Wallace
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisKnicks Lost East Conf 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 %
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
John Wallace 60 13.3 6.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.7 2.6 5.5 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .804
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
John Wallace 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Jaren Jackson Jr. John Wallace
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Memphis GrizzliesDetroit Pistons
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
John Wallace 40 13.2 5.9 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.8 2.5 5.9 .424 0.1 0.4 .133 0.9 1.1 .778
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
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jaren Jackson Jr. John Wallace
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhoenix Suns
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
John Wallace 46 10.7 5.0 0.6 1.3 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.0 4.7 .435 0.1 0.3 .385 0.9 1.0 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
John Wallace ------- --- ----------

Note: John Wallace didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 7
Jaren Jackson Jr. John Wallace
Season -2003-04
Team -Miami Heat
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 %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
John Wallace 37 9.9 4.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.0 1.6 3.9 .421 0.1 0.4 .385 0.8 1.1 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------
John Wallace ------- --- ----------
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