Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Reggie Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Miller 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 8 years in the NBA, 10 less than Reggie Miller, who played 18. Jaren Jackson Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Reggie Miller had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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.	Reggie Miller
Season	2018-19	1987-88
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
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:	+24	+3.7	+3.8	+0.1	+2.2	+2.4	+0.5	+0.3	+1.2	-0.5	-1.9	+1.4	+2.6	+.018	+0.2	+0.3	+.004	+0.8	+1.1	+.035
Reggie Miller	82	22.4	10.0	1.2	1.2	2.3	1.6	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.9	3.7	7.6	.488	0.7	2.1	.355	1.8	2.3	.801
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaren Jackson Jr. nor Reggie Miller played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Reggie Miller
Season	2020-21	1989-90
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+71	+15.4	+10.2	+0.3	+1.7	+2.0	+2.7	+0.2	+1.4	-1.3	-1.7	+3.3	+4.3	+.090	+0.3	+1.1	+.131	+3.4	+3.8	+.035
Reggie Miller	82	38.9	24.6	1.2	2.4	3.6	3.8	1.3	0.2	2.7	2.1	8.1	15.7	.514	1.8	4.4	.414	6.6	7.6	.868
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:	+2	+14.3	+7.1	+1.5	+0.1	+1.6	+1.0		+1.2	-0.2	-2.2	+2.1	+0.9	+.145	+0.6	+3.3	+.143	+3.5	+3.8	+.030
Reggie Miller	3	41.7	20.7	0.3	3.7	4.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	6.7	11.7	.571	1.0	2.3	.429	6.3	7.0	.905

Season 4
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Reggie Miller
Season	2021-22	1990-91
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+4	+8.9	+6.3	+0.5	+1.9	+2.4	+2.9	+0.4	+2.1	-0.3	-1.5	+1.8	+0.9	+.097	+0.2	+1.2	+.029	+3.1	+2.9	+.095
Reggie Miller	82	36.2	22.6	1.0	2.4	3.4	4.0	1.3	0.2	2.0	2.0	7.3	14.2	.512	1.4	3.9	.348	6.7	7.3	.918
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:	+7	+10.9	+6.2	+1.2	+2.4	+3.6	+1.9	+0.8	+2.1	-1.0	-1.6	+1.9	+1.0	+.108	+0.7	+2.2	+.046	+3.1	+3.0	+.110
Reggie Miller	5	38.6	21.6	1.0	2.2	3.2	2.8	1.6	0.4	2.4	2.8	6.8	14.0	.486	1.6	3.8	.421	6.4	7.4	.865

Season 5
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Reggie Miller
Season	2022-23	1991-92
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+19	+9.6	+2.1	+0.7	+2.1	+2.9	+2.8	+0.3	+2.7	-0.2	-1.0	+0.3	+0.7	+.005		+0.3	+.023	+1.6	+1.4	+.070
Reggie Miller	82	38.0	20.7	1.0	2.9	3.9	3.8	1.3	0.3	1.9	2.6	6.9	13.7	.501	1.6	4.2	.378	5.4	6.3	.858
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:	+3	+6.6	+9.0	+2.0	+3.5	+5.5	+3.2	+0.3	+2.0	-1.7		+2.5	+0.5	+.159	+1.1	+0.5	+.356	+2.8	+4.0	+.061
Reggie Miller	3	43.3	27.0	1.3	1.0	2.3	4.7	1.3	0.0	1.3	4.0	8.3	14.3	.581	2.3	3.7	.636	8.0	10.0	.800

Season 7
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Reggie Miller
Season	2024-25	1993-94
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+5	+3.6	+2.3	+0.8	+2.1	+2.9	+1.1	+0.3	+1.2	-0.1	-1.1	+1.4	+3.2	+.015	+0.4	+1.6	+.046	+0.9	+0.2	+.127
Reggie Miller	79	33.4	19.9	0.4	2.3	2.7	3.1	1.5	0.3	2.2	2.4	6.6	13.2	.503	1.6	3.7	.421	5.1	5.6	.908
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:	+12	+1.7	+7.2	+1.6	+0.5	+2.0	+1.4	+0.3	+0.2	-0.8	-1.4	+2.1	+2.4	+.069	+1.4	+2.4	+.149	+1.6	+2.0	+.011
Reggie Miller	16	36.0	23.2	0.7	2.3	3.0	2.9	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.1	7.6	16.9	.448	2.2	5.2	.422	5.9	7.0	.839

Season 8
	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Reggie Miller
Season	2025-26	1994-95
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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8th 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.	23	29.2	16.8	0.9	4.1	5.0	1.9	0.8	1.0	2.0	4.0	6.2	13.4	.464	1.5	4.6	.324	2.9	3.7	.767
difference:	+58	+3.7	+2.8	+0.5	+1.9	+2.4	+1.1	+0.4	+0.8	-0.1	-2.1		+0.1	+.002	+0.9	+1.2	+.091	+1.8	+1.6	+.130
Reggie Miller	81	32.9	19.6	0.4	2.2	2.6	3.0	1.2	0.2	1.9	1.9	6.2	13.5	.462	2.4	5.8	.415	4.7	5.3	.897
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jaren Jackson Jr.	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Miller	17	37.7	25.5	0.5	3.1	3.6	2.1	0.9	0.2	2.3	2.1	8.1	17.1	.476	3.2	7.5	.422	6.1	7.1	.860

Additional Years
* Reggie Miller played 10 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 1996 to 2005—Reggie Miller played in 9 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Jaren Jackson Jr., Reggie Miller got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Star Game