Kentavious Caldwell-Pope vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, 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.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 13 years in the NBA, 8 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 5. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 13 6 2013-14 to 2025-26
Jalen Suggs 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Jalen Suggs
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 80 19.8 5.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.8 2.3 5.8 .396 0.7 2.3 .319 0.6 0.8 .770
difference:+32+7.4+5.9+1.5+1.6+3.7+0.3+0.2-2.6-1.2+1.8+5.6+.035+0.2+1.8+.105+2.0+2.6+.003
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Jalen Suggs
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 82 31.5 12.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.8 11.9 .401 1.9 5.4 .345 1.3 1.9 .696
difference:+29+8.0+2.8+0.4+0.5+0.1+1.6+0.2+0.3-0.7-0.3+1.3+3.5+.018+0.7+1.6+.018+0.3+0.3+.027
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Jalen Suggs
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 36.7 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.8 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.2 5.3 12.6 .420 1.5 4.9 .309 2.4 3.0 .811
difference:+1+9.7+1.9+0.3+0.4+0.6+0.9+0.4-0.4-0.5+0.8+3.1+.051+0.5+0.2+.088+0.8+0.9+.055
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 4 40.3 15.3 0.5 3.8 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.8 5.5 12.5 .440 3.0 6.8 .444 1.3 1.8 .714
difference:+3+7.2+0.6+1.1+0.2+0.8+0.5+0.5+0.1-2.4-0.8+0.8+0.8+.038+1.0+0.1+.152+2.0+2.5+.053
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Jalen Suggs
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 76 33.3 13.8 0.7 2.5 3.3 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.1 1.6 4.9 12.2 .399 2.0 5.8 .350 2.0 2.4 .832
difference:+41+4.7+2.4+0.9+0.7+1.2+0.3+0.7-1.8-1.2+0.7+1.5+.011+0.2+1.1+.036+0.8+0.7+.050
Jalen Suggs 35 28.6 16.2 0.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.6 13.7 .410 2.2 6.9 .314 2.8 3.1 .882
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Jalen Suggs
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Los Angeles LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 74 33.2 13.4 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.0 4.6 10.8 .426 2.1 5.6 .383 2.1 2.6 .789
difference:+53+7.6+2.0+1.4+1.5+2.6+0.5+0.4-1.4-1.0+0.8+0.6+.045+0.1+0.5+.055+0.6+0.5+.073
Jalen Suggs 21 25.6 15.4 0.8 3.0 3.7 4.8 1.9 0.6 2.7 3.0 5.4 11.4 .471 2.0 6.1 .328 2.7 3.1 .862
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Kentavious Caldwell-Pope nor Jalen Suggs played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played 8 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2019 to 2026—Kentavious Caldwell-Pope played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.