Keyonte George vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaren Jackson Jr. and Keyonte George, 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.

Keyonte George played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Jaren Jackson Jr., who played 8. Keyonte George had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Jaren Jackson Jr. had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Keyonte George 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Jaren Jackson Jr. 8 4 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Keyonte George Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Utah JazzMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
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%
Keyonte George 75 27.0 13.0 0.2 2.6 2.8 4.4 0.5 0.1 2.5 1.2 4.3 10.9 .391 2.0 5.9 .334 2.5 3.0 .848
difference:+17+0.9+0.8+1.1+0.8+1.9+3.3+0.4+1.3-0.8-2.6+0.8+0.7+.115+1.1+3.5+.025+0.1+0.4+.082
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keyonte George nor Jaren Jackson Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Keyonte George Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Utah JazzMemphis Grizzlies
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%
Keyonte George 67 31.5 16.8 0.4 3.4 3.8 5.6 0.7 0.1 2.7 1.7 5.4 13.7 .391 2.6 7.6 .343 3.5 4.3 .818
difference:+10+3.0+0.6+0.6+0.2+0.8+4.2+1.5-1.0-2.4+0.8+0.5+.078+0.1+1.1+.051+1.1+1.0+.071
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Keyonte George nor Jaren Jackson Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Keyonte George Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2025-262020-21
Team Utah JazzMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West 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%
Keyonte George 18 34.7 23.8 0.6 3.6 4.1 7.1 1.0 0.3 3.3 2.4 7.6 16.8 .449 2.3 6.9 .328 6.4 7.1 .898
difference:+7+11.2+9.4+0.9+0.5+1.5+6.0+0.1+1.3-1.9-1.4+2.8+5.4+.025+0.8+1.4+.045+3.2+3.3+.065
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Keyonte George DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 5 seasons more than Keyonte George in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Jaren Jackson Jr. played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Keyonte George, Jaren Jackson Jr. got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Blocks Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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