Mike Gale vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Mike Gale, 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.

Mike Gale played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 3. Mike Gale had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 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
Mike Gale 6 5 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mike Gale Jalen Suggs
Season 1976-772021-22
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East 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 %
Mike Gale 82 31.7 10.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 5.8 2.3 0.6 - 2.7 4.3 9.2 .468 - - - 1.7 2.0 .820
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Gale 2 33.5 11.0 2.5 2.5 5.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 - 4.5 4.5 11.5 .391 - - - 2.0 3.5 .571
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mike Gale Jalen Suggs
Season 1977-782022-23
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Mike Gale 70 29.9 9.1 0.8 2.4 3.2 5.4 2.3 0.4 2.5 2.4 3.9 8.3 .473 - - - 1.2 1.4 .870
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Gale 6 33.5 8.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 5.2 1.2 0.7 2.8 2.5 4.2 9.3 .446 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mike Gale Jalen Suggs
Season 1978-792023-24
Team San Antonio SpursOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf FinalsMagic 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 %
Mike Gale 82 25.9 8.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.6 1.9 0.5 1.9 2.3 3.5 7.5 .464 - - - 1.1 1.3 .843
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Gale 14 21.6 6.8 0.7 1.4 2.1 4.0 1.1 0.3 1.1 2.4 2.7 6.2 .437 - - - 1.4 1.6 .864
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
Mike Gale Jalen Suggs
Season 1979-80-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Mike Gale 67 22.0 6.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.7 1.8 0.2 1.7 2.0 2.6 5.6 .454 0.0 0.2 .154 1.4 1.8 .808
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Gale 3 23.0 7.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 5.3 1.7 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 6.7 .400 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 2.3 .571
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mike Gale Jalen Suggs
Season 1980-81-
Team San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Mike Gale 77 14.4 4.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 2.2 1.2 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.0 .508 0.0 0.1 .286 0.7 0.9 .809
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Gale 3 17.0 2.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 3.0 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.3 5.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mike Gale Jalen Suggs
Season 1981-82-
Team Golden State Warriors-
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 %
Mike Gale 75 23.9 5.6 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 1.6 0.4 1.7 2.3 2.5 5.0 .496 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .785
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mike Gale ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
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