Rodney McGruder vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Rodney McGruder, 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.

Rodney McGruder played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 3. Rodney McGruder had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Rodney McGruder 7 2 2016-17 to 2022-23
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rodney McGruder Jalen Suggs
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
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 %
Rodney McGruder 78 25.2 6.4 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.8 2.4 5.9 .413 0.9 2.8 .332 0.6 0.9 .620
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 %
Rodney McGruder ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Rodney McGruder Jalen Suggs
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Rodney McGruder 18 16.6 5.1 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.0 4.1 .493 0.8 1.9 .429 0.2 0.4 .500
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 %
Rodney McGruder 4 4.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Rodney McGruder Jalen Suggs
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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 %
Rodney McGruder 66 23.5 7.6 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.7 2.8 7.0 .403 1.2 3.4 .351 0.8 1.1 .722
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 %
Rodney McGruder ------- --- ----------
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
Rodney McGruder Jalen Suggs
Season 2019-20-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West 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 %
Rodney McGruder 56 15.6 3.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.3 3.2 .398 0.4 1.6 .270 0.3 0.6 .559
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McGruder 5 3.2 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .600 0.4 0.6 .667 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Rodney McGruder Jalen Suggs
Season 2020-21-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Rodney McGruder 16 12.1 5.7 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 2.3 4.4 .529 0.7 1.5 .458 0.4 0.5 .750
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McGruder ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Rodney McGruder Jalen Suggs
Season 2021-22-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Rodney McGruder 51 14.8 5.4 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.9 4.4 .436 1.1 2.9 .397 0.4 0.5 .731
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McGruder ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Rodney McGruder Jalen Suggs
Season 2022-23-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
Rodney McGruder 32 16.4 5.7 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.2 1.9 4.8 .408 1.3 3.0 .423 0.6 0.7 .818
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McGruder ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
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