Stephon Castle vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaren Jackson Jr. and Stephon Castle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.
Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 6 less than Jaren Jackson Jr., who played 8. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 8 | 4 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Jaren Jackson Jr. | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2018-19 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +23 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +3.0 | +1.1 | -0.5 | -1.8 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +.078 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +.074 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +.042 | |
| 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 Stephon Castle nor Jaren Jackson Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Stephon Castle | Jaren Jackson Jr. | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2019-20 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 18 | 30.4 | 18.3 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 12.3 | .520 | 1.1 | 3.9 | .282 | 4.4 | 6.2 | .712 |
| difference: | +39 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +5.5 | +0.5 | +1.2 | -2.2 | -0.8 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.051 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +.112 | +2.0 | +2.9 | +.035 |
| 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 Stephon Castle nor Jaren Jackson Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 6 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2021 to 2026—Jaren Jackson Jr. played in 4 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Stephon Castle, Jaren Jackson Jr. got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 2 Blocks Leader 2 All-Star Game |