Zach Edey vs. Jaime Jaquez Jr. Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Zach Edey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Zach Edey played 1 year in the NBA, 2 less than Jaime Jaquez Jr., who played 3. Zach Edey had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 |
| Zach Edey | 1 | 1 | 2024-25 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 3 | 2 | 2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Zach Edey | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Memphis Grizzlies | Miami Heat |
| Honors & Awards | All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 66 | 21.5 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | .580 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .346 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .709 |
| difference: | +9 | +6.7 | +2.7 | +2.4 | +2.1 | +4.5 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +1.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +.091 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +.024 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.102 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 75 | 28.2 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 9.3 | .489 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .322 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .811 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Zach Edey | 4 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.3 | 1.8 | .714 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +6.5 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +4.5 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +2.0 | -0.3 | -1.5 | +2.8 | +9.2 | +.263 | +0.8 | +3.3 | +0.2 | +.143 | |||
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 4 | 30.8 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 13.0 | .404 | 0.8 | 3.3 | .231 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .857 |
Additional Years |
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* Jaime Jaquez Jr. played 2 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 3, from 2025 to 2026—Jaime Jaquez Jr. played in one postseason. |
All-Rookie First Team