Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Reggie Miller: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Reggie Miller and Jaren Jackson Jr. to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Reggie Miller is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jaren Jackson Jr..

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Reggie Miller scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Jaren Jackson Jr. has a better scoring average in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 0.2 points more than Reggie Miller in his 18 seasons (18.4 points against 18.2). On the other hand Reggie Miller scored a total of 17,375 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. (25,279 vs. 7,904).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4
+0.2
8
Reggie Miller 18.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,904
8
Reggie Miller 25,279
+17,375
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Reggie Miller has a better career point average than Jaren Jackson Jr. (+4.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,547).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
4
Reggie Miller 20.6
+4.9
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
4
Reggie Miller 2,972
+2,547
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Reggie Miller 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6
Reggie Miller 9
+3

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 34
Reggie Miller 114
+80

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 180
Reggie Miller 607
+427

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 376
Reggie Miller 1,195
+819

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 428
Reggie Miller 1,382
+954

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Reggie Miller 7
+5

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Reggie Miller 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Reggie Miller 29
+27

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7
Reggie Miller 72
+65

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22
Reggie Miller 124
+102

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 27
Reggie Miller 144
+117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Reggie Miller 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4 6.5 14.0 46.6 1.7 4.9 34.9 3.6 4.6 79.1 8 430
difference:+0.2+0.6+1.4+0.5+0.1+0.2+4.6+0.9+0.5+9.7+10+959
Reggie Miller 18.2 5.9 12.6 47.1 1.8 4.7 39.5 4.5 5.1 88.8 18 1,389

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,904 2,801 6,008 46.6 738 2,113 34.9 1,564 1,977 79.1 8 430
difference:+17,375+5,440+11,491+0.5+1,822+4,373+4.6+4,673+5,049+9.7+10+959
Reggie Miller 25,279 8,241 17,499 47.1 2,560 6,486 39.5 6,237 7,026 88.8 18 1,389

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 5.1 13.0 39.6 1.7 5.0 33.1 3.8 4.6 81.6 4 27
difference:+4.9+1.4+1.5+5.3+0.5+0.7+5.9+1.5+1.4+7.7+11+117
Reggie Miller 20.6 6.5 14.5 44.9 2.2 5.7 39.0 5.3 6.0 89.3 15 144

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 139 351 39.6 45 136 33.1 102 125 81.6 4 27
difference:+2,547+802+1,744+5.3+275+684+5.9+668+737+7.7+11+117
Reggie Miller 2,972 941 2,095 44.9 320 820 39.0 770 862 89.3 15 144

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
+3.8
201958
Reggie Miller 10.0
198882

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
+1.4
202057
Reggie Miller 16.0
198974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
202111
Reggie Miller 24.6
+10.2
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
202278
Reggie Miller 22.6
+6.3
199182

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202363
Reggie Miller 20.7
+2.1
199282

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
+1.3
202466
Reggie Miller 21.2
199382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.2
+2.3
202574
Reggie Miller 19.9
199479

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.8
202623
Reggie Miller 19.6
+2.8
199581

Reggie Miller's additional seasons:

* Reggie Miller played 10 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 1996 to 2005—he averaged 17.2 points in a total of 745 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.6 ppg and his lowest 10.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19880

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19890

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
20215
Reggie Miller 20.7
+7.1
19903

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
202212
Reggie Miller 21.6
+6.2
19915

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
20236
Reggie Miller 27.0
+9.0
19923

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20240
Reggie Miller 31.5
+31.5
19934

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.0
20254
Reggie Miller 23.2
+7.2
199416

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP *
20260
Reggie Miller 25.5
+25.5
199517
* season in progress

Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 96 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 9.2.