John Mengelt vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole and John Mengelt, 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.

John Mengelt played 10 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jordan Poole, who played 5. John Mengelt had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, while Jordan Poole had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
John Mengelt 10 4 1971-72 to 1980-81
Jordan Poole 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1971-722019-20
Team Cincinnati RoyalsGolden State Warriors
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 %
John Mengelt 78 18.4 10.0 - - 1.9 1.9 - - - 2.1 3.7 7.8 .474 - - - 2.7 3.2 .825
Jordan Poole 57 22.4 8.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.6 2.9 8.8 .333 1.3 4.6 .279 1.7 2.1 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 2
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1972-732020-21
Team Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
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 %
John Mengelt 79 20.8 9.7 - - 2.3 1.9 - - - 1.9 4.1 8.2 .492 - - - 1.6 2.0 .794
Jordan Poole 51 19.4 12.0 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.0 1.7 4.0 9.3 .432 1.9 5.4 .351 2.1 2.3 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 3
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1973-742021-22
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt 77 20.2 8.8 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.9 0.9 0.1 - 2.1 3.2 7.2 .446 - - - 2.4 3.0 .795
Jordan Poole 76 30.0 18.5 0.4 3.0 3.4 4.0 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.7 6.2 13.9 .448 2.8 7.6 .364 3.2 3.5 .925
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt 4 9.8 4.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.0 - 1.5 1.3 3.5 .357 - - - 1.8 2.0 .875
Jordan Poole 22 27.5 17.0 0.5 2.4 2.8 3.8 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.9 11.5 .508 2.3 5.8 .391 3.0 3.2 .915

Season 4
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1974-752022-23
Team Detroit PistonsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors 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 %
John Mengelt 80 24.9 11.0 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.5 0.9 0.1 - 2.5 4.2 8.8 .479 - - - 2.6 3.1 .851
Jordan Poole 82 30.0 20.4 0.4 2.4 2.7 4.5 0.8 0.3 3.1 2.6 6.7 15.6 .430 2.6 7.8 .336 4.4 5.1 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt 3 21.7 8.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.3 - 3.0 3.0 7.7 .391 - - - 2.3 3.0 .778
Jordan Poole 13 21.8 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.5 10.4 .341 1.2 4.8 .254 2.0 2.6 .765

Season 5
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1975-762023-24
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West 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 %
John Mengelt 67 16.5 10.7 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.6 0.6 0.1 - 2.1 3.9 8.1 .489 - - - 2.9 3.5 .810
Jordan Poole 78 30.1 17.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.1 6.3 15.2 .413 2.4 7.2 .326 2.5 2.8 .877
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt 9 13.2 9.7 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 - 2.4 3.8 6.2 .607 - - - 2.1 3.0 .704
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 6
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1976-77-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
John Mengelt 61 19.3 8.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 - 1.7 3.4 7.5 .456 - - - 1.5 1.9 .788
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt 3 22.3 12.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 2.7 1.3 0.0 - 1.0 4.7 8.7 .538 - - - 3.3 3.7 .909
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 7
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1977-78-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
John Mengelt 81 21.8 10.3 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.9 0.6 0.0 1.5 2.1 4.0 8.3 .481 - - - 2.3 2.9 .773
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 8
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1978-79-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
John Mengelt 75 22.7 11.0 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.6 2.0 4.5 9.2 .491 - - - 2.0 2.4 .824
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 9
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1979-80-
Team Chicago Bulls-
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 %
John Mengelt 36 10.8 6.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.6 .542 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.4 .796
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------

Season 10
John Mengelt Jordan Poole
Season 1980-81-
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 %
John Mengelt 2 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Mengelt ------- --- ----------
Jordan Poole ------- --- ----------
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