Jordan Clarkson vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo and Jordan Clarkson, 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.

Jordan Clarkson played 11 years in the NBA, 5 less than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Jordan Clarkson had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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.

Rookie Season
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2014-15	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	59	25.0	11.9	0.9	2.3	3.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	1.6	1.8	4.5	10.1	.448	0.6	2.1	.314	2.2	2.7	.829
difference:	+19	+1.5	+5.5		+0.5	+0.5	+0.3	+0.7	+0.1	-0.2	-0.5	+2.1	+4.3	+.030	+0.5	+1.7	+.107	+0.7	+0.3	+.182
Rajon Rondo	78	23.5	6.4	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.8	1.6	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.4	5.8	.418	0.1	0.4	.207	1.5	2.4	.647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2015-16	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	79	32.3	15.5	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.4	1.1	0.1	1.7	2.1	6.0	13.9	.433	1.4	4.1	.347	2.1	2.6	.804
difference:	+2	+2.4	+4.9	+0.2	+0.4	+0.2	+2.7	+0.6	+0.1	-0.2	-0.3	+1.4	+4.6	+.059	+1.3	+3.9	+.084	+0.7	+0.3	+.193
Rajon Rondo	77	29.9	10.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.6	9.3	.492	0.1	0.2	.263	1.4	2.3	.611
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	26	32.0	10.2	1.5	2.6	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	1.8	2.8	4.1	10.1	.407	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.6	.691

Season 3
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2016-17	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	82	29.2	14.7	0.6	2.4	3.0	2.6	1.1	0.1	2.0	1.8	5.8	13.1	.445	1.4	4.3	.329	1.6	2.0	.798
difference:	+2	+3.8	+2.8	+0.7	+1.6	+2.2	+5.6	+0.8		-0.6	-0.6	+1.0	+3.6	+.060	+1.2	+3.7	+.016	+0.6	+1.4	+.156
Rajon Rondo	80	33.0	11.9	1.3	4.0	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	2.6	2.4	4.8	9.5	.505	0.2	0.6	.313	2.2	3.4	.642
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	14	41.2	16.9	2.3	7.4	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	2.7	3.4	6.6	15.9	.417	0.4	1.7	.250	3.1	4.8	.657

Season 4
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2017-18	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	81	23.3	13.9	0.7	2.0	2.7	2.7	0.7	0.1	1.6	1.3	5.3	11.8	.451	1.4	3.9	.352	1.9	2.3	.800
difference:		+13.3	+0.2	+0.5	+1.2	+1.7	+7.1	+1.6		-1.4	-1.1	+0.4	+0.6	+.057	+1.2	+2.9	+.139	+0.3	+1.2	+.179
Rajon Rondo	81	36.6	13.7	1.2	3.2	4.4	9.8	2.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	5.7	11.2	.508	0.2	1.0	.213	2.2	3.5	.621
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	19	15.1	4.7	0.5	1.2	1.7	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.1	1.9	6.5	.301	0.6	2.4	.239	0.3	0.3	.833
difference:	+5	+25.5	+11.1	+1.1	+2.8	+3.9	+8.6	+1.5	+0.1	-2.3	-1.3	+4.4	+7.1	+.162	+0.2	+1.4	+.136	+2.5	+4.5	+.237
Rajon Rondo	24	40.6	15.8	1.6	4.0	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.3	13.6	.463	0.4	1.0	.375	2.8	4.8	.596

Season 5
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2018-19	2010-11
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	81	27.3	16.8	1.0	2.3	3.3	2.4	0.7	0.2	1.7	1.4	6.5	14.6	.448	1.8	5.5	.324	2.0	2.4	.844
difference:	+13	+9.9	+6.2	+0.3	+0.8	+1.1	+8.8	+1.6		-1.7	-0.4	+1.8	+4.7	+.027	+1.7	+4.9	+.091	+0.9	+0.5	+.276
Rajon Rondo	68	37.2	10.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	11.2	2.3	0.2	3.4	1.8	4.7	9.9	.475	0.1	0.6	.233	1.1	1.9	.568
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	9	38.3	14.0	1.2	4.2	5.4	9.6	1.1	0.0	3.7	1.8	5.7	11.9	.477	0.0	0.3	.000	2.7	4.2	.632

Season 6
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2019-20	2011-12
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	71	24.0	15.2	0.7	1.9	2.6	1.9	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.5	5.5	12.2	.454	2.1	5.8	.368	1.9	2.3	.836
difference:	+18	+12.9	+3.3	+0.5	+1.8	+2.2	+9.8	+1.2	+0.1	-2.2	-0.4	+0.7	+1.4	+.006	+1.9	+5.0	+.130	+0.1	+1.1	+.239
Rajon Rondo	53	36.9	11.9	1.2	3.7	4.8	11.7	1.8	0.1	3.6	1.9	4.8	10.8	.448	0.2	0.8	.238	2.0	3.4	.597
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	7	28.6	16.7	0.3	3.1	3.4	2.1	0.9	0.0	1.0	2.1	6.4	13.9	.464	2.4	7.0	.347	1.4	1.4	1.000
difference:	+12	+14.0	+0.6	+1.5	+1.8	+3.3	+9.8	+1.5	+0.1	-2.8		+1.0	+1.9	+.004	+2.0	+5.4	+.080	+0.7	+1.5	+.304
Rajon Rondo	19	42.6	17.3	1.8	4.9	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	3.8	2.1	7.4	15.8	.468	0.4	1.6	.267	2.1	2.9	.696

Season 7
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2020-21	2012-13
Team	Utah Jazz	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	68	26.7	18.4	0.7	3.3	4.0	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	1.6	6.7	15.8	.425	3.1	8.8	.347	1.9	2.1	.896
difference:	+30	+10.7	+4.7	+0.4	+1.1	+1.6	+8.6	+0.9	+0.1	-2.2	-0.9	+0.8	+3.6	+.059	+2.8	+7.5	+.107	+0.3	+0.3	+.251
Rajon Rondo	38	37.4	13.7	1.1	4.4	5.6	11.1	1.8	0.2	3.9	2.5	5.9	12.2	.484	0.3	1.3	.240	1.6	2.4	.645
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	11	27.1	17.5	0.5	2.5	3.1	1.5	0.6	0.3	2.1	1.4	6.1	15.0	.406	3.1	8.8	.351	2.3	2.4	.962
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Jordan Clarkson	Rajon Rondo
Season	2023-24	2015-16
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jordan Clarkson	55	30.6	17.1	0.9	2.5	3.4	5.0	0.6	0.1	2.7	1.5	6.1	14.8	.413	1.7	5.6	.294	3.2	3.7	.881
difference:	+17	+4.6	+5.2	+0.2	+2.5	+2.6	+6.7	+1.4		-1.2	-0.9	+1.2	+3.9	+.041	+0.8	+3.2	+.071	+2.0	+1.6	+.301
Rajon Rondo	72	35.2	11.9	1.1	5.0	6.0	11.7	2.0	0.1	3.9	2.4	4.9	10.9	.454	0.9	2.4	.365	1.2	2.1	.580
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 10