Jordan Clarkson vs. Zach Edey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zach Edey 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.
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.
Jordan Clarkson played 12 years in the NBA, 10 more than Zach Edey, who played 2. Jordan Clarkson had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Zach Edey had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 12 | 4 | 2014-15 to 2025-26 |
| Zach Edey | 2 | 1 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jordan Clarkson | Zach Edey | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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: | +7 | +3.5 | +2.7 | +2.6 | +2.5 | +5.1 | +2.5 | +0.4 | +1.1 | -0.3 | -1.0 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +.132 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +.032 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.120 |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Season 2 |
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| Jordan Clarkson | Zach Edey | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | 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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +68 | +6.5 | +1.9 | +2.7 | +4.4 | +7.1 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.8 | -0.7 | -1.3 | +0.4 | +5.0 | +.200 | +1.3 | +3.6 | +.147 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.023 |
| Zach Edey | 11 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | .633 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .200 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .781 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jordan Clarkson nor Zach Edey played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jordan Clarkson played 10 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 2017 to 2026—Jordan Clarkson played in 4 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Zach Edey, Jordan Clarkson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |