Steve Francis vs. Jordan Poole Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Poole and Steve Francis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Steve Francis played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jordan Poole, who played 6. Steve Francis had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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 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
Steve Francis 9 1 1999-00 to 2007-08
Jordan Poole 6 2 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Steve Francis Jordan Poole
Season 1999-002019-20
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 77 36.1 18.0 2.0 3.3 5.3 6.6 1.5 0.4 4.0 3.0 6.5 14.5 .445 1.4 4.0 .345 3.7 4.7 .786
difference:+20+13.7+9.2+1.8+1.4+3.2+4.2+0.9+0.2-2.7-1.4+3.6+5.7+.112+0.1+0.6+.066+2.0+2.6+.012
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
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Steve Francis Jordan Poole
Season 2000-012020-21
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 80 39.9 19.9 2.4 4.5 6.9 6.5 1.8 0.4 3.3 3.4 6.9 15.2 .451 1.7 4.2 .396 4.5 5.5 .817
difference:+29+20.5+7.9+2.1+3.0+5.1+4.6+1.3+0.2-2.3-1.7+2.9+5.9+.019+0.2+1.2+.045+2.4+3.2+.065
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
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Steve Francis Jordan Poole
Season 2001-022021-22
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 57 41.1 21.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 6.4 1.2 0.4 3.9 3.0 7.4 17.7 .417 1.2 3.7 .324 5.7 7.4 .773
difference:+19+11.1+3.1+1.4+2.2+3.6+2.4+0.4+0.1-1.4-0.3+1.2+3.8+.031+1.6+3.9+.040+2.5+3.9+.152
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------
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

Steve Francis Jordan Poole
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 81 41.0 21.0 2.0 4.2 6.2 6.2 1.7 0.5 3.7 3.1 7.0 16.2 .435 1.0 3.0 .354 5.9 7.3 .800
difference:+1+11.0+0.6+1.6+1.8+3.5+1.7+0.9+0.2-0.6-0.5+0.3+0.6+.005+1.6+4.8+.018+1.5+2.2+.070
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis DNP------ --- ----------
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

Steve Francis Jordan Poole
Season 2003-042023-24
Team Houston RocketsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 79 40.4 16.6 1.5 4.0 5.5 6.2 1.8 0.4 3.7 3.3 5.7 14.1 .403 0.9 3.2 .292 4.3 5.5 .775
difference:+1+10.3+0.8+1.1+1.7+2.8+1.8+0.7+0.1-1.3-0.2+0.6+1.1+.010+1.5+4.0+.034+1.8+2.7+.102
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 5 44.6 19.2 1.2 7.2 8.4 7.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 3.6 6.0 14.0 .429 1.4 3.4 .412 5.8 8.0 .725
Jordan Poole DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Steve Francis Jordan Poole
Season 2004-052024-25
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Steve Francis 78 38.2 21.3 1.6 4.2 5.8 7.0 1.4 0.4 4.1 3.5 7.2 17.1 .423 0.5 1.6 .299 6.4 7.8 .823
difference:+10+8.8+0.8+1.1+1.7+2.8+2.5+0.1-1.1-0.5+0.5+1.6+.009+3.0+7.5+.079+2.8+3.8+.060
Jordan Poole 68 29.4 20.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.5 1.3 0.4 3.0 3.0 6.7 15.5 .432 3.5 9.1 .378 3.6 4.0 .883
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Steve Francis nor Jordan Poole played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Steve Francis played 3 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2006 to 2008—Steve Francis didn't play in the postseason.