Vince Carter vs. Jordan Clarkson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jordan Clarkson and Vince Carter, 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 / 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.

Vince Carter played 22 years in the NBA, 11 more than Jordan Clarkson, who played 11. Vince Carter had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Jordan Clarkson had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Vince Carter 22 11 1998-99 to 2019-20
Jordan Clarkson 11 4 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 1998-992014-15
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
Vince Carter 50 35.2 18.3 1.9 3.8 5.7 3.0 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.8 6.9 15.3 .450 0.4 1.3 .288 4.1 5.4 .761
difference:+9+10.2+6.4+1.0+1.5+2.5+0.5+0.2+1.3-0.6-1.0+2.4+5.2+.002+0.2+0.8+.026+1.9+2.7+.068
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Jordan Clarkson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 1999-002015-16
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Vince Carter 82 38.1 25.7 1.8 4.0 5.8 3.9 1.3 1.1 2.2 3.2 9.6 20.7 .465 1.2 2.9 .403 5.3 6.7 .791
difference:+3+5.8+10.2+0.6+1.2+1.8+1.5+0.2+1.0-0.5-1.1+3.6+6.8+.032+0.2+1.2+.056+3.2+4.1+.013
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 3 39.7 19.3 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 16.7 .300 0.3 3.3 .100 9.0 10.3 .871
Jordan Clarkson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2000-012016-17
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
Vince Carter 75 39.7 27.6 2.3 3.2 5.5 3.9 1.5 1.1 2.2 2.7 10.2 22.1 .460 2.2 5.3 .408 5.1 6.7 .765
difference:+7+10.5+12.9+1.7+0.8+2.5+1.3+0.4+1.0-0.2-0.9+4.4+9.0+.015+0.8+1.0+.079+3.5+4.7+.033
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 12 45.1 27.3 3.1 3.4 6.5 4.7 1.7 1.7 2.3 3.8 10.2 23.3 .436 2.1 5.1 .410 4.8 6.2 .784
Jordan Clarkson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2001-022017-18
Team Toronto RaptorsLos Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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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%
Vince Carter 60 39.8 24.7 2.3 2.9 5.2 4.0 1.6 0.7 2.6 3.2 9.3 21.8 .428 2.0 5.2 .387 4.1 5.1 .798
difference:+21+16.5+10.8+1.6+0.9+2.5+1.3+0.9+0.6-1.0-1.9+4.0+10.0+.023+0.6+1.3+.035+2.2+2.8+.002
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 5

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2002-032018-19
Team Toronto RaptorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Vince Carter 43 34.2 20.6 1.4 3.0 4.4 3.3 1.1 1.0 1.7 2.8 8.3 17.7 .467 1.0 3.0 .344 3.0 3.7 .806
difference:+38+6.9+3.8+0.4+0.7+1.1+0.9+0.4+0.8-1.4+1.8+3.1+.019+0.8+2.5+.020+1.0+1.3+.038
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Jordan Clarkson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2003-042019-20
Team Toronto RaptorsCleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Vince Carter 73 38.2 22.5 1.3 3.5 4.8 4.8 1.2 0.9 3.1 2.9 8.3 20.0 .417 1.3 3.3 .383 4.6 5.7 .806
difference:+2+14.2+7.3+0.6+1.6+2.2+2.9+0.6+0.7-1.7-1.4+2.8+7.8+.037+0.8+2.5+.015+2.7+3.4+.030
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 7

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2004-052020-21
Team Toronto Raptors, New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 77 36.7 24.5 1.4 3.8 5.2 4.2 1.4 0.6 2.2 3.2 9.0 20.0 .452 1.6 4.1 .406 4.8 6.0 .798
difference:+9+10.0+6.1+0.7+0.5+1.2+1.7+0.5+0.5-0.5-1.6+2.3+4.2+.027+1.5+4.7+.059+2.9+3.9+.098
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 4 45.3 26.8 2.3 6.3 8.5 5.8 2.3 0.0 3.8 4.3 8.8 24.0 .365 1.5 4.8 .316 7.8 9.0 .861
difference:+7+18.2+9.3+1.8+3.8+5.4+4.3+1.7+0.3-1.7-2.9+2.7+9.0+.041+1.6+4.0+.035+5.5+6.6+.101
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

Season 8

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2005-062021-22
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 79 36.8 24.2 1.7 4.1 5.8 4.3 1.2 0.7 2.7 3.0 8.3 19.2 .430 1.6 4.6 .341 6.1 7.6 .799
difference:+9.7+8.2+0.9+1.5+2.3+1.8+0.4+0.5-1.1-1.1+2.4+5.1+.011+0.8+3.0+.023+4.3+5.4+.029
Jordan Clarkson 79 27.1 16.0 0.8 2.6 3.5 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.6 1.9 5.9 14.1 .419 2.4 7.6 .318 1.8 2.2 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 11 40.9 29.6 1.5 5.5 7.0 5.3 1.8 0.5 2.4 3.1 10.3 22.2 .463 1.3 5.3 .241 7.8 9.8 .796
difference:+5+12.6+12.1+0.7+3.2+3.8+4.0+1.3+0.3-0.7-0.3+3.6+10.0+.085+0.2+1.3+.134+5.1+6.8+.093
Jordan Clarkson 6 28.3 17.5 0.8 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.7 2.8 6.7 12.2 .548 1.5 4.0 .375 2.7 3.0 .889

Season 9

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2006-072022-23
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 82 38.1 25.2 1.4 4.6 6.0 4.8 1.0 0.4 2.6 3.2 8.9 19.5 .454 1.9 5.3 .357 5.6 7.0 .802
difference:+21+5.5+4.4+0.2+1.7+2.0+0.4+0.5+0.2-0.4-1.2+1.4+2.6+.010+0.6+2.2+.019+2.3+3.0+.014
Jordan Clarkson 61 32.6 20.8 1.2 2.9 4.0 4.4 0.5 0.2 3.0 2.0 7.5 16.9 .444 2.5 7.5 .338 3.3 4.0 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 12 40.6 22.3 1.4 5.4 6.8 5.3 0.9 0.6 3.2 2.9 7.8 19.6 .396 1.8 4.5 .389 5.1 7.3 .693
Jordan Clarkson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2007-082023-24
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 76 38.9 21.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 5.1 1.2 0.4 2.4 3.2 7.7 16.9 .456 1.3 3.6 .359 4.6 5.6 .816
difference:+21+8.3+4.2+0.6+2.0+2.6+0.1+0.6+0.3-0.3-1.7+1.6+2.1+.043+0.4+2.0+.065+1.4+1.9+.065
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Jordan Clarkson played in the postseason in their season 10

Season 11

Vince Carter Jordan Clarkson
Season 2008-092024-25
Team New Jersey NetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Vince Carter 80 36.8 20.8 0.9 4.2 5.1 4.7 1.0 0.5 2.1 2.9 7.4 16.8 .437 1.9 4.9 .385 4.2 5.1 .817
difference:+43+10.8+4.6+0.2+1.7+1.9+1.0+0.2+0.3-0.2-1.5+2.0+3.5+.029+0.4+1.4+.023+1.1+1.2+.020
Jordan Clarkson 37 26.0 16.2 0.7 2.5 3.2 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.3 1.4 5.4 13.3 .408 2.3 6.3 .362 3.1 3.9 .797
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Vince Carter nor Jordan Clarkson played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Vince Carter played 11 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 22, from 2010 to 2020—Vince Carter played in 6 Playoffs.