Aaron Gordon vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Aaron Gordon to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Deron Williams has better scoring stats than Aaron Gordon in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Deron Williams averages 2.7 points more than Aaron Gordon in his 11 seasons (16.3 points against 13.6), and he also scored a total of 4,047 points more (13,804 vs. 9,757).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 13.6
11
Deron Williams 16.3
+2.7
12

Total Points

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 9,757
11
Deron Williams 13,804
+4,047
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Aaron Gordon (+1.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+492).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 13.9
6
Deron Williams 15.7
+1.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 920
6
Deron Williams 1,412
+492
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 2
Deron Williams 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 19
Deron Williams 51
+32

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 132
Deron Williams 266
+134

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 511
Deron Williams 689
+178

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 708
Deron Williams 837
+129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 12
+4
Deron Williams 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 0
Deron Williams 8
+8

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 14
Deron Williams 34
+20

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 50
Deron Williams 65
+15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 66
Deron Williams 83
+17

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 0
Deron Williams 7
+7

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.6 5.1 10.6 48.4 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 3.2 69.3 11 720
difference:+2.7+0.7+2.4+3.9+0.3+0.7+2.6+1.2+0.9+12.9+1+125
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 9,757 3,696 7,637 48.4 762 2,302 33.1 1,603 2,314 69.3 11 720
difference:+4,047+1,178+3,327+3.9+416+994+2.6+1,275+1,188+12.9+1+125
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 13.9 5.2 10.5 49.8 1.1 2.9 37.6 2.4 3.3 71.7 6 66
difference:+1.8+0.1+1.5+5.9+0.4+1.0+1.7+1.2+1.2+8.6+3+24
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 920 346 695 49.8 71 189 37.6 157 219 71.7 6 66
difference:+492+128+386+5.9+66+160+1.7+170+188+8.6+3+24
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 5.2
201547
Deron Williams 10.8
+5.6
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 9.2
201678
Deron Williams 16.2
+7.0
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.7
201780
Deron Williams 18.8
+6.1
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 17.6
201858
Deron Williams 19.4
+1.8
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.0
201978
Deron Williams 18.7
+2.7
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.4
202062
Deron Williams 20.1
+5.7
201165

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.4
202150
Deron Williams 20.1
+7.7
201165

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 15.0
202275
Deron Williams 21.0
+6.0
201255

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.3
2023NBA Champion68
Deron Williams 18.9
+2.6
201378

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.9
202473
Deron Williams 14.3
+0.4
201464

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.7
+1.7
202551
Deron Williams 13.0
201568

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

* Deron Williams played 2 seasons more than Aaron Gordon in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2016 to 2017—he averaged 12.6 points in a total of 129 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20150
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20160
Deron Williams 19.2
+19.2
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20170
Deron Williams 21.6
+21.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20180
Deron Williams 20.2
+20.2
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 15.2
20195
Deron Williams 24.3
+9.1
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20200
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 11.1
+11.1
202110
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.8
+13.8
20225
Deron Williams -
DNP
20120

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 13.3
2023NBA Champion20
Deron Williams 20.6
+7.3
20137

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 14.3
202412
Deron Williams 14.5
+0.2
201412

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 16.2
+4.4
202514
Deron Williams 11.8
20156

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.4 points in a total of 21 games.