Aaron Gordon vs. Jalen Green: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Green 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 Aaron Gordon scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Jalen Green has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Green averages 6.5 points more than Aaron Gordon in his 12 seasons (20.1 points against 13.6). On the other hand Aaron Gordon scored a total of 3,669 points more than Jalen Green (9,842 vs. 6,173).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 13.6
12
Jalen Green 20.1
+6.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Aaron Gordon 9,842
+3,669
12
Jalen Green 6,173
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Aaron Gordon has a better career point average than Jalen Green (+0.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+827).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 13.9
+0.6
6
Jalen Green 13.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Aaron Gordon 920
+827
6
Jalen Green 93
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 1
+1
Jalen Green 0

40+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 3
Jalen Green 9
+6

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 20
Jalen Green 51
+31

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 133
Jalen Green 158
+25

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 513
+244
Jalen Green 269

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 712
+405
Jalen Green 307

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 12
+12
Jalen Green 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 0
Jalen Green 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 14
+13
Jalen Green 1

10+ Point Games

Aaron Gordon 50
+47
Jalen Green 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Aaron Gordon 66
+59
Jalen Green 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Aaron Gordon 0
Jalen Green 0

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 48.5 1.1 3.2 33.3 2.2 3.2 69.5 12 724
difference:+6.5+1.9+6.0+6.3+1.4+4.2+0.9+1.4+1.3+10.4+8+417
Jalen Green 20.1 7.0 16.6 42.2 2.5 7.4 34.2 3.6 4.5 79.9 4 307

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Aaron Gordon 9,842 3,723 7,684 48.5 774 2,325 33.3 1,622 2,333 69.5 12 724
difference:+3,669+1,580+2,602+6.3+5+47+0.9+514+946+10.4+8+417
Jalen Green 6,173 2,143 5,082 42.2 779 2,278 34.2 1,108 1,387 79.9 4 307

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:+0.6+0.6+1.8+12.6+0.8+3.4+8.1+0.1+0.1+5.0+5+59
Jalen Green 13.3 4.6 12.3 37.2 1.9 6.3 29.5 2.3 3.4 66.7 1 7

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:+827+314+609+12.6+58+145+8.1+141+195+5.0+5+59
Jalen Green 93 32 86 37.2 13 44 29.5 16 24 66.7 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 5.2
201547
Jalen Green 17.3
+12.1
202267

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 9.2
201678
Jalen Green 22.1
+12.9
202376

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 12.7
201780
Jalen Green 19.6
+6.9
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon 17.6
201858
Jalen Green 21.0
+3.4
202582

Aaron Gordon's additional seasons:

* Aaron Gordon played 8 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 461 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 12.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20150
Jalen Green -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20160
Jalen Green -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20170
Jalen Green -
DNP
20240

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20180
Jalen Green 13.3
+13.3
20257

Aaron Gordon's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Aaron Gordon played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 66 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1.