Anthony Edwards vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan and Anthony Edwards 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.

Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by DeAndre Jordan.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring stats than DeAndre Jordan 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 15.6 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 18 seasons (24.1 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 178 points more (9,670 vs. 9,492).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+15.6
6
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,670
+178
6
DeAndre Jordan 9,492
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+18.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+547).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+18.9
4
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+547
4
DeAndre Jordan 583
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+2
DeAndre Jordan 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 24
+24
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 104
+103
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 269
+221
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 369
DeAndre Jordan 433
+64

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 399
DeAndre Jordan 1,048
+649

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
DeAndre Jordan 65
+63

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+15
DeAndre Jordan 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+26
DeAndre Jordan 5

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
+15
DeAndre Jordan 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
DeAndre Jordan 61
+19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
DeAndre Jordan 12
+12

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401
difference:+15.6+5.0+13.7+22.4+2.9+8.0+21.3+2.7+1.9+33.1+12+712
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.1 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 18 1,113

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401
difference:+178+467+1,823+22.4+1,174+3,191+21.3+62+1,610+33.1+12+712
DeAndre Jordan 9,492 3,860 5,730 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,770 3,730 47.5 18 1,113

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42
difference:+18.9+6.5+15.7+20.2+3.1+8.2+37.7+2.8+1.0+38.4+6+31
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42
difference:+547+183+528+20.2+130+344+37.7+51+125+38.4+6+31
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+15.0
202172
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+16.5
202272
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+17.5
202379
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+18.5
202479
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+18.8
202579
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+18.3
202620
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 12 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2015 to 2026—he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 680 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.7 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+31.6
20235
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+23.1
202416
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+21.6
202515
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
+9.6
201413
* season in progress

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 0.9.