Baron Davis vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole and Baron Davis 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Jordan Poole 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Poole averages 0.7 points more than Baron Davis in his 13 seasons (16.8 points against 16.1). On the other hand Baron Davis scored a total of 6,505 points more than Jordan Poole (13,447 vs. 6,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
13
Jordan Poole 16.8
+0.7
6

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
+6,505
13
Jordan Poole 6,942
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Jordan Poole (+4.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+435).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+4.3
7
Jordan Poole 14.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
+435
7
Jordan Poole 507
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Jordan Poole 5
+3

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
+2
Jordan Poole 42

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+126
Jordan Poole 152

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
+325
Jordan Poole 321

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
+425
Jordan Poole 401

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Jordan Poole 11
+2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
+5
Jordan Poole 2

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
+16
Jordan Poole 9

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
+17
Jordan Poole 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
+16
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Jordan Poole 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+0.7+0.2+0.8+1.3+0.9+2.1+2.5+0.2+0.5+16.8+7+423
Jordan Poole 16.8 5.7 13.5 42.2 2.5 7.1 34.5 3.0 3.4 87.9 6 412

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+6,505+2,545+6,396+1.3+317+1,215+2.5+1,098+1,880+16.8+7+423
Jordan Poole 6,942 2,343 5,555 42.2 1,015 2,944 34.5 1,241 1,412 87.9 6 412

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+4.3+1.6+3.8+0.8+0.1+0.2+0.4+1.1+2.2+15.8+5+15
Jordan Poole 14.5 5.0 11.1 45.0 1.9 5.5 34.6 2.6 3.0 86.7 2 35

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+435+154+356+0.8+33+92+0.4+94+156+15.8+5+15
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Jordan Poole 8.8
+2.9
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
+1.8
200182
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
200282
Jordan Poole 18.5
+0.4
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
200350
Jordan Poole 20.4
+3.3
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+5.5
200467
Jordan Poole 17.4
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Jordan Poole 20.5
+1.3
202568

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

* Baron Davis played 9 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2005 to 2012—he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 518 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+5.6
20029
Jordan Poole 17.0
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+10.1
20035
Jordan Poole 10.3
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+18.1
20047
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Baron Davis played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.6 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.3 ppg and his lowest 7.8.