Brandon Jennings vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Brandon Jennings 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 Brandon Jennings 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 2.2 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (16.3 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 6,003 points more (13,804 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9
Deron Williams 16.3
+2.2
12

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9
Deron Williams 13,804
+6,003
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 Brandon Jennings (+6.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,189).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Deron Williams 15.7
+6.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Deron Williams 1,412
+1,189
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Deron Williams 1

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Deron Williams 4
+3

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
Deron Williams 51
+18

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
Deron Williams 266
+116

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
Deron Williams 689
+331

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
Deron Williams 837
+302

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
+12
Deron Williams 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Deron Williams 8
+7

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
Deron Williams 34
+30

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Deron Williams 65
+55

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
Deron Williams 83
+65

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
Deron Williams 7

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555
difference:+2.2+0.8+0.2+5.7+0.2+0.9+1.2+0.9+1.0+2.6+3+290
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
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555
difference:+6,003+2,124+3,865+5.7+264+648+1.2+1,491+1,759+2.6+3+290
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
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25
difference:+6.8+2.1+3.4+6.6+0.7+0.5+15.5+1.9+2.3+0.7+5+65
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
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25
difference:+1,189+394+866+6.6+117+265+15.5+284+353+0.7+5+65
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

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+4.7
201082
Deron Williams 10.8
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163
Deron Williams 16.2
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+0.3
201266
Deron Williams 18.8
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380
Deron Williams 19.4
+1.9
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480
Deron Williams 18.7
+3.2
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541
Deron Williams 20.1
+4.7
201165

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Deron Williams 21.0
+14.1
201255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781
Deron Williams 18.9
+11.8
201378

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814
Deron Williams 14.3
+9.1
201464

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

- Deron Williams played 4 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2015 to 2017—he averaged 12.3 points in a total of 261 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.1 ppg and his lowest 11.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Deron Williams 19.2
+19.2
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Deron Williams 21.6
+21.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134
Deron Williams 20.2
+6.9
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Deron Williams 24.3
+24.3
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Deron Williams -
DNP
20120

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.8
201713
Deron Williams 20.6
+17.8
20137

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.0
20181
Deron Williams 14.5
+12.5
201412

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

- During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.4 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.3.