Brandon Jennings vs. Norman Powell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Norman Powell 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 Norman Powell scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Brandon Jennings 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Brandon Jennings averages 0.9 points more than Norman Powell in his 10 seasons (14.1 points against 13.2). On the other hand Norman Powell scored a total of 356 points more than Brandon Jennings (8,157 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 14.1
+0.9
9
Norman Powell 13.2
10

Total Points

Seasons
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9
Norman Powell 8,157
+356
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Norman Powell has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+0.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+659).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4
Norman Powell 9.7
+0.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Brandon Jennings 223
4
Norman Powell 882
+659
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
+1
Norman Powell 0

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Norman Powell 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 33
+7
Norman Powell 26

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 150
+1
Norman Powell 149

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 358
Norman Powell 393
+35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 535
Norman Powell 566
+31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 20
Norman Powell 51
+31

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 0
Norman Powell 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 1
Norman Powell 1

20+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 4
Norman Powell 12
+8

10+ Point Games

Brandon Jennings 10
Norman Powell 42
+32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Brandon Jennings 18
Norman Powell 79
+61

0 Point Games (games without points)

Brandon Jennings 7
Norman Powell 12
+5

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:+0.9+0.4+3.0+8.3+0.1+0.5+5.3+0.2+0.3+2.8+1+62
Norman Powell 13.2 4.6 9.8 47.1 1.7 4.3 39.8 2.3 2.8 82.4 10 617

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:+356+100+1,046+8.3+145+11+5.3+11+46+2.8+1+62
Norman Powell 8,157 2,850 6,053 47.1 1,059 2,659 39.8 1,398 1,697 82.4 10 617

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:+0.8+0.3+0.9+7.9+0.5+14.8+0.2+0.4+0.5+5+66
Norman Powell 9.7 3.5 7.7 45.1 1.3 3.4 38.6 1.5 1.8 80.1 9 91

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:+659+235+483+7.9+99+224+14.8+90+112+0.5+5+66
Norman Powell 882 315 698 45.1 119 308 38.6 133 166 80.1 9 91

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+9.9
201082
Norman Powell 5.6
201649

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 16.2
+7.8
201163
Norman Powell 8.4
201776

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+13.6
201266
Norman Powell 5.5
201870

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 17.5
+8.9
201380
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480
Norman Powell 16.0
+0.5
202052

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541
Norman Powell 18.6
+3.2
202169

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648
Norman Powell 19.0
+12.1
202245

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781
Norman Powell 19.0
+11.9
202245

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814
Norman Powell 17.0
+11.8
202360

Norman Powell's additional seasons:

* Norman Powell played 2 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 17.4 points in a total of 136 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+14.9
20107
Norman Powell 3.8
201618

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110
Norman Powell 11.7
+11.7
20179

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120
Norman Powell 2.0
+2.0
20186

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 13.3
+6.8
20134
Norman Powell 6.5
2019NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140
Norman Powell 13.4
+13.4
202011

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150
Norman Powell 17.0
+17.0
20216

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Brandon Jennings 2.0
20181
Norman Powell 21.8
+19.8
20235

Norman Powell's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Norman Powell played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.5 points in a total of 13 games.