Chris Paul vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole and Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jordan Poole.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Paul has better scoring stats than Jordan Poole 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Paul averages 0.2 points more than Jordan Poole in his 6 seasons (17.0 points against 16.8), and he also scored a total of 16,069 points more (23,011 vs. 6,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Paul 17.0
+0.2
20
Jordan Poole 16.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Paul 23,011
+16,069
20
Jordan Poole 6,942
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chris Paul has a better career point average than Jordan Poole (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,474).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Paul 20.0
+5.5
15
Jordan Poole 14.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Paul 2,981
+2,474
15
Jordan Poole 507
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chris Paul 8
+3
Jordan Poole 5

30+ Point Games

Chris Paul 77
+35
Jordan Poole 42

20+ Point Games

Chris Paul 472
+320
Jordan Poole 152

10+ Point Games

Chris Paul 1,133
+812
Jordan Poole 321

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Paul 1,350
+949
Jordan Poole 401

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Paul 4
Jordan Poole 11
+7

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Chris Paul 2
+2
Jordan Poole 0

30+ Point Games

Chris Paul 18
+16
Jordan Poole 2

20+ Point Games

Chris Paul 74
+65
Jordan Poole 9

10+ Point Games

Chris Paul 134
+109
Jordan Poole 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Paul 149
+115
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Paul 0
Jordan Poole 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Paul 17.0 6.0 12.8 47.0 1.4 3.7 37.0 3.6 4.1 87.1 20 1,354
difference:+0.2+0.3+0.7+4.8+1.1+3.4+2.5+0.6+0.7+0.8+14+942
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
Chris Paul 23,011 8,147 17,352 47.0 1,860 5,029 37.0 4,857 5,579 87.1 20 1,354
difference:+16,069+5,804+11,797+4.8+845+2,085+2.5+3,616+4,167+0.8+14+942
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
Chris Paul 20.0 7.4 15.3 48.4 1.6 4.4 37.3 3.5 4.1 85.4 15 149
difference:+5.5+2.4+4.2+3.4+0.3+1.1+2.7+0.9+1.1+1.3+13+114
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
Chris Paul 2,981 1,106 2,287 48.4 244 654 37.3 525 615 85.4 15 149
difference:+2,474+931+1,898+3.4+178+463+2.7+434+510+1.3+13+114
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
Chris Paul 16.1
+7.3
200678
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 17.3
+5.3
200764
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 21.1
+2.6
200880
Jordan Poole 18.5
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 22.8
+2.4
200978
Jordan Poole 20.4
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 18.7
+1.3
201045
Jordan Poole 17.4
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 15.9
201180
Jordan Poole 20.5
+4.6
202568

Chris Paul's additional seasons:

* Chris Paul played 14 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 20, from 2012 to 2025—he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 929 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.8 ppg and his lowest 8.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul -
DNP
20060
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul -
DNP
20070
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 24.1
+7.1
200812
Jordan Poole 17.0
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 16.6
+6.3
20095
Jordan Poole 10.3
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul -
DNP
20100
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Paul 22.0
+22.0
20116
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Chris Paul's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Chris Paul played in 12 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.7 points in a total of 126 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.3 ppg and his lowest 12.4.