DeAndre Jordan vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson and DeAndre Jordan 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 Klay Thompson 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Klay Thompson averages 10.4 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 18 seasons (18.9 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 7,297 points more (16,789 vs. 9,492).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
18
Klay Thompson 18.9
+10.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 9,492
18
Klay Thompson 16,789
+7,297
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Klay Thompson has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+11.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,449).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10
Klay Thompson 19.2
+11.2
9

Total Points

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 583
10
Klay Thompson 3,032
+2,449
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Klay Thompson 4
+4

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Klay Thompson 18
+18

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 1
Klay Thompson 78
+77

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 48
Klay Thompson 394
+346

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 433
Klay Thompson 778
+345

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 1,048
+166
Klay Thompson 882

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 65
+59
Klay Thompson 6

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Klay Thompson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Klay Thompson 17
+17

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 5
Klay Thompson 75
+70

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 27
Klay Thompson 143
+116

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 61
Klay Thompson 158
+97

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 12
+12
Klay Thompson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+10.4+3.5+10.6+22.5+3.1+7.6+25.5+0.1+1.4+38.4+5+225
Klay Thompson 18.9 7.0 15.7 44.9 3.1 7.6 40.9 1.7 2.0 85.9 13 888

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 9,492 3,860 5,730 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,770 3,730 47.5 18 1,113
difference:+7,297+2,384+8,172+22.5+2,758+6,728+25.5+229+1,937+38.4+5+225
Klay Thompson 16,789 6,244 13,902 44.9 2,760 6,741 40.9 1,541 1,793 85.9 13 888

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73
difference:+11.2+4.2+12.0+23.4+3.2+7.8+40.5+0.4+3.2+44.1+1+85
Klay Thompson 19.2 7.1 16.4 43.6 3.2 7.8 40.5 1.8 2.1 84.5 9 158

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73
difference:+2,449+913+2,267+23.4+501+1,236+40.5+122+59+44.1+1+85
Klay Thompson 3,032 1,126 2,585 43.6 501 1,237 40.5 279 330 84.5 9 158

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953
Klay Thompson 12.5
+8.2
201266

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070
Klay Thompson 16.6
+11.8
201382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180
Klay Thompson 18.4
+11.3
201481

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266
Klay Thompson 21.7
+14.3
2015NBA Champion77

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382
Klay Thompson 22.1
+13.3
201680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482
Klay Thompson 22.3
+11.9
2017NBA Champion78

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582
Klay Thompson 20.0
+8.5
2018NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677
Klay Thompson 21.5
+8.8
201978

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781
Klay Thompson 20.4
+7.7
2022NBA Champion32

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877
Klay Thompson 21.9
+9.9
202369

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969
Klay Thompson 17.9
+6.9
202477

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969
Klay Thompson 14.0
+3.0
202572

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
202056
Klay Thompson 11.0
+2.7
202623

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 6 seasons more than Klay Thompson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 5.0 points in a total of 238 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.5 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20120

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100
Klay Thompson 15.2
+15.2
201312

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110
Klay Thompson 16.4
+16.4
20147

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211
Klay Thompson 18.6
+14.1
2015NBA Champion21

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136
Klay Thompson 24.3
+20.6
201624

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413
Klay Thompson 15.0
+5.4
2017NBA Champion17

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
201514
Klay Thompson 19.6
+6.5
2018NBA Champion21

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
20166
Klay Thompson 20.7
+9.0
201921

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
20177
Klay Thompson 19.0
+3.6
2022NBA Champion22

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180
Klay Thompson 18.5
+18.5
202313

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20240

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190
Klay Thompson -
DNP
20250

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200
Klay Thompson -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.6 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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