DeAndre Jordan vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kristaps Porzingis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while DeAndre Jordan scored more points in the postseason. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 11.1 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 503 points more (9,995 vs. 9,492).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
18
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
+11.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 9,492
18
Kristaps Porzingis 9,995
+503
10

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Kristaps Porzingis has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+3.9 points per game) while DeAndre Jordan scored more points (+249).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
+3.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 583
+249
10
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Kristaps Porzingis 3
+3

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 1
Kristaps Porzingis 55
+54

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 48
Kristaps Porzingis 242
+194

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 433
Kristaps Porzingis 468
+35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 1,048
+539
Kristaps Porzingis 509

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 65
+64
Kristaps Porzingis 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 5
Kristaps Porzingis 5

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 27
+14
Kristaps Porzingis 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 61
+34
Kristaps Porzingis 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 12
+11
Kristaps Porzingis 1

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:+11.1+3.4+9.8+21.3+1.9+5.2+21.1+2.4+1.4+35.5+8+603
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.5 4.0 4.8 83.0 10 510

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:+503+358+1,870+21.3+962+2,629+21.1+257+1,288+35.5+8+603
Kristaps Porzingis 9,995 3,502 7,600 46.1 964 2,642 36.5 2,027 2,442 83.0 10 510

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:+3.9+1.0+4.6+24.0+1.1+3.5+31.3+0.9+1.4+39.4+6+45
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28

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:+249+105+67+24.0+31+98+31.3+70+280+39.4+6+45
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
+10.0
201672

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
+13.3
201766

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
+15.6
201848

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
+13.0
202057

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+11.3
202143

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
+9.8
202251

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
+11.7
202365

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+7.4
2024NBA Champion57

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
+6.8
202542

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877
Kristaps Porzingis 17.3
+5.3
20269

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 8 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 363 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+19.2
20203

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
+9.4
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
+9.6
201413
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
+13.1
201514
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
20166
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
+0.6
2024NBA Champion7

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
+7.7
20177
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
202511

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 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.