DeAndre Jordan vs. Norman Powell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Norman Powell 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 Norman Powell has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while DeAndre Jordan scored more points 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Norman Powell averages 4.8 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 18 seasons (13.3 points against 8.5). On the other hand DeAndre Jordan scored a total of 1,263 points more than Norman Powell (9,492 vs. 8,229).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
18
Norman Powell 13.3
+4.8
11

Total Points

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 9,492
+1,263
18
Norman Powell 8,229
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Norman Powell has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+1.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+299).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10
Norman Powell 9.7
+1.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 583
10
Norman Powell 882
+299
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Norman Powell 2
+2

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 1
Norman Powell 26
+25

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 48
Norman Powell 151
+103

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 433
+37
Norman Powell 396

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 1,048
+479
Norman Powell 569

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 65
+14
Norman Powell 51

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Norman Powell 1
+1

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Norman Powell 1
+1

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 5
Norman Powell 12
+7

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 27
Norman Powell 42
+15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 61
Norman Powell 79
+18

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 12
Norman Powell 12

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:+4.8+1.1+4.7+20.3+1.7+4.3+24.5+0.7+0.6+35.0+7+493
Norman Powell 13.3 4.6 9.8 47.1 1.7 4.3 39.9 2.3 2.8 82.5 11 620

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:+1,263+989+367+20.3+1,066+2,664+24.5+351+2,010+35.0+7+493
Norman Powell 8,229 2,871 6,097 47.1 1,068 2,677 39.9 1,419 1,720 82.5 11 620

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:+1.7+0.6+3.3+21.9+1.3+3.4+38.6+0.7+3.5+39.7+1+18
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
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73
difference:+299+102+380+21.9+119+307+38.6+24+223+39.7+1+18
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
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953
Norman Powell 5.6
+1.3
201649

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070
Norman Powell 8.4
+3.6
201776

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
+1.6
201180
Norman Powell 5.5
201870

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266
Norman Powell 8.6
+1.2
2019NBA Champion60

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382
Norman Powell 16.0
+7.2
202052

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482
Norman Powell 18.6
+8.2
202169

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582
Norman Powell 19.0
+7.5
202245

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677
Norman Powell 19.0
+6.3
202245

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781
Norman Powell 17.0
+4.3
202360

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877
Norman Powell 13.9
+1.9
202476

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969
Norman Powell 21.8
+10.8
202560

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
202056
Norman Powell 24.0
+15.7
20263

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 8 seasons more than Norman Powell in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 20, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 4.8 points in a total of 334 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
Norman Powell 3.8
+3.8
201618

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100
Norman Powell 11.7
+11.7
20179

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110
Norman Powell 2.0
+2.0
20186

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211
Norman Powell 6.5
+2.0
2019NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136
Norman Powell 13.4
+9.7
202011

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413
Norman Powell 17.0
+7.4
20216

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
+13.1
201514
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
+11.7
20166
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
20177
Norman Powell 21.8
+6.4
20235

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180
Norman Powell 12.8
+12.8
20246

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190
Norman Powell 16.0
+16.0
20257

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200
Norman Powell -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 2.0 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.