Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by DeAndre Jordan.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 15.4 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (23.9 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 11,092 points more (20,575 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
+15.4
13
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
17

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,575
+11,092
13
DeAndre Jordan 9,483
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+19 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,687).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+19.0
9
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+1,687
9
DeAndre Jordan 583
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
DeAndre Jordan 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+9
DeAndre Jordan 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
+54
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 294
+293
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 564
+516
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 761
+328
DeAndre Jordan 433

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 857
DeAndre Jordan 1,046
+189

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
DeAndre Jordan 65
+62

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
DeAndre Jordan 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+8
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+37
DeAndre Jordan 0

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+61
DeAndre Jordan 5

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
+54
DeAndre Jordan 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
+23
DeAndre Jordan 61

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
DeAndre Jordan 12
+12

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 13 860
difference:+15.4+5.3+10.7+12.3+0.6+2.2+13.0+4.2+4.9+21.8+4+251
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.2 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 17 1,111

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,575 7,541 13,694 55.1 543 1,911 28.4 4,950 7,141 69.3 13 860
difference:+11,092+3,685+7,969+12.3+541+1,898+13.0+3,181+3,413+21.8+4+251
DeAndre Jordan 9,483 3,856 5,725 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,769 3,728 47.5 17 1,111

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+19.0+7.2+14.7+13.8+0.7+2.8+25.9+3.8+4.3+22.1+1+11
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+1,687+639+1,284+13.8+62+238+25.9+347+418+22.1+1+11
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
+2.5
201477
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
+7.9
201581
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
+9.8
201680
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+15.5
201780
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+18.1
201875
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+17.3
201972
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+18.0
202063
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+15.4
2021NBA Champion61
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.9
+17.2
202267
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.1
+19.1
202363
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
201877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+19.4
202473
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
201969

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+22.1
202567
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
202056

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 37.0
+29.5
20261
DeAndre Jordan 7.5
202157

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 4 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 179 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
+11.5
20156
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
+20.3
20176
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+22.0
20187
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
+15.9
201915
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
201413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
+13.6
20209
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
201514

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+18.5
2021NBA Champion21
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
20166

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.7
+16.3
202212
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
20177

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 23.3
+23.3
20233
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20240
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 33.0
+33.0
20255
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP *
20260
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20210
* season in progress

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 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.