Jalen Green vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Jalen Green 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jalen Green has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Amen Thompson. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Green averages 7.1 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (20.1 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 4,128 points more (6,204 vs. 2,076).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Green | 20.1 | +7.1 | 5 |
| Amen Thompson | 13.0 | 3 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jalen Green | 6,204 | +4,128 | 5 |
| Amen Thompson | 2,076 | 3 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than Jalen Green (+2.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+17).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Green | 13.3 | 1 | |
| Amen Thompson | 15.7 | +2.4 | 1 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jalen Green | 93 | 1 | |
| Amen Thompson | 110 | +17 | 1 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 9 | +9 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 159 | +131 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 28 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 270 | +166 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 104 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 309 | +151 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 158 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
| Amen Thompson | 2 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 1 | +1 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 1 | |||
| Amen Thompson | 2 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jalen Green | 3 | |||
| Amen Thompson | 6 | +3 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 7 | |||
| Amen Thompson | 7 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
| Amen Thompson | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Green | 20.1 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 42.2 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 34.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 79.8 | 5 | 309 |
| difference: | +7.1 | +1.8 | +6.8 | +11.6 | +2.2 | +6.1 | +13.0 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +9.2 | +2 | +149 |
| Amen Thompson | 13.0 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 53.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 21.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 70.6 | 3 | 160 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Green | 6,204 | 2,154 | 5,105 | 42.2 | 785 | 2,292 | 34.2 | 1,111 | 1,392 | 79.8 | 5 | 309 |
| difference: | +4,128 | +1,322 | +3,558 | +11.6 | +741 | +2,084 | +13.0 | +743 | +871 | +9.2 | +2 | +149 |
| Amen Thompson | 2,076 | 832 | 1,547 | 53.8 | 44 | 208 | 21.2 | 368 | 521 | 70.6 | 3 | 160 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Green | 13.3 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 37.2 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 29.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 66.7 | 1 | 7 |
| difference: | +2.4 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +12.2 | +1.8 | +5.7 | +4.5 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 15.7 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 49.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 69.4 | 1 | 7 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jalen Green | 93 | 32 | 86 | 37.2 | 13 | 44 | 29.5 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 7 |
| difference: | +17 | +10 | +1 | +12.2 | +12 | +40 | +4.5 | +9 | +12 | +2.7 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 110 | 42 | 85 | 49.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 1 | 7 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Jalen Green's additional seasons: | ||||
- Jalen Green played 2 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 84 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 15.7 | +15.7 | 2025 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jalen Green's additional Playoffs: | ||||
- During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jalen Green played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 7 games. |