Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 Jaren Jackson Jr. has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Brook Lopez scored more total points in both stages. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 2.8 points more than Brook Lopez in his 18 seasons (18.5 points against 15.7). On the other hand Brook Lopez scored a total of 9,771 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. (17,624 vs. 7,853).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5
+2.8
8
Brook Lopez 15.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,853
8
Brook Lopez 17,624
+9,771
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jaren Jackson Jr. has a better career point average than Brook Lopez (+1.6 points per game) while Brook Lopez scored more points (+827).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
+1.6
4
Brook Lopez 14.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
4
Brook Lopez 1,252
+827
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6
+6
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 34
Brook Lopez 44
+10

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 180
Brook Lopez 346
+166

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 373
Brook Lopez 866
+493

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 423
Brook Lopez 1,116
+693

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Brook Lopez 6
+4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Brook Lopez 2

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7
Brook Lopez 21
+14

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22
Brook Lopez 60
+38

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 27
Brook Lopez 87
+60

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5 6.5 14.0 46.7 1.7 4.9 35.1 3.7 4.6 79.3 8 425
difference:+2.8+0.5+1.9+3.0+0.7+2.1+0.1+0.9+1.1+0.4+10+697
Brook Lopez 15.7 6.0 12.1 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 18 1,122

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,853 2,778 5,954 46.7 738 2,100 35.1 1,559 1,966 79.3 8 425
difference:+9,771+3,940+7,587+3.0+360+1,019+0.1+1,531+1,910+0.4+10+697
Brook Lopez 17,624 6,718 13,541 49.6 1,098 3,119 35.2 3,090 3,876 79.7 18 1,122

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 5.1 13.0 39.6 1.7 5.0 33.1 3.8 4.6 81.6 4 27
difference:+1.6+0.3+2.4+11.7+0.6+1.8+1.6+2.0+1.2+5+62
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 139 351 39.6 45 136 33.1 102 125 81.6 4 27
difference:+827+344+590+11.7+49+148+90+107+1.2+5+62
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
+0.8
201958
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
202057
Brook Lopez 18.8
+1.4
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
202111
Brook Lopez 20.4
+6.0
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
202278
Brook Lopez 19.2
+2.9
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202363
Brook Lopez 19.4
+0.8
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
+1.8
202466
Brook Lopez 20.7
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.2
+5.0
202574
Brook Lopez 17.2
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202618
Brook Lopez 20.6
+2.0
201673

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 10 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 635 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
+13.6
20215
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
+15.4
202212
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
20236
Brook Lopez 22.3
+4.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20240
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.0
20254
Brook Lopez 19.8
+3.8
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160
* season in progress

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.