Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jaren Jackson Jr..

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 3.5 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in his 8 seasons (22.0 points against 18.5), and he also scored a total of 15,503 points more (23,165 vs. 7,662).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5
8
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+3.5
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,662
8
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+15,503
16

Scoring Titles

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Jaren Jackson Jr. (+6.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,529).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
4
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+6.6
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
4
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,529
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6
Dwyane Wade 34
+28

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 34
Dwyane Wade 220
+186

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 177
Dwyane Wade 629
+452

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 364
Dwyane Wade 970
+606

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 413
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+638

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Dwyane Wade 3
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Dwyane Wade 34
+32

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7
Dwyane Wade 111
+104

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22
Dwyane Wade 171
+149

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 27
Dwyane Wade 177
+150

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Dwyane Wade 0

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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 79.2 8 415
difference:+3.5+1.5+2.7+1.2+1.2+3.1+5.8+1.7+2.5+2.7+8+639
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,662 2,711 5,799 46.7 717 2,041 35.1 1,523 1,922 79.2 8 415
difference:+15,503+5,743+11,818+1.2+168+167+5.8+4,185+5,541+2.7+8+639
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

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:+6.6+3.1+4.3+7.8+1.1+3.3+0.7+1.6+2.3+3.6+9+150
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

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:+3,529+1,311+2,711+7.8+58+169+0.7+849+1,095+3.6+9+150
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
201958
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+2.4
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
202057
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+6.7
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
202111
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+12.8
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
202278
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+11.1
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202363
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+6.0
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
202466
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+7.7
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.2
202574
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+4.4
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
20268
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+7.5
201176

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 8 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2012 to 2019—he averaged 18.3 points in a total of 507 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.1 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
20215
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+14.8
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
202212
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+8.1
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
+18.0
20236
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20240
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+29.1
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.0
20254
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+17.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP *
20260
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121
* season in progress

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 18.9 points in a total of 90 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 15.