Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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.
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 Jaren Jackson Jr. has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jordan Poole scored more points in the postseason. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 1.5 points more than Jordan Poole in his 7 seasons (18.4 points against 16.9), and he also scored a total of 803 points more (7,904 vs. 7,101).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.4 | +1.5 | 8 |
| Jordan Poole | 16.9 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7,904 | +803 | 8 |
| Jordan Poole | 7,101 | 7 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jaren Jackson Jr. has a better career point average than Jordan Poole (+1.2 points per game) while Jordan Poole scored more points (+82).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 15.7 | +1.2 | 4 |
| Jordan Poole | 14.5 | 2 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 425 | 4 | |
| Jordan Poole | 507 | +82 | 2 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 180 | +24 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 156 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 376 | +47 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 329 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 428 | +18 | ||
| Jordan Poole | 410 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 2 | |||
| Jordan Poole | 11 | +9 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7 | |||
| Jordan Poole | 9 | +2 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 22 | |||
| Jordan Poole | 25 | +3 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 27 | |||
| Jordan Poole | 34 | +7 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 0 | |||
| Jordan Poole | 1 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.4 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.6 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 34.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 79.1 | 8 | 430 |
| difference: | +1.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +4.6 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +9.0 | +1 | +9 |
| Jordan Poole | 16.9 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 42.1 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 34.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 88.1 | 7 | 421 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 7,904 | 2,801 | 6,008 | 46.6 | 738 | 2,113 | 34.9 | 1,564 | 1,977 | 79.1 | 8 | 430 |
| difference: | +803 | +409 | +320 | +4.6 | +302 | +910 | +0.5 | +287 | +528 | +9.0 | +1 | +9 |
| Jordan Poole | 7,101 | 2,392 | 5,688 | 42.1 | 1,040 | 3,023 | 34.4 | 1,277 | 1,449 | 88.1 | 7 | 421 |
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: | +1.2 | +0.1 | +1.9 | +5.4 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +5.1 | +2 | +8 |
| Jordan Poole | 14.5 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 45.0 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 34.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 86.7 | 2 | 35 |
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: | +82 | +36 | +38 | +5.4 | +21 | +55 | +1.5 | +11 | +20 | +5.1 | +2 | +8 |
| Jordan Poole | 507 | 175 | 389 | 45.0 | 66 | 191 | 34.6 | 91 | 105 | 86.7 | 2 | 35 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional seasons: | ||||
* Jaren Jackson Jr. played 1 season more than Jordan Poole in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2026—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 23 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2023 | 6 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 16.0 | +16.0 | 2025 | 4 |
| Jordan Poole | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jaren Jackson Jr.'s additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jaren Jackson Jr. didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |