Jordan Clarkson vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson has better scoring stats than Anfernee Simons 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.
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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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Clarkson averages 0.9 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 8 seasons (15.8 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 6,102 points more (12,267 vs. 6,165).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 15.8 | +0.9 | 12 |
| Anfernee Simons | 14.9 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,267 | +6,102 | 12 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6,165 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jordan Clarkson has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+435).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 11.7 | +7.0 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 505 | +435 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 227 | +97 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 130 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 627 | +360 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 267 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 772 | +380 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 392 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 5 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 22 | +17 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 9 | +9 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 25 | +22 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 3 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 40 | +29 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 11 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 3 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 4 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 15.8 | 5.9 | 13.5 | 43.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 33.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.9 | 12 | 777 |
| difference: | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +4.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +5.1 | +4 | +363 |
| Anfernee Simons | 14.9 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 43.1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 38.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 88.0 | 8 | 414 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,267 | 4,580 | 10,501 | 43.6 | 1,430 | 4,266 | 33.5 | 1,677 | 2,024 | 82.9 | 12 | 777 |
| difference: | +6,102 | +2,395 | +5,429 | +0.5 | +403 | +1,574 | +4.7 | +909 | +1,151 | +5.1 | +4 | +363 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6,165 | 2,185 | 5,072 | 43.1 | 1,027 | 2,692 | 38.2 | 768 | 873 | 88.0 | 8 | 414 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 11.7 | 4.4 | 10.7 | 41.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 32.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 93.3 | 4 | 43 |
| difference: | +7.0 | +2.9 | +6.8 | +3.3 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +17.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +11.5 | +1 | +28 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 37.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 505 | 189 | 458 | 41.3 | 71 | 216 | 32.9 | 56 | 60 | 93.3 | 4 | 43 |
| difference: | +435 | +167 | +400 | +3.3 | +54 | +182 | +17.1 | +47 | +49 | +11.5 | +1 | +28 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 22 | 58 | 37.9 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jordan Clarkson played 6 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 17.2 points in a total of 324 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 9.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 0.8 | +0.8 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6.8 | +6.8 | 2020 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | 6.5 | +6.5 | 2021 | 6 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 4.7 | +4.7 | 2018 | 19 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2020 | 7 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2020 | 7 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2020 | 7 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.5 ppg and his lowest 17.5. |