Jordan Clarkson vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

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

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 Jordan Clarkson 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 6.2 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 12 seasons (22.0 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 10,898 points more (23,165 vs. 12,267).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 15.8
12
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+6.2
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,267
12
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+10,898
16

Scoring Titles

Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson (+10.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,449).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+10.6
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,449
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Dwyane Wade 34
+30

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
Dwyane Wade 220
+192

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 227
Dwyane Wade 629
+402

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 627
Dwyane Wade 970
+343

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 772
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+279

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 5
+2
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Dwyane Wade 111
+102

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Dwyane Wade 171
+146

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Dwyane Wade 177
+137

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
+3
Dwyane Wade 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+6.2+2.1+3.2+4.4+1.3+3.7+4.2+3.2+4.5+6.4+4+277
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
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:+10,898+3,874+7,116+4.4+881+2,392+4.2+4,031+5,439+6.4+4+277
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
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:+10.6+3.8+6.6+6.1+1.1+3.3+0.9+4.1+5.5+15.3+9+134
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
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43
difference:+3,449+1,261+2,604+6.1+32+89+0.9+895+1,160+15.3+9+134
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+4.3
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+8.6
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+12.5
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+13.5
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+7.8
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+15.0
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+11.4
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+10.3
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+3.7
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+5.2
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
+1.8
202361
Dwyane Wade 19.0
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
202455
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+4.4
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
202537
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+2.8
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 9.9
202624
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+8.4
201760

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 4 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2018 to 2019—he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 273 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+18.8
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+12.4
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+16.5
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+7.8
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+5.3
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
+1.6
20226
Dwyane Wade 15.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+17.8
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+21.4
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP *
20260
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+15.0
20176
* season in progress

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 16.6.