Jordan Clarkson vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams 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 Jalen Williams has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Jordan Clarkson scored more points in the regular season. 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Williams averages 2.1 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 11 seasons (18.1 points against 16.0). On the other hand Jordan Clarkson scored a total of 8,128 points more than Jalen Williams (12,029 vs. 3,901).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.0 | 11 | |
| Jalen Williams | 18.1 | +2.1 | 3 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,029 | +8,128 | 11 |
| Jalen Williams | 3,901 | 3 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Williams has a better career point average than Jordan Clarkson (+8.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+174).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 11.7 | 4 | |
| Jalen Williams | 20.6 | +8.9 | 2 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jordan Clarkson | 505 | 4 | |
| Jalen Williams | 679 | +174 | 2 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 226 | +132 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 94 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 615 | +426 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 189 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 749 | +534 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 215 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 4 | +4 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 0 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 9 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 17 | +8 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 25 | |||
| Jalen Williams | 32 | +7 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 40 | +7 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 33 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Jalen Williams | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 16.0 | 6.0 | 13.7 | 43.6 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 33.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.9 | 11 | 753 |
| difference: | +2.1 | +1.0 | +7.6 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +4.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +2.6 | +8 | +538 | |
| Jalen Williams | 18.1 | 7.0 | 13.7 | 51.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 38.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.3 | 3 | 215 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jordan Clarkson | 12,029 | 4,491 | 10,294 | 43.6 | 1,402 | 4,169 | 33.6 | 1,645 | 1,984 | 82.9 | 11 | 753 |
| difference: | +8,128 | +2,976 | +7,339 | +7.6 | +1,102 | +3,383 | +4.6 | +1,074 | +1,273 | +2.6 | +8 | +538 |
| Jalen Williams | 3,901 | 1,515 | 2,955 | 51.3 | 300 | 786 | 38.2 | 571 | 711 | 80.3 | 3 | 215 |
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: | +8.9 | +3.3 | +6.1 | +4.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +3.3 | +13.9 | +2 | +10 |
| Jalen Williams | 20.6 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 45.5 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 32.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 79.4 | 2 | 33 |
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: | +174 | +64 | +98 | +4.2 | +21 | +62 | +0.4 | +67 | +95 | +13.9 | +2 | +10 |
| Jalen Williams | 679 | 253 | 556 | 45.5 | 50 | 154 | 32.5 | 123 | 155 | 79.4 | 2 | 33 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jordan Clarkson played 9 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 614 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 13.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Jalen Williams | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jalen Williams | 18.7 | +18.7 | 2024 | 10 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jordan Clarkson | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jalen Williams | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2025 | 23 |
Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 62 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.5 ppg and his lowest 4.7. |