Jordan Clarkson vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jordan Clarkson has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Rajon Rondo. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Clarkson averages 6.2 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (16.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 2,692 points more (12,029 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
+6.2
11
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
+2,692
11
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rajon Rondo has a better career point average than Jordan Clarkson (+0.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,164).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Rajon Rondo 12.5
+0.8
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Rajon Rondo 1,669
+1,164
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
+4
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
+21
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 226
+145
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 615
+169
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 749
Rajon Rondo 901
+152

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 4
Rajon Rondo 56
+52

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Rajon Rondo 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Rajon Rondo 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Rajon Rondo 24
+15

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Rajon Rondo 82
+57

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Rajon Rondo 131
+91

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
Rajon Rondo 3

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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:+6.2+1.9+4.8+2.0+1.4+4.1+1.2+1.0+0.7+21.8+5+204
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

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:+2,692+605+1,778+2.0+953+2,785+1.2+529+158+21.8+5+204
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+0.8+0.6+0.7+2.7+1.2+3.5+0.1+0.6+1.5+28.4+6+91
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+1,164+485+1,074+2.7+3+10+0.1+197+330+28.4+6+91
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
+5.5
201559
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
+4.9
201679
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
+2.8
201782
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
+0.2
201881
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
+6.2
201981
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
+3.3
202071
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
+4.7
202168
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
+4.3
202279
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
+11.9
202361
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
+5.2
202455
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
+8.4
202537
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 6 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 6.9 points in a total of 288 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 4.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Rajon Rondo 10.2
+10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Rajon Rondo 16.9
+16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Rajon Rondo 15.8
+11.1
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Rajon Rondo 14.0
+14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Rajon Rondo 17.3
+0.6
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
+17.5
202111
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
+17.5
20226
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Rajon Rondo 9.5
+9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250
Rajon Rondo 11.5
+11.5
20172

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 51 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2.