Jordan Clarkson vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 9 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 12 seasons (24.8 points against 15.8). On the other hand Jordan Clarkson scored a total of 224 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12,239 vs. 12,015).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Jordan Clarkson	15.8		12
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.8	+9.0	8

Total Points			Seasons
Jordan Clarkson	12,239	+224	12
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12,015		8

Scoring Titles
Jordan Clarkson	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	11.9	+1.1	2015	59
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	15.5		2016	79
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+3.5	2020	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	14.7		2017	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+9.0	2021	35

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	13.9		2018	81
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+10.6	2022	56

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	16.8		2019	81
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+14.6	2023	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	15.2		2020	71
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+14.9	2024	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	18.4		2021	68
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+14.3	2025	76

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	16.0		2022	79
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.8	+16.8	2026	22

Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons:

* Jordan Clarkson played 4 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 17.4 points in a total of 174 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 10.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	-	DNP	2015	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	-	DNP	2016	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	-	DNP	2017	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	4.7	+4.7	2018	19
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	-	DNP	2019	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	16.7		2020	7
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+13.5	2024	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	17.5		2021	11
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+12.4	2025	23

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Jordan Clarkson	17.5	+17.5	2022	6
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).