Jordan Clarkson vs. Shaquille O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shaquille O'Neal 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.

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Shaquille O'Neal is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Shaquille O'Neal 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Shaquille O'Neal averages 8 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 12 seasons (23.7 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 16,243 points more (28,596 vs. 12,353).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 15.7
12
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7
+8.0
19

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,353
12
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596
+16,243
19

Scoring Titles

Jordan Clarkson 0
Shaquille O'Neal 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shaquille O'Neal has a better career point average than Jordan Clarkson (+12.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,745).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3
+12.6
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250
+4,745
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Shaquille O'Neal 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Shaquille O'Neal 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Shaquille O'Neal 49
+45

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
Shaquille O'Neal 313
+285

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 228
Shaquille O'Neal 826
+598

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 631
Shaquille O'Neal 1,132
+501

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 780
Shaquille O'Neal 1,205
+425

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 5
+3
Shaquille O'Neal 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Shaquille O'Neal 12
+12

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Shaquille O'Neal 55
+55

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Shaquille O'Neal 148
+139

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Shaquille O'Neal 206
+181

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Shaquille O'Neal 215
+175

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
+2
Shaquille O'Neal 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 15.7 5.9 13.5 43.6 1.8 5.5 33.6 2.1 2.6 82.8 12 785
difference:+8.0+3.5+2.6+14.6+1.8+5.5+29.1+2.8+6.7+30.1+7+422
Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 9.4 16.1 58.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.9 9.3 52.7 19 1,207

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 12,353 4,611 10,566 43.6 1,447 4,302 33.6 1,684 2,034 82.8 12 785
difference:+16,243+6,719+8,891+14.6+1,446+4,280+29.1+4,251+9,218+30.1+7+422
Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 11,330 19,457 58.2 1 22 4.5 5,935 11,252 52.7 19 1,207

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:+12.6+5.0+6.1+15.0+1.7+5.0+32.9+4.1+9.3+42.9+13+173
Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 9.4 16.8 56.3 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 10.7 50.4 17 216

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:+4,745+1,852+3,169+15.0+71+216+32.9+1,112+2,257+42.9+13+173
Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 2,041 3,627 56.3 0 0 - 1,168 2,317 50.4 17 216

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
Shaquille O'Neal 23.4
+11.5
199381

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679
Shaquille O'Neal 29.3
+13.8
199481

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.3
+14.6
199579

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+12.7
199654

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981
Shaquille O'Neal 26.2
+9.4
199751

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Shaquille O'Neal 28.3
+13.1
199860

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168
Shaquille O'Neal 26.3
+7.9
199949

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279
Shaquille O'Neal Scoring leader29.7
+13.7
2000NBA Champion79

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
202361
Shaquille O'Neal 28.7
+7.9
2001NBA Champion74

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
202455
Shaquille O'Neal 27.2
+10.1
2002NBA Champion67

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
202537
Shaquille O'Neal 27.5
+11.3
200367

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 10.1
202632
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+11.4
200467

Shaquille O'Neal's additional seasons:

- Shaquille O'Neal played 7 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2005 to 2011—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 398 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.9 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Shaquille O'Neal -
DNP
19930

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Shaquille O'Neal 20.7
+20.7
19943

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Shaquille O'Neal 25.7
+25.7
199521

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Shaquille O'Neal 25.8
+21.1
199612

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Shaquille O'Neal 26.9
+26.9
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Shaquille O'Neal 30.5
+13.8
199813

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111
Shaquille O'Neal 26.6
+9.1
19998

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
20226
Shaquille O'Neal 30.7
+13.2
2000NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Shaquille O'Neal 30.4
+30.4
2001NBA Champion16

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Shaquille O'Neal 28.5
+28.5
2002NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250
Shaquille O'Neal 27.0
+27.0
200312

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP *
20260
Shaquille O'Neal 21.5
+21.5
200422
* season in progress

Shaquille O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

- During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Shaquille O'Neal played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 1.

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