Jordan Clarkson vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Jordan Clarkson scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Jordan Clarkson has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 6.5 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 11 seasons (22.5 points against 16.0). On the other hand Jordan Clarkson scored a total of 9,391 points more than Victor Wembanyama (12,029 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
11
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
+6.5
2

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
+9,391
11
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Jordan Clarkson has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
+11.7
4
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
+505
4
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Victor Wembanyama 4

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
+5
Victor Wembanyama 23

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 226
+153
Victor Wembanyama 73

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 615
+502
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 749
+632
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 4
+4
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Jordan Clarkson's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+6.5+2.2+3.8+3.3+0.4+1.3+0.3+1.6+2.2+2.0+9+636
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

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:+9,391+3,532+8,251+3.3+1,132+3,372+0.3+1,195+1,428+2.0+9+636
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

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:+11.7+4.4+10.7+41.3+1.7+5.0+32.9+1.3+1.4+93.3+4+43
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+505+189+458+41.3+71+216+32.9+56+60+93.3+4+43
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+9.5
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+8.8
202546

Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons:

* Jordan Clarkson played 11 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 767 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 13.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.5 ppg and his lowest 4.7.