Jordan Clarkson vs. Zach Edey: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach Edey 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 stats than Zach Edey 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Clarkson averages 5.9 points more than Zach Edey in his 2 seasons (15.8 points against 9.9), and he also scored a total of 11,507 points more (12,267 vs. 760).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 15.8
+5.9
12
Zach Edey 9.9
2

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,267
+11,507
12
Zach Edey 760
2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jordan Clarkson has a better career point average than Zach Edey (+5.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+480).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
+5.4
4
Zach Edey 6.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
+480
4
Zach Edey 25
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
+4
Zach Edey 0

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
+27
Zach Edey 1

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 227
+223
Zach Edey 4

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 627
+592
Zach Edey 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 772
+695
Zach Edey 77

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 5
+5
Zach Edey 0

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
+9
Zach Edey 0

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
+25
Zach Edey 0

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
+36
Zach Edey 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
+3
Zach Edey 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 15.8 5.9 13.5 43.6 1.8 5.5 33.5 2.2 2.6 82.9 12 777
difference:+5.9+1.8+6.6+15.3+1.6+4.8+0.2+0.7+0.5+10.6+10+700
Zach Edey 9.9 4.1 6.9 58.9 0.2 0.7 33.3 1.5 2.1 72.3 2 77

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Clarkson 12,267 4,580 10,501 43.6 1,430 4,266 33.5 1,677 2,024 82.9 12 777
difference:+11,507+4,267+9,970+15.3+1,411+4,209+0.2+1,562+1,865+10.6+10+700
Zach Edey 760 313 531 58.9 19 57 33.3 115 159 72.3 2 77

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:+5.4+1.9+6.9+25.4+1.7+5.0+32.9+0.4+21.9+3+39
Zach Edey 6.3 2.5 3.8 66.7 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 71.4 1 4

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:+480+179+443+25.4+71+216+32.9+51+53+21.9+3+39
Zach Edey 25 10 15 66.7 0 0 - 5 7 71.4 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
+2.7
201559
Zach Edey 9.2
202566

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
+1.9
201679
Zach Edey 13.6
202611

Jordan Clarkson's additional seasons:

* Jordan Clarkson played 12 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 14, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 781 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 9.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Zach Edey 6.3
+6.3
20254

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Zach Edey -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jordan Clarkson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Clarkson played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 57 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.5 ppg and his lowest 4.7.