Jordan Poole vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Jordan Poole 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Deron Williams scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Jordan Poole has a better scoring average 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Poole averages 0.5 points more than Deron Williams in his 12 seasons (16.8 points against 16.3). On the other hand Deron Williams scored a total of 6,862 points more than Jordan Poole (13,804 vs. 6,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Poole 16.8
+0.5
6
Deron Williams 16.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Poole 6,942
6
Deron Williams 13,804
+6,862
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Jordan Poole (+1.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+905).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Poole 14.5
2
Deron Williams 15.7
+1.2
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Poole 507
2
Deron Williams 1,412
+905
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 5
+1
Deron Williams 4

30+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 42
Deron Williams 51
+9

20+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 152
Deron Williams 266
+114

10+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 321
Deron Williams 689
+368

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Poole 401
Deron Williams 837
+436

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Poole 11
+3
Deron Williams 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 2
Deron Williams 8
+6

20+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 9
Deron Williams 34
+25

10+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 25
Deron Williams 65
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Poole 34
Deron Williams 83
+49

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Poole 1
Deron Williams 7
+6

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Poole 16.8 5.7 13.5 42.2 2.5 7.1 34.5 3.0 3.4 87.9 6 412
difference:+0.5+0.1+0.5+2.3+1.1+3.2+1.2+0.4+0.7+5.7+6+433
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Poole 6,942 2,343 5,555 42.2 1,015 2,944 34.5 1,241 1,412 87.9 6 412
difference:+6,862+2,531+5,409+2.3+163+352+1.2+1,637+2,090+5.7+6+433
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Poole 14.5 5.0 11.1 45.0 1.9 5.5 34.6 2.6 3.0 86.7 2 35
difference:+1.2+0.3+0.9+1.1+0.4+1.6+4.7+1.0+1.5+6.4+7+55
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35
difference:+905+299+692+1.1+71+158+4.7+236+302+6.4+7+55
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057
Deron Williams 10.8
+2.0
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151
Deron Williams 16.2
+4.2
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 18.5
2022NBA Champion76
Deron Williams 18.8
+0.3
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 20.4
+1.0
202382
Deron Williams 19.4
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 17.4
202478
Deron Williams 18.7
+1.3
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 20.5
+0.4
202568
Deron Williams 20.1
201165

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

* Deron Williams played 6 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2012 to 2017—he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 394 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21 ppg and his lowest 11.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210
Deron Williams 19.2
+19.2
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 17.0
2022NBA Champion22
Deron Williams 21.6
+4.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 10.3
202313
Deron Williams 20.2
+9.9
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240
Deron Williams 24.3
+24.3
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.5 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 4.3.