Jordan Poole vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that John Wall has better scoring stats than Jordan Poole 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 1.8 points more than Jordan Poole in his 7 seasons (18.7 points against 16.9), and he also scored a total of 5,077 points more (12,088 vs. 7,011).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Poole 16.9
7
John Wall 18.7
+1.8
11

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Poole 7,011
7
John Wall 12,088
+5,077
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Jordan Poole (+7.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+303).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Poole 14.5
2
John Wall 21.9
+7.4
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Poole 507
2
John Wall 810
+303
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 5
John Wall 5

30+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 42
John Wall 51
+9

20+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 154
John Wall 268
+114

10+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 324
John Wall 580
+256

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Poole 405
John Wall 647
+242

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Poole 11
+11
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 2
John Wall 4
+2

20+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 9
John Wall 23
+14

10+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 25
John Wall 36
+11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Poole 34
John Wall 37
+3

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Poole 1
+1
John Wall 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Poole 16.9 5.7 13.5 42.1 2.5 7.2 34.5 3.0 3.4 88.0 7 416
difference:+1.8+1.1+2.2+0.9+1.5+4.1+2.3+1.2+2.0+10.4+4+231
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Poole 7,011 2,364 5,614 42.1 1,025 2,975 34.5 1,258 1,429 88.0 7 416
difference:+5,077+2,009+4,557+0.9+374+954+2.3+1,433+2,039+10.4+4+231
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

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:+7.4+2.7+7.3+3.1+1.0+2.0+7.9+2.9+3.7+4.5+2+2
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

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:+303+111+293+3.1+31+60+7.9+112+142+4.5+2+2
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057
John Wall 16.4
+7.6
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151
John Wall 16.3
+4.3
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 18.5
2022NBA Champion76
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 20.4
+1.1
202382
John Wall 19.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 17.4
202478
John Wall 17.6
+0.2
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 20.5
+0.6
202568
John Wall 19.9
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 17.3
20264
John Wall 23.1
+5.8
201778

John Wall's additional seasons:

* John Wall played 4 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2018 to 2023—he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 147 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 17.0
+17.0
2022NBA Champion22
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 10.3
202313
John Wall 16.3
+6.0
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240
John Wall 17.4
+17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP *
20260
John Wall 27.2
+27.2
201713
* season in progress

John Wall's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, John Wall played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 26.0 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 26 ppg and his lowest 26.