Jordan Poole vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

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 Poole.

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 Poole scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Jordan Poole 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 5.9 points more than Jordan Poole in his 7 seasons (22.7 points against 16.8). On the other hand Jordan Poole scored a total of 4,074 points more than Victor Wembanyama (7,166 vs. 3,092).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Poole 16.8
7
Victor Wembanyama 22.7
+5.9
3

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Poole 7,166
+4,074
7
Victor Wembanyama 3,092
3

Points in the Playoffs

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

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Poole 14.5
+14.5
2
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Poole 507
+507
2
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 5
Victor Wembanyama 5

30+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 43
+15
Victor Wembanyama 28

20+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 156
+71
Victor Wembanyama 85

10+ Point Games

Jordan Poole 333
+202
Victor Wembanyama 131

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Poole 415
+279
Victor Wembanyama 136

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Poole 11
+11
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Jordan Poole'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 Poole 16.8 5.7 13.5 42.0 2.5 7.2 34.2 3.0 3.5 88.0 7 426
difference:+5.9+2.5+3.8+5.6+0.3+0.8+0.2+1.1+1.5+6.6+4+290
Victor Wembanyama 22.7 8.2 17.3 47.6 2.2 6.4 34.0 4.1 5.0 81.4 3 136

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jordan Poole 7,166 2,412 5,744 42.0 1,047 3,059 34.2 1,295 1,472 88.0 7 426
difference:+4,074+1,291+3,388+5.6+750+2,185+0.2+742+793+6.6+4+290
Victor Wembanyama 3,092 1,121 2,356 47.6 297 874 34.0 553 679 81.4 3 136

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:+14.5+5.0+11.1+45.0+1.9+5.5+34.6+2.6+3.0+86.7+2+35
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+507+175+389+45.0+66+191+34.6+91+105+86.7+2+35
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+12.6
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+12.3
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 18.5
2022NBA Champion76
Victor Wembanyama 23.9
+5.4
202619

Jordan Poole's additional seasons:

- Jordan Poole played 4 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 242 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 16.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Poole 17.0
+17.0
2022NBA Champion22
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jordan Poole's additional Playoffs:

- During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Jordan Poole played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 10.3.