Kyrie Irving vs. Jaren Jackson Jr.: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jaren Jackson Jr. and Kyrie Irving 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.

Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jaren Jackson Jr..

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyrie Irving has better scoring stats than Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 5.3 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in his 8 seasons (23.7 points against 18.4), and he also scored a total of 10,529 points more (18,433 vs. 7,904).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+5.3
14
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4
8

Total Points

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 18,433
+10,529
14
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,904
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Jaren Jackson Jr. (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,786).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+7.3
7
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+1,786
7
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 1
+1
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

50+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 6
+6
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 37
+31
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 176
+142
Jaren Jackson Jr. 34

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 535
+355
Jaren Jackson Jr. 180

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 739
+363
Jaren Jackson Jr. 376

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 777
+349
Jaren Jackson Jr. 428

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 2
Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 4
+4
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 22
+20
Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 66
+59
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 92
+70
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 96
+69
Jaren Jackson Jr. 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 0
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 23.7 8.7 18.4 47.4 2.4 6.1 39.4 3.8 4.3 88.8 14 779
difference:+5.3+2.2+4.4+0.8+0.7+1.2+4.5+0.2+0.3+9.7+6+349
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.4 6.5 14.0 46.6 1.7 4.9 34.9 3.6 4.6 79.1 8 430

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 18,433 6,787 14,313 47.4 1,876 4,763 39.4 2,983 3,360 88.8 14 779
difference:+10,529+3,986+8,305+0.8+1,138+2,650+4.5+1,419+1,383+9.7+6+349
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,904 2,801 6,008 46.6 738 2,113 34.9 1,564 1,977 79.1 8 430

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 23.0 8.5 18.6 45.8 2.3 6.0 39.2 3.7 4.2 88.3 7 96
difference:+7.3+3.4+5.6+6.2+0.6+1.0+6.1+0.1+0.4+6.7+3+69
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 5.1 13.0 39.6 1.7 5.0 33.1 3.8 4.6 81.6 4 27

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 2,211 815 1,781 45.8 225 574 39.2 356 403 88.3 7 96
difference:+1,786+676+1,430+6.2+180+438+6.1+254+278+6.7+3+69
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 139 351 39.6 45 136 33.1 102 125 81.6 4 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 18.5
+4.7
201251
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
201958

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 22.5
+5.1
201359
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
202057

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 20.8
+6.4
201471
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
202111

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 21.7
+5.4
201575
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
202278

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.6
+1.0
2016NBA Champion53
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
202363

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+2.7
201772
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
202466

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 24.4
+2.2
201860
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.2
202574

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 23.8
+7.0
201967
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.8
202623

Kyrie Irving's additional seasons:

* Kyrie Irving played 6 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 26.3 points in a total of 271 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 24.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
+13.6
20215

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.0
+3.6
201513
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
202212

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+7.2
2016NBA Champion21
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.9
+25.9
201718
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20180
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.0
+16.0
20254

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 21.3
+21.3
20199
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kyrie Irving's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kyrie Irving played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.7 ppg and his lowest 21.3.