Lonzo Ball vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings and Lonzo Ball 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 Brandon Jennings has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Brandon Jennings 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Brandon Jennings averages 2.8 points more than Lonzo Ball in his 7 seasons (14.1 points against 11.3), and he also scored a total of 4,536 points more (7,801 vs. 3,265).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 11.3
7
Brandon Jennings 14.1
+2.8
9

Total Points

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 3,265
7
Brandon Jennings 7,801
+4,536
9

Points in the Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Brandon Jennings has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Brandon Jennings 8.9
+8.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Brandon Jennings 223
+223
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Brandon Jennings 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Brandon Jennings 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 2
Brandon Jennings 33
+31

20+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 27
Brandon Jennings 150
+123

10+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 161
Brandon Jennings 358
+197

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Lonzo Ball 284
Brandon Jennings 535
+251

0 Point Games (games without points)

Lonzo Ball 4
Brandon Jennings 20
+16

Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Brandon Jennings' point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball 11.3 4.2 10.6 39.7 2.3 6.4 36.1 0.7 1.1 59.9 7 288
difference:+2.8+0.8+2.2+1.0+0.7+1.6+1.6+1.8+2.0+19.7+2+267
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball 3,265 1,207 3,040 39.7 663 1,835 36.1 188 314 59.9 7 288
difference:+4,536+1,543+4,059+1.0+251+813+1.6+1,199+1,429+19.7+2+267
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+8.9+3.2+8.6+37.2+0.8+3.4+23.8+1.7+2.2+79.6+4+25
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+223+80+215+37.2+20+84+23.8+43+54+79.6+4+25
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 10.2
201852
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+5.3
201082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 9.9
201947
Brandon Jennings 16.2
+6.3
201163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 11.8
202063
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+7.3
201266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 14.6
202155
Brandon Jennings 17.5
+2.9
201380

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 13.0
202235
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+2.5
201480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 7.6
202535
Brandon Jennings 15.4
+7.8
201541

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 3.0
20261
Brandon Jennings 6.9
+3.9
201648

Brandon Jennings' additional seasons:

* Brandon Jennings played 4 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2017 to 2018—he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 257 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.1 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20180
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20190
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20200
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20210
Brandon Jennings 13.3
+13.3
20134

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20220
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20250
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP *
20260
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160
* season in progress

Brandon Jennings' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Brandon Jennings played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.8 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 2.8 ppg and his lowest 2.