Norman Powell vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams and Norman Powell 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 Jalen Williams has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Norman Powell scored more total points in both stages. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Williams averages 4.5 points more than Norman Powell in his 11 seasons (18.1 points against 13.6). On the other hand Norman Powell scored a total of 4,652 points more than Jalen Williams (8,711 vs. 4,059).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Norman Powell 13.6
11
Jalen Williams 18.1
+4.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Norman Powell 8,711
+4,652
11
Jalen Williams 4,059
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jalen Williams has a better career point average than Norman Powell (+10.9 points per game) while Norman Powell scored more points (+203).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Norman Powell 9.7
9
Jalen Williams 20.6
+10.9
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Norman Powell 882
+203
9
Jalen Williams 679
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Norman Powell 2
+1
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Norman Powell 30
+15
Jalen Williams 15

20+ Point Games

Norman Powell 166
+69
Jalen Williams 97

10+ Point Games

Norman Powell 416
+218
Jalen Williams 198

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Norman Powell 589
+365
Jalen Williams 224

0 Point Games (games without points)

Norman Powell 51
+51
Jalen Williams 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Norman Powell 1
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Norman Powell 1
Jalen Williams 3
+2

20+ Point Games

Norman Powell 12
Jalen Williams 17
+5

10+ Point Games

Norman Powell 42
+10
Jalen Williams 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Norman Powell 79
+46
Jalen Williams 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Norman Powell 12
+12
Jalen Williams 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Norman Powell 13.6 4.7 10.0 47.2 1.8 4.4 39.9 2.4 2.9 82.6 11 640
difference:+4.5+2.3+3.8+3.8+0.4+0.8+1.7+0.3+0.4+1.7+7+416
Jalen Williams 18.1 7.0 13.8 51.0 1.4 3.6 38.2 2.7 3.3 80.9 4 224

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Norman Powell 8,711 3,033 6,429 47.2 1,126 2,822 39.9 1,519 1,840 82.6 11 640
difference:+4,652+1,459+3,344+3.8+816+2,011+1.7+918+1,097+1.7+7+416
Jalen Williams 4,059 1,574 3,085 51.0 310 811 38.2 601 743 80.9 4 224

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Norman Powell 9.7 3.5 7.7 45.1 1.3 3.4 38.6 1.5 1.8 80.1 9 91
difference:+10.9+4.2+9.1+0.4+0.2+1.3+6.1+2.2+2.9+0.7+7+58
Jalen Williams 20.6 7.7 16.8 45.5 1.5 4.7 32.5 3.7 4.7 79.4 2 33

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Norman Powell 882 315 698 45.1 119 308 38.6 133 166 80.1 9 91
difference:+203+62+142+0.4+69+154+6.1+10+11+0.7+7+58
Jalen Williams 679 253 556 45.5 50 154 32.5 123 155 79.4 2 33

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 5.6
201649
Jalen Williams 14.1
+8.5
202375

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 8.4
201776
Jalen Williams 19.1
+10.7
202471

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 5.5
201870
Jalen Williams 21.6
+16.1
2025NBA Champion69

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60
Jalen Williams 17.6
+9.0
20269

Norman Powell's additional seasons:

* Norman Powell played 7 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 385 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.1 ppg and his lowest 13.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 3.8
+3.8
201618
Jalen Williams -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 11.7
20179
Jalen Williams 18.7
+7.0
202410

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 2.0
20186
Jalen Williams 21.4
+19.4
2025NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Norman Powell 6.5
+6.5
2019NBA Champion23
Jalen Williams -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Norman Powell's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Norman Powell played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 12.8.