Paul George vs. Jalen Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Williams and Paul George 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 Paul George has better scoring stats than Jalen Williams 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Paul George averages 2.5 points more than Jalen Williams in his 3 seasons (20.6 points against 18.1), and he also scored a total of 14,796 points more (18,697 vs. 3,901).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.6
+2.5
15
Jalen Williams 18.1
3

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,697
+14,796
15
Jalen Williams 3,901
3

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul George has a better career point average than Jalen Williams (+0.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,737).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+0.6
11
Jalen Williams 20.6
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+1,737
11
Jalen Williams 679
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+21
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Paul George 153
+138
Jalen Williams 15

20+ Point Games

Paul George 493
+399
Jalen Williams 94

10+ Point Games

Paul George 802
+613
Jalen Williams 189

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 901
+686
Jalen Williams 215

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
+7
Jalen Williams 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
Jalen Williams 1

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+18
Jalen Williams 3

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+52
Jalen Williams 17

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+67
Jalen Williams 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
+81
Jalen Williams 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Jalen Williams 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.6 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 15 908
difference:+2.5+2.3+7.3+1.2+3.0+0.1+1.2+1.3+5.0+12+693
Jalen Williams 18.1 7.0 13.7 51.3 1.4 3.7 38.2 2.7 3.3 80.3 3 215

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 18,697 6,400 14,553 44.0 2,349 6,127 38.3 3,548 4,160 85.3 15 908
difference:+14,796+4,885+11,598+7.3+2,049+5,341+0.1+2,977+3,449+5.0+12+693
Jalen Williams 3,901 1,515 2,955 51.3 300 786 38.2 571 711 80.3 3 215

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 21.2 6.8 16.2 42.3 2.4 6.9 35.2 5.1 6.2 82.6 11 114
difference:+0.6+0.9+0.6+3.2+0.9+2.2+2.7+1.4+1.5+3.2+9+81
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
Paul George 2,416 779 1,842 42.3 276 783 35.2 582 705 82.6 11 114
difference:+1,737+526+1,286+3.2+226+629+2.7+459+550+3.2+9+81
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
Paul George 7.8
201161
Jalen Williams 14.1
+6.3
202375

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
201266
Jalen Williams 19.1
+7.0
202471

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 17.4
201379
Jalen Williams 21.6
+4.2
2025NBA Champion69

Paul George's additional seasons:

* Paul George played 12 seasons more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 15, from 2014 to 2025—he averaged 22.9 points in a total of 702 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28 ppg and his lowest 8.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 6.0
+6.0
20115
Jalen Williams -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
201211
Jalen Williams 18.7
+9.0
202410

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.2
201319
Jalen Williams 21.4
+2.2
2025NBA Champion23

Paul George's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Paul George played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.2 points in a total of 79 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.6 ppg and his lowest 19.5.