Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by DeAndre Jordan.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring stats than DeAndre Jordan 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 15.9 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 17 seasons (24.4 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 1,811 points more (11,294 vs. 9,483).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+15.9	7
DeAndre Jordan	8.5		17

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294	+1,811	7
DeAndre Jordan	9,483		17

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
DeAndre Jordan	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+6.5	2019	82
DeAndre Jordan	4.3		2009	53

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+14.2	2020	70
DeAndre Jordan	4.8		2010	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+16.6	2021	35
DeAndre Jordan	7.1		2011	80

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+17.1	2022	56
DeAndre Jordan	7.4		2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+22.6	2023	68
DeAndre Jordan	8.8		2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+19.7	2024	75
DeAndre Jordan	10.4		2014	82

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+21.2	2025	76
DeAndre Jordan	11.5		2015	82

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 10 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2016 to 2025—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 596 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.7 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
DeAndre Jordan	-	DNP	2009	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
DeAndre Jordan	-	DNP	2010	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
DeAndre Jordan	-	DNP	2011	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
DeAndre Jordan	4.5	+4.5	2012	11

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
DeAndre Jordan	3.7	+3.7	2013	6

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+20.6	2024	10
DeAndre Jordan	9.6		2014	13

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+16.8	2025	23
DeAndre Jordan	13.1		2015	14

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 29 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 0.9.