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

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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.

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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 Jordan Poole.

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 Jordan Poole 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 7.6 points more than Jordan Poole in his 6 seasons (24.4 points against 16.8), and he also scored a total of 4,352 points more (11,294 vs. 6,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.4
+7.6
7
Jordan Poole 16.8
6

Total Points

Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11,294
+4,352
7
Jordan Poole 6,942
6

Scoring Titles

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
Scoring leader
+1
Jordan Poole 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Jordan Poole (+11.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+679).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8
+11.3
4
Jordan Poole 14.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186
+679
4
Jordan Poole 507
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4
+4
Jordan Poole 0

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26
+21
Jordan Poole 5

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 178
+136
Jordan Poole 42

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 313
+161
Jordan Poole 152

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 421
+100
Jordan Poole 321

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 460
+59
Jordan Poole 401

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2
Jordan Poole 11
+9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1
+1
Jordan Poole 0

30+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22
+20
Jordan Poole 2

20+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 34
+25
Jordan Poole 9

10+ Point Games

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 41
+16
Jordan Poole 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46
+12
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0
Jordan Poole 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 24.4 8.5 17.0 50.1 1.3 3.7 35.5 6.0 7.0 86.2 7 462
difference:+7.6+2.8+3.5+7.9+1.2+3.4+1.0+3.0+3.6+1.7+1+50
Jordan Poole 16.8 5.7 13.5 42.2 2.5 7.1 34.5 3.0 3.4 87.9 6 412

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 11,294 3,943 7,872 50.1 614 1,729 35.5 2,794 3,243 86.2 7 462
difference:+4,352+1,600+2,317+7.9+401+1,215+1.0+1,553+1,831+1.7+1+50
Jordan Poole 6,942 2,343 5,555 42.2 1,015 2,944 34.5 1,241 1,412 87.9 6 412

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 8.9 19.1 46.8 1.5 4.4 35.0 6.4 7.4 85.9 4 46
difference:+11.3+3.9+8.0+1.8+0.4+1.1+0.4+3.8+4.4+0.8+2+11
Jordan Poole 14.5 5.0 11.1 45.0 1.9 5.5 34.6 2.6 3.0 86.7 2 35

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 411 878 46.8 71 203 35.0 293 341 85.9 4 46
difference:+679+236+489+1.8+5+12+0.4+202+236+0.8+2+11
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 10.8
+2.0
201982
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19.0
+7.0
202070
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23.7
+5.2
202135
Jordan Poole 18.5
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.5
+4.1
202256
Jordan Poole 20.4
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4
+14.0
202368
Jordan Poole 17.4
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.1
+9.6
202475
Jordan Poole 20.5
202568

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional seasons:

* Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 1 season more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In that year—his season 7 in 2025—he averaged 32.7 points in a total of 76 regular season games.

In that extra year over Jordan Poole, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13.7
+13.7
20196
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.3
+16.3
20207
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20210
Jordan Poole 17.0
+17.0
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20220
Jordan Poole 10.3
+10.3
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander -
DNP
20230
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2
+30.2
202410
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 29.9 points in a total of 23 games.

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