Toni Kukoc vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole and Toni Kukoc 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jordan Poole has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Toni Kukoc 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Poole averages 5.3 points more than Toni Kukoc in his 13 seasons (16.9 points against 11.6). On the other hand Toni Kukoc scored a total of 2,725 points more than Jordan Poole (9,810 vs. 7,085).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Toni Kukoc 11.6
13
Jordan Poole 16.9
+5.3
7

Total Points

Seasons
Toni Kukoc 9,810
+2,725
13
Jordan Poole 7,085
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jordan Poole has a better career point average than Toni Kukoc (+3.8 points per game) while Toni Kukoc scored more points (+557).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Toni Kukoc 10.7
9
Jordan Poole 14.5
+3.8
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Toni Kukoc 1,064
+557
9
Jordan Poole 507
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 0
Jordan Poole 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 9
Jordan Poole 43
+34

20+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 116
Jordan Poole 156
+40

10+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 481
+153
Jordan Poole 328

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Toni Kukoc 812
+403
Jordan Poole 409

0 Point Games (games without points)

Toni Kukoc 34
+23
Jordan Poole 11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 1
Jordan Poole 2
+1

20+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 7
Jordan Poole 9
+2

10+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 49
+24
Jordan Poole 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Toni Kukoc 97
+63
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Toni Kukoc 2
+1
Jordan Poole 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 11.6 4.3 9.6 44.7 0.9 2.6 33.5 2.1 2.9 72.9 13 846
difference:+5.3+1.4+3.9+2.6+1.6+4.6+0.9+0.9+0.5+15.2+6+426
Jordan Poole 16.9 5.7 13.5 42.1 2.5 7.2 34.4 3.0 3.4 88.1 7 420

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 9,810 3,633 8,127 44.7 731 2,184 33.5 1,813 2,487 72.9 13 846
difference:+2,725+1,247+2,454+2.6+307+830+0.9+538+1,040+15.2+6+426
Jordan Poole 7,085 2,386 5,673 42.1 1,038 3,014 34.4 1,275 1,447 88.1 7 420

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 10.7 3.9 8.9 44.0 1.1 3.2 34.2 1.9 2.7 69.7 9 99
difference:+3.8+1.1+2.2+1.0+0.8+2.3+0.4+0.7+0.3+17.0+7+64
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
Toni Kukoc 1,064 386 878 44.0 108 316 34.2 184 264 69.7 9 99
difference:+557+211+489+1.0+42+125+0.4+93+159+17.0+7+64
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 10.9
+2.1
199475
Jordan Poole 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 15.7
+3.7
199581
Jordan Poole 12.0
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1996NBA Champion81
Jordan Poole 18.5
+5.4
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.2
1997NBA Champion57
Jordan Poole 20.4
+7.2
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.3
1998NBA Champion74
Jordan Poole 17.4
+4.1
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 18.8
199944
Jordan Poole 20.5
+1.7
202568

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 14.8
200056
Jordan Poole 17.9
+3.1
20268

Toni Kukoc's additional seasons:

* Toni Kukoc played 7 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2000 to 2006—he averaged 9.4 points in a total of 434 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.8 ppg and his lowest 4.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.3
+9.3
199410
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.8
+13.8
199510
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 10.8
1996NBA Champion15
Jordan Poole 17.0
+6.2
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 7.9
1997NBA Champion19
Jordan Poole 10.3
+2.4
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.1
+13.1
1998NBA Champion21
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
19990
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.3
+9.3
200010
Jordan Poole -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Toni Kukoc's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Toni Kukoc played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.8 ppg and his lowest 7.3.