Vince Carter vs. Jordan Clarkson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Clarkson and Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jordan Clarkson.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter has better scoring stats than Jordan Clarkson 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 0.7 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 11 seasons (16.7 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 13,699 points more (25,728 vs. 12,029).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+0.7
22
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+13,699
22
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Jordan Clarkson (+6.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,088).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+6.4
11
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,088
11
Jordan Clarkson 505
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Jordan Clarkson 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+28
Jordan Clarkson 4

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+157
Jordan Clarkson 28

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+371
Jordan Clarkson 226

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+479
Jordan Clarkson 615

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+724
Jordan Clarkson 749

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+64
Jordan Clarkson 4

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Jordan Clarkson 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Jordan Clarkson 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+12
Jordan Clarkson 0

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+31
Jordan Clarkson 9

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+43
Jordan Clarkson 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+48
Jordan Clarkson 40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Jordan Clarkson 3
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+0.7+0.1+0.1+0.4+1.5+3.5+0.9+1.3+3.1+11+788
Jordan Clarkson 16.0 6.0 13.7 43.6 1.9 5.5 33.6 2.2 2.6 82.9 11 753

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+13,699+4,802+11,045+0.1+888+1,999+3.5+3,207+4,098+3.1+11+788
Jordan Clarkson 12,029 4,491 10,294 43.6 1,402 4,169 33.6 1,645 1,984 82.9 11 753

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+6.4+1.9+4.5+0.3+0.3+1.0+0.9+2.8+3.7+13.7+7+45
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+1,088+368+882+0.3+48+136+0.9+304+392+13.7+7+45
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+6.4
199950
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+10.2
200082
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+12.9
200175
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+10.8
200260
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+3.8
200343
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+7.3
200473
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+6.1
200577
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+8.2
200679
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+4.4
200782
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
202361

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+4.2
200876
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
202455

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+4.6
200980
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
202537

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 12 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 23, from 2010 to 2020—he averaged 10.2 points in a total of 837 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
+4.7
201819

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
+16.7
20207

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+9.3
20054
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+12.1
200611
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
20226

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+22.3
200712
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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