Consistent counting of path points for determining complexity

CountPathPointsAvg.jsx

var docRef = app.activeDocument;

try{
    var numPaths = docRef.pathItems.length;
    var topPath = docRef.pathItems[0];
    var topPathSub = docRef.pathItems[0].subPathItems[0];

    if (numPaths > 0){
        topPath.makeSelection();
        docRef.selection.makeWorkPath(5);
        docRef.pathItems["Work Path"].name = "CountPathPoints";
        alert(docRef.pathItems["CountPathPoints"].subPathItems[0].pathPoints.length);
    }
    
    docRef.pathItems["CountPathPoints"].remove();
}

catch (numPaths) {
    alert("No paths exist!");
};