Allan Houston vs. C.J. McCollum: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of C.J. McCollum and Allan Houston 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 C.J. McCollum has better scoring stats than Allan Houston 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, C.J. McCollum averages 2.3 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (19.6 points against 17.3), and he also scored a total of 863 points more (15,414 vs. 14,551).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
12
C.J. McCollum 19.6
+2.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
12
C.J. McCollum 15,414
+863
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason C.J. McCollum has a better career point average than Allan Houston (+0.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+130).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
6
C.J. McCollum 20.1
+0.8
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
6
C.J. McCollum 1,344
+130
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
C.J. McCollum 2

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
C.J. McCollum 14
+10

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
C.J. McCollum 99
+36

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
C.J. McCollum 405
+76

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
+7
C.J. McCollum 677

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
+60
C.J. McCollum 764

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
C.J. McCollum 23
+8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
C.J. McCollum 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
C.J. McCollum 10
+4

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
C.J. McCollum 40
+15

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
+4
C.J. McCollum 57

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
+1
C.J. McCollum 62

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
C.J. McCollum 5
+5

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+2.3+1.1+2.2+0.9+0.9+2.5+0.5+1.0+0.9+6.4+52
C.J. McCollum 19.6 7.5 16.5 45.3 2.5 6.4 39.7 2.1 2.7 79.9 12 787

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+863+534+949+0.9+684+1,764+0.5+889+872+6.4+52
C.J. McCollum 15,414 5,871 12,966 45.3 1,989 5,011 39.7 1,683 2,107 79.9 12 787

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+0.8+0.8+2.4+1.5+1.0+3.2+5.2+1.9+1.7+11.8+4+4
C.J. McCollum 20.1 7.7 17.8 43.3 2.2 6.1 36.8 2.4 3.1 76.6 10 67

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+130+82+224+1.5+74+227+5.2+108+94+11.8+4+4
C.J. McCollum 1,344 517 1,194 43.3 150 408 36.8 160 209 76.6 10 67

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
+3.2
199479
C.J. McCollum 5.3
201438

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
+7.7
199576
C.J. McCollum 6.8
201562

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
199682
C.J. McCollum 20.8
+1.1
201680

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
199781
C.J. McCollum 23.0
+8.2
201780

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
199882
C.J. McCollum 21.4
+3.0
201881

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
199950
C.J. McCollum 21.0
+4.7
201970

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
200082
C.J. McCollum 22.2
+2.5
202070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
200178
C.J. McCollum 23.1
+4.4
202147

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.4
200277
C.J. McCollum 22.1
+1.7
202262

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 22.5
+1.6
200382
C.J. McCollum 20.9
202375

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
200450
C.J. McCollum 20.0
+1.5
202466

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 11.9
200520
C.J. McCollum 21.1
+9.2
202556

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
C.J. McCollum 0.7
+0.7
20146

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
C.J. McCollum 17.0
+17.0
20155

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+4.5
19963
C.J. McCollum 20.5
201611

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
19979
C.J. McCollum 22.5
+3.3
20174

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
199810
C.J. McCollum 25.3
+4.2
20184

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
199920
C.J. McCollum 24.7
+6.2
201916

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
200016
C.J. McCollum 23.2
+5.6
20205

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
+0.1
20015
C.J. McCollum 20.7
20216

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
C.J. McCollum 22.2
+22.2
20226

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030
C.J. McCollum -
DNP
20230

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20040
C.J. McCollum 17.8
+17.8
20244

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20050
C.J. McCollum -
DNP
20250