Brook Lopez vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo and Brook Lopez 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brook Lopez has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rajon Rondo scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Brook Lopez averages 6.1 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (15.9 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 8,180 points more (17,517 vs. 9,337).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Brook Lopez | 15.9 | +6.1 | 17 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Brook Lopez | 17,517 | +8,180 | 17 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 16 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Brook Lopez has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+1.6 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+417).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | +1.6 | 9 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 9 | |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | +417 | 10 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 346 | +265 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 81 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 862 | +416 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 446 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 1,101 | +200 | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 901 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 4 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 56 | +52 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 21 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 60 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 82 | +22 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 87 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 131 | +44 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 2 | |||
| Rajon Rondo | 3 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 15.9 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 49.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 79.7 | 17 | 1,105 |
| difference: | +6.1 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +4.0 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +18.6 | +1 | +148 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 17,517 | 6,680 | 13,447 | 49.7 | 1,075 | 3,055 | 35.2 | 3,082 | 3,865 | 79.7 | 17 | 1,105 |
| difference: | +8,180 | +2,794 | +4,931 | +4.0 | +626 | +1,671 | +2.8 | +1,966 | +2,039 | +18.6 | +1 | +148 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 3,886 | 8,516 | 45.6 | 449 | 1,384 | 32.4 | 1,116 | 1,826 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 51.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
| difference: | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +7.3 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +17.9 | +1 | +45 |
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 483 | 941 | 51.3 | 94 | 284 | 33.1 | 192 | 232 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
| difference: | +417 | +191 | +591 | +7.3 | +26 | +78 | +0.1 | +61 | +158 | +17.9 | +1 | +45 |
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 674 | 1,532 | 44.0 | 68 | 206 | 33.0 | 253 | 390 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Rajon Rondo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Rajon Rondo played 2 seasons more than Brook Lopez in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2022 to 2022—he averaged 4.8 points in a total of 78 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 10.2 | +10.2 | 2008 | 26 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 16.9 | +16.9 | 2009 | 14 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2010 | 24 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2012 | 19 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | 19.8 | +19.8 | 2015 | 6 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.5 | +9.5 | 2015 | 2 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 9.5 | +9.5 | 2015 | 2 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | 11.2 | +11.2 | 2019 | 15 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | 10.6 | +10.6 | 2022 | 12 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2025 | 5 |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo didn't play in the postseason. |