Brook Lopez vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.
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Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Brook Lopez.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Brook Lopez scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Brook Lopez has better playoff stats. 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 6.9 points more than Brook Lopez in his 18 seasons (22.7 points against 15.8). On the other hand Brook Lopez scored a total of 14,768 points more than Victor Wembanyama (17,566 vs. 2,798).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Brook Lopez | 15.8 | 18 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.7 | +6.9 | 3 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Brook Lopez | 17,566 | +14,768 | 18 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,798 | 3 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Brook Lopez has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | +14.1 | 9 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | +1,252 | 9 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | +1 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 346 | +268 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 78 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 864 | +746 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 118 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 1,108 | +985 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 123 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 4 | +4 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Brook Lopez's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 15.8 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 49.6 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 79.7 | 18 | 1,112 |
| difference: | +6.9 | +2.3 | +5.4 | +2.4 | +1.2 | +3.9 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +15 | +989 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.7 | 8.3 | 17.5 | 47.2 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 33.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 80.8 | 3 | 123 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Brook Lopez | 17,566 | 6,697 | 13,494 | 49.6 | 1,088 | 3,091 | 35.2 | 3,084 | 3,869 | 79.7 | 18 | 1,112 |
| difference: | +14,768 | +5,680 | +11,341 | +2.4 | +812 | +2,273 | +1.5 | +2,596 | +3,265 | +1.1 | +15 | +989 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,798 | 1,017 | 2,153 | 47.2 | 276 | 818 | 33.7 | 488 | 604 | 80.8 | 3 | 123 |
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: | +14.1 | +5.4 | +10.6 | +51.3 | +1.1 | +3.2 | +33.1 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +82.8 | +9 | +89 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +1,252 | +483 | +941 | +51.3 | +94 | +284 | +33.1 | +192 | +232 | +82.8 | +9 | +89 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Brook Lopez's additional seasons: | ||||
* Brook Lopez played 15 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 18, from 2012 to 2026—he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 866 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 7. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 89 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 5. |