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.

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.

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

30+ Point Games

Brook Lopez 44
+19
Victor Wembanyama 25

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.

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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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+8.4
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brook Lopez 18.8
201082
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+5.5
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brook Lopez 20.4
201182
Victor Wembanyama 26.7
+6.3
20266

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 gameYearGames
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* 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.