Chauncey Billups vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen and Chauncey Billups 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Scottie Pippen has better scoring stats than Chauncey Billups 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Scottie Pippen averages 0.9 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (16.1 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 3,138 points more (18,940 vs. 15,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15.2
17
Scottie Pippen 16.1
+0.9
17

Total Points

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15,802
17
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+3,138
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Scottie Pippen has a better career point average than Chauncey Billups (+0.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,116).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 17.3
12
Scottie Pippen 17.5
+0.2
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 2,526
12
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+1,116
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Scottie Pippen 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 42
Scottie Pippen 49
+7

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 308
Scottie Pippen 367
+59

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 776
Scottie Pippen 943
+167

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 1,027
Scottie Pippen 1,160
+133

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 16
Scottie Pippen 18
+2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 1
+1
Scottie Pippen 0

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 10
+4
Scottie Pippen 6

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 57
Scottie Pippen 87
+30

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 123
Scottie Pippen 178
+55

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 143
Scottie Pippen 206
+63

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 3
+1
Scottie Pippen 2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 15.2 4.5 10.9 41.5 1.8 4.5 38.7 4.3 4.8 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+0.9+1.8+2.4+5.7+1.0+2.0+6.1+1.6+1.0+19.0+135
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 15,802 4,738 11,413 41.5 1,830 4,725 38.7 4,496 5,029 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+3,138+2,682+4,287+5.7+852+1,723+6.1+1,374+592+19.0+135
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 17.3 5.0 12.3 41.1 1.8 5.0 36.6 5.4 6.1 88.0 12 146
difference:+0.2+1.4+2.2+3.3+0.8+1.8+6.3+1.7+1.0+15.6+4+62
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 2,526 737 1,793 41.1 267 729 36.6 785 892 88.0 12 146
difference:+1,116+598+1,216+3.3+67+69+6.3+13+175+15.6+4+62
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 11.2
+3.3
199880
Scottie Pippen 7.9
198879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 11.2
199880
Scottie Pippen 14.4
+3.2
198973

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 11.2
199880
Scottie Pippen 16.5
+5.3
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 13.9
199945
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+3.9
1991NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 8.6
200013
Scottie Pippen 21.0
+12.4
1992NBA Champion82

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 9.3
200177
Scottie Pippen 18.6
+9.3
1993NBA Champion81

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 12.5
200282
Scottie Pippen 22.0
+9.5
199472

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.2
200374
Scottie Pippen 21.4
+5.2
199579

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.9
2004NBA Champion78
Scottie Pippen 19.4
+2.5
1996NBA Champion77

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.5
200580
Scottie Pippen 20.2
+3.7
1997NBA Champion82

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.5
200681
Scottie Pippen 19.1
+0.6
1998NBA Champion44

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.0
+2.5
200770
Scottie Pippen 14.5
199950

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.0
+4.5
200878
Scottie Pippen 12.5
200082

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.7
+6.4
200979
Scottie Pippen 11.3
200164

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 19.5
+8.9
201073
Scottie Pippen 10.6
200262

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.8
+6.0
201172
Scottie Pippen 10.8
200364

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 15.0
+9.1
201220
Scottie Pippen 5.9
200423

Chauncey Billups' additional seasons:

* Chauncey Billups played 2 seasons more than Scottie Pippen in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2013 to 2014—he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 41 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19980
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+10.0
198810

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19980
Scottie Pippen 13.1
+13.1
198917

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19980
Scottie Pippen 19.3
+19.3
199015

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19990
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+21.6
1991NBA Champion17

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
20000
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+19.5
1992NBA Champion22

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 1.0
20013
Scottie Pippen 20.1
+19.1
1993NBA Champion19

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 22.0
20023
Scottie Pippen 22.8
+0.8
199410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.0
+0.2
200314
Scottie Pippen 17.8
199510

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.4
2004NBA Champion23
Scottie Pippen 16.9
+0.5
1996NBA Champion18

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.7
200525
Scottie Pippen 19.2
+0.5
1997NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.9
+1.1
200618
Scottie Pippen 16.8
1998NBA Champion21

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.6
+0.3
200716
Scottie Pippen 18.3
19994

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.1
+1.2
200815
Scottie Pippen 14.9
200016

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 20.6
+6.9
200916
Scottie Pippen 13.7
20013

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 20.3
+4.0
20106
Scottie Pippen 16.3
20023

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 10.0
+4.2
20111
Scottie Pippen 5.8
20034

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
20120
Scottie Pippen -
DNP
20040

Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 6 games.