Chris Paul vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul 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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Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 46,176 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Chris Paul 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.
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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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 5 points more than Chris Paul in his 20 seasons (22.0 points against 17.0), and he also scored a total of 154 points more (23,165 vs. 23,011).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Chris Paul | 17.0 | 20 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | +5.0 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Chris Paul | 23,011 | 20 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | +154 | 16 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Chris Paul | 0 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Chris Paul (+2.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+973).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Chris Paul | 20.0 | 15 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +2.3 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Chris Paul | 2,981 | 15 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +973 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Paul | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Paul | 472 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 629 | +157 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Paul | 1,133 | +163 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 970 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chris Paul | 1,350 | +299 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 1,051 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chris Paul | 4 | +1 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Paul | 74 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 111 | +37 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Chris Paul | 134 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 171 | +37 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Chris Paul | 149 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 177 | +28 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Chris Paul | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chris Paul | 17.0 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 47.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 37.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 87.1 | 20 | 1,354 |
| difference: | +5.0 | +2.0 | +3.9 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +7.7 | +1.8 | +3.0 | +10.6 | +4 | +300 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chris Paul | 23,011 | 8,147 | 17,352 | 47.0 | 1,860 | 5,029 | 37.0 | 4,857 | 5,579 | 87.1 | 20 | 1,354 |
| difference: | +154 | +307 | +265 | +1.0 | +1,311 | +3,155 | +7.7 | +851 | +1,884 | +10.6 | +4 | +300 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 8,454 | 17,617 | 48.0 | 549 | 1,874 | 29.3 | 5,708 | 7,463 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chris Paul | 20.0 | 7.4 | 15.3 | 48.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 37.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 85.4 | 15 | 149 |
| difference: | +2.3 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +7.4 | +2 | +28 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Chris Paul | 2,981 | 1,106 | 2,287 | 48.4 | 244 | 654 | 37.3 | 525 | 615 | 85.4 | 15 | 149 |
| difference: | +973 | +344 | +775 | +1.0 | +141 | +349 | +3.5 | +426 | +605 | +7.4 | +2 | +28 |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | 1,450 | 3,062 | 47.4 | 103 | 305 | 33.8 | 951 | 1,220 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Chris Paul's additional seasons: | ||||
* Chris Paul played 4 seasons more than Dwyane Wade in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 20, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 264 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.7 ppg and his lowest 8.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Paul | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2004 | 13 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Paul | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2005 | 14 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Paul | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Paul | 25.3 | +25.3 | 2017 | 7 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Chris Paul | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2021 | 20 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Chris Paul's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Chris Paul played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.5 ppg and his lowest 12.4. |