De'Aaron Fox vs. Allan Houston: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allan Houston and De'Aaron Fox 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that De'Aaron Fox has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Allan Houston scored more total points in both stages. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 4.2 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (21.5 points against 17.3). On the other hand Allan Houston scored a total of 2,768 points more than De'Aaron Fox (14,551 vs. 11,783).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+4.2
9
Allan Houston 17.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,783
9
Allan Houston 14,551
+2,768
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Allan Houston (+8.1 points per game) while Allan Houston scored more points (+1,022).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+8.1
1
Allan Houston 19.3
6

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Allan Houston 1,214
+1,022
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Allan Houston 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
Allan Houston 2
+1

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
+12
Allan Houston 4

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 104
+41
Allan Houston 63

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 312
Allan Houston 329
+17

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 501
Allan Houston 684
+183

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 546
Allan Houston 824
+278

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
Allan Houston 15
+14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Allan Houston 6
+4

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Allan Houston 25
+19

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Allan Houston 61
+54

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Allan Houston 63
+56

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 0
Allan Houston 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.6 4.7 33.3 4.1 5.5 74.9 9 547
difference:+4.2+1.5+2.6+2.6+0.8+6.9+1.0+1.9+11.4+3+292
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 11,783 4,344 9,235 47.0 855 2,570 33.3 2,240 2,990 74.9 9 547
difference:+2,768+993+2,782+2.6+450+677+6.9+332+11+11.4+3+292
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7
difference:+8.1+3.1+8.2+2.4+1.8+6.1+8.7+0.1+1.1+12.8+5+56
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+1,022+365+805+2.4+55+118+8.7+237+262+12.8+5+56
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
+3.1
201873
Allan Houston 8.5
199479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
+2.8
201981
Allan Houston 14.5
199576

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
+1.4
202051
Allan Houston 19.7
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+10.4
202158
Allan Houston 14.8
199781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
+4.8
202259
Allan Houston 18.4
199882

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+8.7
202373
Allan Houston 16.3
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+6.9
202474
Allan Houston 19.7
200082

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+4.8
202562
Allan Houston 18.7
200178

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 24.0
+3.6
202616
Allan Houston 20.4
200277

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 3 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2003 to 2005—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 152 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Allan Houston 25.0
+25.0
19963

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Allan Houston 19.2
+19.2
19979

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Allan Houston 21.1
+21.1
199810

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+8.9
20237
Allan Houston 18.5
199920

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Allan Houston 17.6
+17.6
200016

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Allan Houston 20.8
+20.8
20015

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP *
20260
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
* season in progress

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston didn't play in the postseason.