De'Aaron Fox vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by De'Aaron Fox.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while De'Aaron Fox has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 0.5 points more than De'Aaron Fox in his 8 seasons (22.0 points against 21.5), and he also scored a total of 11,766 points more (23,165 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
8
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+0.5
16

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
8
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+11,766
16

Scoring Titles

De'Aaron Fox 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Dwyane Wade (+5.1 points per game) while Dwyane Wade scored more points (+3,762).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+5.1
1
Dwyane Wade 22.3
13

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,762
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Dwyane Wade 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
Dwyane Wade 3
+2

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
Dwyane Wade 34
+18

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
Dwyane Wade 220
+118

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
Dwyane Wade 629
+330

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
Dwyane Wade 970
+485

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+521

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
Dwyane Wade 3
+2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Dwyane Wade 34
+32

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Dwyane Wade 111
+105

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Dwyane Wade 171
+164

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Dwyane Wade 177
+170

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 0
Dwyane Wade 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 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531
difference:+0.5+0.1+0.2+1.0+1.0+2.8+3.7+1.3+1.6+1.9+8+523
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
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531
difference:+11,766+4,244+8,658+1.0+266+593+3.7+3,544+4,563+1.9+8+523
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
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:+5.1+1.8+6.3+4.9+2.4+7.3+0.5+1.0+1.0+2.4+12+170
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
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+3,762+1,380+2,897+4.9+82+242+0.5+920+1,179+2.4+12+170
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

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
201873
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+4.6
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
201981
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+6.8
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
202051
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+6.1
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
202158
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+2.2
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
202259
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+1.4
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
202373
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+5.2
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
202474
Dwyane Wade 26.6
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
202562
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+2.0
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+1.4
202562
Dwyane Wade 22.1
2012NBA Champion49

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 7 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2013 to 2019—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 458 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+23.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
20237
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+1.7
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+22.8
2012NBA Champion23

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 67 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15.