De'Aaron Fox vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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.

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 John Wall 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 2.8 points more than John Wall in his 11 seasons (21.5 points against 18.7). On the other hand John Wall scored a total of 689 points more than De'Aaron Fox (12,088 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+2.8
8
John Wall 18.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
8
John Wall 12,088
+689
11

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 John Wall (+5.5 points per game) while John Wall scored more points (+618).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+5.5
1
John Wall 21.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
John Wall 810
+618
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
John Wall 0

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
John Wall 1

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
+11
John Wall 5

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
+51
John Wall 51

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
+31
John Wall 268

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
John Wall 580
+95

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
John Wall 647
+117

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
John Wall 4
+2

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
John Wall 23
+17

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
John Wall 36
+29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
John Wall 37
+30

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 0
John Wall 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+2.8+1.1+1.2+4.0+0.5+1.5+0.8+0.1+0.1+3.0+3+116
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

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:+689+163+1,212+4.0+164+446+0.8+527+568+3.0+3+116
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

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:+5.5+2.3+5.2+0.5+2.1+5.5+6.6+1.1+0.8+6.6+3+30
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

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:+618+216+517+0.5+14+68+6.6+172+206+6.6+3+30
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
201873
John Wall 16.4
+4.8
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
+1.0
201981
John Wall 16.3
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
+2.6
202051
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+5.9
202158
John Wall 19.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
+5.6
202259
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+5.1
202373
John Wall 19.9
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+3.5
202474
John Wall 23.1
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+4.1
202562
John Wall 19.4
201841

John Wall's additional seasons:

* John Wall played 3 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2019 to 2023—he averaged 17.7 points in a total of 106 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
John Wall 16.3
+16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
John Wall 17.4
+17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+27.4
20237
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
John Wall 27.2
+27.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
John Wall 26.0
+26.0
20186

John Wall's additional Playoffs:

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