Devin Booker vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall and Devin Booker 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.

Devin Booker has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by John Wall.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Devin Booker has better scoring stats than John Wall 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 5.7 points more than John Wall in his 11 seasons (24.4 points against 18.7), and he also scored a total of 4,364 points more (16,452 vs. 12,088).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Devin Booker 24.4
+5.7
10
John Wall 18.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Devin Booker 16,452
+4,364
10
John Wall 12,088
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than John Wall (+6.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+505).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Devin Booker 28.0
+6.1
4
John Wall 21.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Devin Booker 1,315
+505
4
John Wall 810
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Devin Booker 1
+1
John Wall 0

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 2
+2
John Wall 0

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+7
John Wall 1

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 37
+32
John Wall 5

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 211
+160
John Wall 51

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 460
+192
John Wall 268

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 634
+54
John Wall 580

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 666
+19
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 7
+7
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+6
John Wall 2

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 21
+17
John Wall 4

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 35
+12
John Wall 23

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 47
+11
John Wall 36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 47
+10
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 0
John Wall 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Devin Booker 24.4 8.5 18.4 46.4 2.1 6.0 35.4 5.2 6.0 87.3 10 673
difference:+5.7+1.7+2.7+3.4+1.1+2.9+3.2+1.0+0.6+9.7+1+26
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
Devin Booker 16,452 5,749 12,390 46.4 1,424 4,024 35.4 3,530 4,042 87.3 10 673
difference:+4,364+1,376+2,219+3.4+773+2,003+3.2+839+574+9.7+1+26
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
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47
difference:+6.1+2.2+1.9+6.7+1.4+2.5+12.2+0.4+0.1+7.7+10
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
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47
difference:+505+178+273+6.7+75+152+12.2+74+61+7.7+10
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
Devin Booker 13.8
201676
John Wall 16.4
+2.6
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 22.1
+5.8
201778
John Wall 16.3
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 24.9
+6.4
201854
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+7.3
201964
John Wall 19.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+9.0
202070
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+5.7
202167
John Wall 19.9
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.8
+3.7
202268
John Wall 23.1
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.8
+8.4
202353
John Wall 19.4
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.1
+6.4
202468
John Wall 20.7
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
+5.0
202575
John Wall 20.6
202140

John Wall's additional seasons:

* John Wall played 1 season more than Devin Booker in the NBA.

In that year—his season 11 in 2023—he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 34 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190
John Wall 16.3
+16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200
John Wall 17.4
+17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.3
+27.3
202122
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 23.3
202210
John Wall 27.2
+3.9
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 33.7
+7.7
202311
John Wall 26.0
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.5
+27.5
20244
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20250
John Wall -
DNP
20210

John Wall's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, John Wall didn't play in the postseason.