Dillon Brooks vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Dillon Brooks 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 Dillon Brooks.

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 Dillon Brooks 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 7.5 points more than Dillon Brooks in his 9 seasons (22.0 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 15,740 points more (23,165 vs. 7,425).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 14.5
9
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+7.5
16

Total Points

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 7,425
9
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+15,740
16

Scoring Titles

Dillon Brooks 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+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 Dillon Brooks (+7.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,515).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 15.1
4
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+7.2
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 439
4
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,515
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 17
Dwyane Wade 220
+203

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 122
Dwyane Wade 629
+507

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 369
Dwyane Wade 970
+601

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 505
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+546

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 8
+5
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 2
Dwyane Wade 34
+32

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 10
Dwyane Wade 111
+101

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 21
Dwyane Wade 171
+150

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 28
Dwyane Wade 177
+149

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 1
+1
Dwyane Wade 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 14.5 5.4 12.8 42.1 1.8 5.2 35.3 1.9 2.3 80.5 9 513
difference:+7.5+2.6+3.9+5.9+1.3+3.4+6.0+3.5+4.8+4.0+7+541
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
Dillon Brooks 7,425 2,756 6,548 42.1 943 2,669 35.3 970 1,205 80.5 9 513
difference:+15,740+5,698+11,069+5.9+394+795+6.0+4,738+6,258+4.0+7+541
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
Dillon Brooks 15.1 5.6 14.1 39.6 1.8 5.6 32.5 2.1 2.8 75.6 4 29
difference:+7.2+2.6+3.2+7.7+1.2+3.9+1.3+3.3+4.1+2.4+9+148
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
Dillon Brooks 439 162 409 39.6 53 163 32.5 62 82 75.6 4 29
difference:+3,515+1,288+2,653+7.7+50+142+1.3+889+1,138+2.4+9+148
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
Dillon Brooks 11.0
201882
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+5.2
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 7.5
201918
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+16.6
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 16.2
202073
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+11.0
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 17.2
202167
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+10.2
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 18.4
202232
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+6.2
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.3
202373
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+15.9
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 12.7
202472
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+13.9
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.0
202575
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+11.5
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 21.7
202621
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+0.4
2012NBA Champion49

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 7 seasons more than Dillon Brooks 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
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20180
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20190
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20200
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 25.8
+2.3
20215
Dwyane Wade 23.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.6
+14.6
202211
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 10.5
20236
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+18.6
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20240
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 12.3
20257
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+12.2
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP *
20260
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+22.8
2012NBA Champion23
* season in progress

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.