Dillon Brooks vs. Vince Carter: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Vince Carter 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.

Vince Carter 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 Vince Carter 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 2.2 points more than Dillon Brooks in his 9 seasons (16.7 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 18,303 points more (25,728 vs. 7,425).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 14.5
9
Vince Carter 16.7
+2.2
22

Total Points

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 7,425
9
Vince Carter 25,728
+18,303
22

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Dillon Brooks (+3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,154).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 15.1
4
Vince Carter 18.1
+3.0
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 439
4
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,154
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Vince Carter 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Vince Carter 32
+32

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 17
Vince Carter 185
+168

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 122
Vince Carter 597
+475

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 369
Vince Carter 1,094
+725

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 505
Vince Carter 1,473
+968

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 8
Vince Carter 68
+60

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Vince Carter 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Vince Carter 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 2
Vince Carter 12
+10

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 10
Vince Carter 40
+30

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 21
Vince Carter 68
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 28
Vince Carter 88
+60

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 1
+1
Vince Carter 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:+2.2+0.6+1.0+1.5+0.3+1.2+1.8+1.2+1.6+0.7+13+1,028
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541

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:+18,303+6,537+14,791+1.5+1,347+3,499+1.8+3,882+4,877+0.7+13+1,028
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541

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:+3.0+0.7+1.1+2.0+0.4+1.6+1.3+2.0+2.3+4.0+7+59
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88

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:+1,154+395+931+2.0+66+189+1.3+298+370+4.0+7+59
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 11.0
201882
Vince Carter 18.3
+7.3
199950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 7.5
201918
Vince Carter 25.7
+18.2
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 16.2
202073
Vince Carter 27.6
+11.4
200175

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 17.2
202167
Vince Carter 24.7
+7.5
200260

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 18.4
202232
Vince Carter 20.6
+2.2
200343

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.3
202373
Vince Carter 22.5
+8.2
200473

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 12.7
202472
Vince Carter 24.5
+11.8
200577

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.0
202575
Vince Carter 24.2
+10.2
200679

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 21.7
202621
Vince Carter 25.2
+3.5
200782

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 15 seasons more than Dillon Brooks in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 24, from 2008 to 2020—he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 1,066 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20180
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20190
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20200
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 25.8
+25.8
20215
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.6
+14.6
202211
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 10.5
+10.5
20236
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20240
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 12.3
20257
Vince Carter 29.6
+17.3
200611

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP *
20260
Vince Carter 22.3
+22.3
200712
* season in progress

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.3.