Evan Mobley vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal and Evan Mobley 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Evan Mobley has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jermaine O'Neal 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Evan Mobley averages 3.3 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (16.5 points against 13.2). On the other hand Jermaine O'Neal scored a total of 8,776 points more than Evan Mobley (13,309 vs. 4,533).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Evan Mobley 16.5
+3.3
5
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Evan Mobley 4,533
5
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+8,776
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Evan Mobley has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+3.5 points per game) while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points (+746).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Evan Mobley 15.1
+3.5
3
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Evan Mobley 378
3
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+746
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 8
Jermaine O'Neal 42
+34

20+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 81
Jermaine O'Neal 266
+185

10+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 241
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+378

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Evan Mobley 275
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+675

0 Point Games (games without points)

Evan Mobley 0
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+61

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 1
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+2

20+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 5
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+19

10+ Point Games

Evan Mobley 21
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+31

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Evan Mobley 25
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+57

0 Point Games (games without points)

Evan Mobley 0
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+15

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Evan Mobley 16.5 6.6 12.1 54.5 0.6 1.9 31.5 2.7 3.9 69.4 5 275
difference:+3.3+1.5+1.2+7.9+0.6+1.8+16.8+0.3+0.3+2.1+13+736
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Evan Mobley 4,533 1,813 3,324 54.5 163 518 31.5 744 1,072 69.4 5 275
difference:+8,776+3,331+7,701+7.9+149+423+16.8+2,263+3,136+2.1+13+736
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25
difference:+3.5+1.9+1.2+12.2+0.8+1.8+38.0+1.1+1.5+2.1+11+72
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25
difference:+746+259+689+12.2+19+34+38.0+247+346+2.1+11+72
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 15.0
+10.9
202269
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 16.2
+11.7
202379
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 15.7
+13.2
202450
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 18.5
+14.6
202571
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 20.2
+7.3
20266
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 13 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 18, from 2002 to 2014—he averaged 15.9 points in a total of 719 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 9.8
+9.8
20235
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 16.0
+14.4
202412
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley 17.1
+15.6
20258
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Evan Mobley -
DNP *
20260
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+9.8
20014
* season in progress

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.5 points in a total of 73 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 4.2.