Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Alonzo Mourning.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo has better scoring stats than Alonzo Mourning 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.
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| Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers  | 
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats? 
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 6.9 points more than Alonzo Mourning in his 15 seasons (24.0 points against 17.1), and he also scored a total of 6,372 points more (20,683 vs. 14,311).
| Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 24.0 | +6.9  | 13 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 17.1 | 15 | |
| Total Points | Seasons | ||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 20,683 | +6,372  | 13 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 14,311 | 15 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than Alonzo Mourning (+13.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+979).
| Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 27.0 | +13.4  | 9 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 13.6 | 11 | |
| Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 2,270 | +979  | 9 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 1,291 | 11 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
| 60+ Point Games | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 1 | +1  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 0 | |||
| 20+ Point Games | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 567 | +231  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 336 | |||
| 10+ Point Games | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 764 | +100  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 664 | |||
| 1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 860 | +28  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 832 | |||
| 0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 3 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | +3  | ||
Playoffs
| 50+ Point Games | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 1 | +1  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 0 | |||
| 40+ Point Games | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 8 | +8  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 0 | |||
| 20+ Point Games | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 66 | +36  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 30 | |||
| 10+ Point Games | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 81 | +22  | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 59 | |||
| 1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 84 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 89 | +5  | ||
| 0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| G. Antetokounmpo | 0 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | +6  | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 24.0 | 8.8 | 15.9 | 55.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 28.5 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 69.3 | 13 | 863 | 
| difference: | +6.9 | +2.7 | +4.3 | +2.4 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +3.8 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +2 | +25 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 17.1 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 69.2 | 15 | 838 | 
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 20,683 | 7,582 | 13,750 | 55.1 | 546 | 1,915 | 28.5 | 4,973 | 7,176 | 69.3 | 13 | 863 | 
| difference: | +6,372 | +2,466 | +4,049 | +2.4 | +524 | +1,826 | +3.8 | +916 | +1,314 | +0.1 | +2 | +25 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 14,311 | 5,116 | 9,701 | 52.7 | 22 | 89 | 24.7 | 4,057 | 5,862 | 69.2 | 15 | 838 | 
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 27.0 | 10.1 | 19.1 | 53.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 25.9 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 62.5 | 9 | 84 | 
| difference: | +13.4 | +5.5 | +10.0 | +2.0 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +10.9 | +1.8 | +3.1 | +2.4 | +2 | +11 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 13.6 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 51.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 64.9 | 11 | 95 | 
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 2,270 | 852 | 1,602 | 53.2 | 62 | 239 | 25.9 | 504 | 807 | 62.5 | 9 | 84 | 
| difference: | +979 | +411 | +741 | +2.0 | +55 | +220 | +10.9 | +102 | +188 | +2.4 | +2 | +11 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 1,291 | 441 | 861 | 51.2 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 402 | 619 | 64.9 | 11 | 95 | 
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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 = NBA ChampionRegular Season
| Alonzo Mourning's additional seasons: | ||||
| * Alonzo Mourning played 4 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2005 to 2008—he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 204 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.6 ppg and his lowest 6. | 
Playoffs
| Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| G. Antetokounmpo | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 23.8 | +23.8  | 1993 | 9 | 
| Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| G. Antetokounmpo | 11.5 | +11.5  | 2015 | 6 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 | 
| Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| G. Antetokounmpo | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 22.0 | +22.0  | 1995 | 4 | 
| Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| G. Antetokounmpo | 23.3 | +23.3  | 2023 | 3 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 | 
| Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| G. Antetokounmpo | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 | 
| Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| G. Antetokounmpo | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 | 
| Alonzo Mourning | 6.1 | +6.1  | 2005 | 15 | 
| * season in progress | ||||
| Alonzo Mourning's additional Playoffs: | ||||
| * During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Alonzo Mourning played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 4.9 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.3 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |