Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Robert Horry: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Robert Horry 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.

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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 Robert Horry.

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 Robert Horry 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 17 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (24.0 points against 7.0), and he also scored a total of 13,315 points more (21,030 vs. 7,715).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 24.0
+17.0
13
Robert Horry 7.0
16

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 21,030
+13,315
13
Robert Horry 7,715
16

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 Robert Horry (+19.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+331).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+19.1
9
Robert Horry 7.9
16

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+331
9
Robert Horry 1,939
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Robert Horry 0

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+9
Robert Horry 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 56
+55
Robert Horry 1

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 303
+301
Robert Horry 2

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 578
+544
Robert Horry 34

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 776
+467
Robert Horry 309

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 873
Robert Horry 989
+116

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
Robert Horry 118
+115

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Robert Horry 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+8
Robert Horry 0

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+37
Robert Horry 0

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+55
Robert Horry 11

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
Robert Horry 85
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
Robert Horry 222
+138

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
Robert Horry 22
+22

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 24.0 8.8 15.9 55.2 0.6 2.2 28.6 5.8 8.3 69.2 13 876
difference:+17.0+6.3+9.9+12.8+0.1+0.1+5.5+4.6+6.7+3.4+3+231
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 21,030 7,713 13,962 55.2 552 1,931 28.6 5,052 7,301 69.2 13 876
difference:+13,315+4,893+7,319+12.8+243+398+5.5+3,772+5,539+3.4+3+231
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107

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:+19.1+7.4+12.7+10.6+0.4+0.2+10.0+4.6+7.6+9.7+7+160
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244

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:+331+187+40+10.6+199+489+10.0+156+325+9.7+7+160
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
Robert Horry 10.1
+3.3
199379

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
+2.8
201581
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
+6.7
201680
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
+10.9
201780
Robert Horry 12.0
199671

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+19.1
201875
Robert Horry 7.8
199754

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+20.3
201972
Robert Horry 7.4
199872

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+24.6
202063
Robert Horry 4.9
199938

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+22.4
2021NBA Champion61
Robert Horry 5.7
2000NBA Champion76

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.9
+24.7
202267
Robert Horry 5.2
2001NBA Champion79

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.1
+24.3
202363
Robert Horry 6.8
2002NBA Champion81

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+23.9
202473
Robert Horry 6.5
200380

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+25.6
202567
Robert Horry 4.8
200481

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.9
+22.9
202617
Robert Horry 6.0
2005NBA Champion75

Robert Horry's additional seasons:

* Robert Horry played 3 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2006 to 2008—he averaged 4.0 points in a total of 176 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.1 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
Robert Horry 10.3
+10.3
199312

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
20156
Robert Horry 11.7
+0.2
1994NBA Champion23

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
Robert Horry 13.1
+13.1
1995NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
+11.7
20176
Robert Horry 13.1
19968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+19.0
20187
Robert Horry 6.7
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
+16.9
201915
Robert Horry 8.6
199813

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
+21.7
20209
Robert Horry 5.0
19998

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+22.6
2021NBA Champion21
Robert Horry 7.6
2000NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.7
+25.8
202212
Robert Horry 5.9
2001NBA Champion16

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 23.3
+14.0
20233
Robert Horry 9.3
2002NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20240
Robert Horry 5.6
+5.6
200312

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 33.0
+26.9
20255
Robert Horry 6.1
200410

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP *
20260
Robert Horry 9.3
+9.3
2005NBA Champion23
* season in progress

Robert Horry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Robert Horry played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 3.4 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4.3 ppg and his lowest 1.5.