James Harden vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama and James Harden 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.

James Harden and Victor Wembanyama have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (James Harden is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that James Harden has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that James Harden has better playoff stats. 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, James Harden averages 1.3 points more than Victor Wembanyama in his 3 seasons (24.1 points against 22.8), and he also scored a total of 25,323 points more (28,338 vs. 3,015).

Points Per Game			Seasons
James Harden	24.1	+1.3	17
Victor Wembanyama	22.8		3

Total Points			Seasons
James Harden	28,338	+25,323	17
Victor Wembanyama	3,015		3

Scoring Titles
James Harden	3	+3
Victor Wembanyama	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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