Kendrick Perkins vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall and Kendrick Perkins 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 John Wall has better scoring stats than Kendrick Perkins 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 13.3 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (18.7 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 7,874 points more (12,088 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14
John Wall 18.7
+13.3
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
14
John Wall 12,088
+7,874
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+16.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+75).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9
John Wall 21.9
+16.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kendrick Perkins 735
9
John Wall 810
+75
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 0
John Wall 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 0
John Wall 51
+51

20+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 7
John Wall 268
+261

10+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 133
John Wall 580
+447

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kendrick Perkins 668
+21
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kendrick Perkins 114
+114
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 0
John Wall 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 0
John Wall 23
+23

10+ Point Games

Kendrick Perkins 26
John Wall 36
+10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kendrick Perkins 122
+85
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kendrick Perkins 21
+21
John Wall 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kendrick Perkins 5.4 2.2 4.1 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 59.4 14 782
difference:+13.3+4.6+11.6+10.0+1.0+3.1+32.2+3.2+3.7+18.2+3+135
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kendrick Perkins 4,214 1,705 3,219 53.0 0 14 0.0 804 1,353 59.4 14 782
difference:+7,874+2,668+6,952+10.0+651+2,007+32.2+1,887+2,115+18.2+3+135
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kendrick Perkins 5.1 2.0 4.0 50.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.6 66.2 9 143
difference:+16.8+5.7+14.4+8.2+0.9+3.5+26.7+4.4+5.1+16.0+5+106
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kendrick Perkins 735 290 578 50.2 0 4 0.0 155 234 66.2 9 143
difference:+75+4+104+8.2+35+127+26.7+48+13+16.0+5+106
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410
John Wall 16.4
+14.2
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560
John Wall 16.3
+13.8
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668
John Wall 18.5
+13.3
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772
John Wall 19.3
+14.8
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78
John Wall 17.6
+10.7
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976
John Wall 19.9
+11.4
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078
John Wall 23.1
+13.0
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129
John Wall 19.4
+13.4
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129
John Wall 20.7
+14.7
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265
John Wall 20.6
+15.5
202140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378
John Wall 11.4
+7.2
202334

Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons:

* Kendrick Perkins played 6 seasons more than John Wall in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2014 to 2018—he averaged 3.4 points in a total of 304 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 3.6 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
+1.5
20056
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070
John Wall 16.3
+16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25
John Wall 17.4
+10.8
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
+11.9
200914
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
201023
John Wall 27.2
+21.5
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117
John Wall 26.0
+21.5
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
+4.5
201117
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
+4.7
201220
John Wall -
DNP
20210

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
+2.2
201311
John Wall -
DNP
20230

Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.1 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.2 ppg and his lowest 1.3.

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