Kenyon Martin vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Kenyon Martin 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.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Kenyon Martin.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Kenyon Martin 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 9.7 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (22.0 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 13,840 points more (23,165 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+9.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+13,840
16

Scoring Titles

Kenyon Martin 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Kenyon Martin (+9.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,513).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+9.4
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 1,441
11
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+2,513
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 4
Dwyane Wade 220
+216

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 113
Dwyane Wade 629
+516

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 481
Dwyane Wade 970
+489

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 731
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+320

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 26
+23
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 3
Dwyane Wade 34
+31

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 21
Dwyane Wade 111
+90

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 74
Dwyane Wade 171
+97

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 108
Dwyane Wade 177
+69

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 4
+4
Dwyane Wade 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757
difference:+9.7+2.9+6.1+0.3+0.4+1.4+5.9+3.4+3.9+13.6+1+297
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757
difference:+13,840+4,579+9,586+0.3+483+1,592+5.9+4,199+5,065+13.6+1+297
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112
difference:+9.4+3.0+6.3+0.4+0.6+1.4+20.9+2.9+3.2+10.1+2+65
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112
difference:+2,513+871+1,829+0.4+99+274+20.9+672+809+10.1+2+65
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.0
200168
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+4.2
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 14.9
200273
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+9.2
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200377
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+10.5
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+10.7
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+9.1
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+17.3
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+17.1
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+13.1
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+10.4
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.5
201058
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+9.7
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.6
201148
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+10.4
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 5.2
201242
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+16.3
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 7.2
201318
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+11.8
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 4.3
201432
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+14.0
201760

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 1.8
201511
Dwyane Wade 11.4
+9.6
201867

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 1 season more than Kenyon Martin in the NBA.

In that year—his season 16 in 2019—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 72 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.8
200220
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+10.6
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 18.9
200320
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+9.5
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 19.1
200411
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+4.4
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
+12.4
20055
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 4.5
20062
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+24.6
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.8
20084
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+15.7
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.9
200916
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+11.9
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.0
20106
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+5.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.8
20115
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+6.0
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 4.5
+4.5
201211
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 5.8
201312
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+15.6
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20140
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+15.0
20176

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20150
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+16.6
20185

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Dwyane Wade didn't play in the postseason.