Kenyon Martin vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that John Wall has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Kenyon Martin scored more points in the postseason. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 6.4 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (18.7 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 2,763 points more (12,088 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15
John Wall 18.7
+6.4
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15
John Wall 12,088
+2,763
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Kenyon Martin (+9 points per game) while Kenyon Martin scored more points (+631).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11
John Wall 21.9
+9.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kenyon Martin 1,441
+631
11
John Wall 810
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
John Wall 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 4
John Wall 51
+47

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 113
John Wall 268
+155

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 481
John Wall 580
+99

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 731
+84
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 26
+26
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 3
John Wall 4
+1

20+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 21
John Wall 23
+2

10+ Point Games

Kenyon Martin 74
+38
John Wall 36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kenyon Martin 108
+71
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kenyon Martin 4
+4
John Wall 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:+6.4+1.7+5.1+5.3+0.9+2.7+8.8+2.2+2.2+14.7+4+110
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
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757
difference:+2,763+498+2,140+5.3+585+1,739+8.8+1,182+1,070+14.7+4+110
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
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:+9.0+2.5+7.4+5.0+0.9+3.2+13.8+3.0+3.0+14.3+7+75
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
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112
difference:+631+293+551+5.0+31+100+13.8+76+164+14.3+7+75
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.0
200168
John Wall 16.4
+4.4
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 14.9
200273
John Wall 16.3
+1.4
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200377
John Wall 18.5
+1.8
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.7
200465
John Wall 19.3
+2.6
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 15.5
200570
John Wall 17.6
+2.1
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656
John Wall 19.9
+7.0
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072
John Wall 23.1
+13.6
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871
John Wall 19.4
+7.0
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966
John Wall 20.7
+9.0
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.5
201058
John Wall 20.6
+9.1
202140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.6
201148
John Wall 11.4
+2.8
202334

Kenyon Martin's additional seasons:

* Kenyon Martin played 4 seasons more than John Wall in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 15, from 2012 to 2015—he averaged 4.9 points in a total of 103 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.2 ppg and his lowest 1.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+16.8
200220
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+18.9
200320
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 19.1
+2.8
200411
John Wall 16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 12.4
20055
John Wall 17.4
+5.0
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 4.5
+4.5
20062
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070
John Wall 27.2
+27.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 8.8
20084
John Wall 26.0
+17.2
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.9
+10.9
200916
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 10.0
+10.0
20106
John Wall -
DNP
20210

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kenyon Martin 11.8
+11.8
20115
John Wall -
DNP
20230

Kenyon Martin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kenyon Martin played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.1 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 4.5.