Kevin Garnett vs. Evan Mobley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Evan Mobley and Kevin Garnett 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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Kevin Garnett is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Evan Mobley.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kevin Garnett has better scoring stats than Evan Mobley 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 21 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Garnett averages 1.4 points more than Evan Mobley in his 4 seasons (17.8 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 21,659 points more (26,071 vs. 4,412).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 17.8
+1.4
21
Evan Mobley 16.4
4

Total Points

Seasons
Kevin Garnett 26,071
+21,659
21
Evan Mobley 4,412
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Garnett has a better career point average than Evan Mobley (+3.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,223).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 18.2
+3.1
14
Evan Mobley 15.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Kevin Garnett 2,601
+2,223
14
Evan Mobley 378
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 4
+3
Evan Mobley 1

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 84
+76
Evan Mobley 8

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 631
+553
Evan Mobley 78

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 1,260
+1025
Evan Mobley 235

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 1,449
+1180
Evan Mobley 269

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 13
+13
Evan Mobley 0

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 9
+8
Evan Mobley 1

20+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 58
+53
Evan Mobley 5

10+ Point Games

Kevin Garnett 128
+107
Evan Mobley 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kevin Garnett 142
+117
Evan Mobley 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kevin Garnett 1
+1
Evan Mobley 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Garnett 17.8 7.2 14.5 49.7 0.1 0.4 27.5 3.3 4.2 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+1.4+0.6+2.5+5.1+0.5+1.4+4.0+0.6+0.4+9.5+17+1,193
Evan Mobley 16.4 6.6 12.0 54.8 0.6 1.8 31.5 2.7 3.8 69.4 4 269

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Garnett 26,071 10,505 21,142 49.7 174 632 27.5 4,887 6,190 78.9 21 1,462
difference:+21,659+8,733+17,907+5.1+22+149+4.0+4,171+5,158+9.5+17+1,193
Evan Mobley 4,412 1,772 3,235 54.8 152 483 31.5 716 1,032 69.4 4 269

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Garnett 18.2 7.4 15.5 47.8 0.1 0.4 27.3 3.3 4.1 78.9 14 143
difference:+3.1+1.2+4.3+7.0+0.7+1.6+10.7+1.3+1.3+5.0+11+118
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kevin Garnett 2,601 1,059 2,216 47.8 15 55 27.3 468 593 78.9 14 143
difference:+2,223+905+1,935+7.0+4+5+10.7+417+524+5.0+11+118
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 10.4
199680
Evan Mobley 15.0
+4.6
202269

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.0
+0.8
199777
Evan Mobley 16.2
202379

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 18.5
+2.8
199882
Evan Mobley 15.7
202450

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 20.8
+2.3
199947
Evan Mobley 18.5
202571

Kevin Garnett's additional seasons:

* Kevin Garnett played 17 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 21, from 2000 to 2016—he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 1,176 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.2 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett -
DNP
19960
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 17.3
+7.5
19973
Evan Mobley 9.8
20235

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 15.8
19985
Evan Mobley 16.0
+0.2
202412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kevin Garnett 21.8
+4.7
19994
Evan Mobley 17.1
20258

Kevin Garnett's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Kevin Garnett played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 131 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27 ppg and his lowest 6.9.