Kobe Bryant vs. Vince Carter: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Vince Carter and Kobe Bryant 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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Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 59,371 points—. Kobe Bryant is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant has better scoring stats than Vince Carter 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 8.3 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (25.0 points against 16.7), and he also scored a total of 7,915 points more (33,643 vs. 25,728).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+8.3
20
Vince Carter 16.7
22

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+7,915
20
Vince Carter 25,728
22

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Vince Carter 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kobe Bryant has a better career point average than Vince Carter (+7.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,047).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+7.5
15
Vince Carter 18.1
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+4,047
15
Vince Carter 1,593
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Vince Carter 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+6
Vince Carter 0

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+23
Vince Carter 2

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+90
Vince Carter 32

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+246
Vince Carter 185

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+344
Vince Carter 597

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+160
Vince Carter 1,094

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
Vince Carter 1,473
+142

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
Vince Carter 68
+53

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
Vince Carter 1

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+11
Vince Carter 2

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+76
Vince Carter 12

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+127
Vince Carter 40

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+136
Vince Carter 68

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+130
Vince Carter 88

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
+2
Vince Carter 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 25.0 8.7 19.5 44.7 1.4 4.1 32.9 6.2 7.4 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+8.3+2.7+5.7+1.2+0.1+0.1+4.2+3.1+3.5+3.9+2+195
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 33,643 11,719 26,200 44.7 1,827 5,546 32.9 8,378 10,011 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+7,915+2,426+4,861+1.2+463+622+4.2+3,526+3,929+3.9+2+195
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 25.6 9.2 20.5 44.8 1.3 4.0 33.1 6.0 7.4 81.6 15 220
difference:+7.5+2.9+5.3+3.2+0.1+0.7+1.9+2.3+2.0+4+132
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 5,640 2,014 4,499 44.8 292 882 33.1 1,320 1,617 81.6 15 220
difference:+4,047+1,457+3,159+3.2+173+530+0.7+960+1,165+2.0+4+132
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 7.6
199771
Vince Carter 18.3
+10.7
199950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
199879
Vince Carter 25.7
+10.3
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
199950
Vince Carter 27.6
+7.7
200175

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
2000NBA Champion66
Vince Carter 24.7
+2.2
200260

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+7.9
2001NBA Champion68
Vince Carter 20.6
200343

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
+2.7
2002NBA Champion80
Vince Carter 22.5
200473

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+5.5
200382
Vince Carter 24.5
200577

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
200465
Vince Carter 24.2
+0.2
200679

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+2.4
200566
Vince Carter 25.2
200782

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+14.1
200680
Vince Carter 21.3
200876

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+10.8
200777
Vince Carter 20.8
200980

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.3
+11.7
200882
Vince Carter 16.6
201075

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.8
+12.8
2009NBA Champion82
Vince Carter 14.0
201173

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.0
+13.0
2010NBA Champion73
Vince Carter 14.0
201173

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.3
+11.3
201182
Vince Carter 14.0
201173

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+17.8
201258
Vince Carter 10.1
201261

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.3
+13.9
201378
Vince Carter 13.4
201381

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 13.8
+1.9
20146
Vince Carter 11.9
201481

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.3
+16.5
201535
Vince Carter 5.8
201566

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 17.6
+11.0
201666
Vince Carter 6.6
201660

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 4 seasons more than Kobe Bryant in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 21 to 24, from 2017 to 2020—he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 267 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
199811
Vince Carter 19.3
+10.6
20003

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
19998
Vince Carter 27.3
+7.5
200112

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
+21.1
2000NBA Champion22
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
+29.4
2001NBA Champion16
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
+26.6
2002NBA Champion19
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+5.3
200312
Vince Carter 26.8
20054

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
200422
Vince Carter 29.6
+5.1
200611

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
Vince Carter 22.3
+22.3
200712

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+27.9
20067
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+32.8
20075
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.1
+14.6
200821
Vince Carter 15.5
201014

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.2
+30.2
2009NBA Champion23
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.2
+29.2
2010NBA Champion23
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.8
+22.8
201110
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+21.7
201212
Vince Carter 8.3
20124

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20130
Vince Carter -
DNP
20130

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20140
Vince Carter 12.6
+12.6
20147

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20150
Vince Carter 6.3
+6.3
201511

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20160
Vince Carter 11.3
+11.3
20164

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

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