Kristaps Porzingis vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson and Kristaps Porzingis 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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David Robinson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Kristaps Porzingis.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that David Robinson has better scoring stats than Kristaps Porzingis 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 1.5 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 10 seasons (21.1 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 10,890 points more (20,790 vs. 9,900).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
10
David Robinson 21.1
+1.5
14

Total Points

Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis 9,900
10
David Robinson 20,790
+10,890
14

Scoring Titles

Kristaps Porzingis 0
David Robinson 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason David Robinson has a better career point average than Kristaps Porzingis (+6.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,887).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4
David Robinson 18.1
+6.2
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4
David Robinson 2,221
+1,887
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
David Robinson 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
David Robinson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
David Robinson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 3
David Robinson 22
+19

30+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 55
David Robinson 186
+131

20+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 241
David Robinson 548
+307

10+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 462
David Robinson 889
+427

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kristaps Porzingis 503
David Robinson 985
+482

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kristaps Porzingis 1
David Robinson 2
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
David Robinson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 1
David Robinson 13
+12

20+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 5
David Robinson 55
+50

10+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 13
David Robinson 102
+89

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kristaps Porzingis 27
David Robinson 120
+93

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kristaps Porzingis 1
David Robinson 3
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.2 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 83.0 10 504
difference:+1.5+0.6+0.5+5.6+1.9+5.1+11.6+2.1+3.5+9.4+4+483
David Robinson 21.1 7.5 14.4 51.8 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.1 8.3 73.6 14 987

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kristaps Porzingis 9,900 3,475 7,529 46.2 959 2,617 36.6 1,991 2,400 83.0 10 504
difference:+10,890+3,890+6,692+5.6+934+2,517+11.6+4,044+5,801+9.4+4+483
David Robinson 20,790 7,365 14,221 51.8 25 100 25.0 6,035 8,201 73.6 14 987

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28
difference:+6.2+2.3+4.0+4.9+1.1+3.4+21.3+2.5+4.0+9.0+8+95
David Robinson 18.1 6.2 13.0 47.9 0.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 7.9 70.8 12 123

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28
difference:+1,887+660+1,353+4.9+30+89+21.3+597+857+9.0+8+95
David Robinson 2,221 768 1,604 47.9 1 10 10.0 684 966 70.8 12 123

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
201672
David Robinson 24.3
+10.0
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
201766
David Robinson 25.6
+7.5
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
201848
David Robinson 23.2
+0.5
199268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
202057
David Robinson 23.4
+3.0
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
202143
David Robinson Scoring leader29.8
+9.7
199480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
202251
David Robinson 27.6
+7.4
199581

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
202365
David Robinson 25.0
+1.8
199682

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+2.4
2024NBA Champion57
David Robinson 17.7
19976

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
202542
David Robinson 21.6
+2.1
199873

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.3
+4.5
20263
David Robinson 15.8
1999NBA Champion49

David Robinson's additional seasons:

* David Robinson played 4 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 14, from 2000 to 2003—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 302 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.8 ppg and his lowest 8.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160
David Robinson 24.3
+24.3
199010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170
David Robinson 25.8
+25.8
19914

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180
David Robinson -
DNP
19920

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+0.6
20203
David Robinson 23.1
199310

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217
David Robinson 20.0
+6.9
19944

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220
David Robinson 25.3
+25.3
199515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230
David Robinson 23.6
+23.6
199610

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
+12.3
2024NBA Champion7
David Robinson -
DNP
19970

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
202511
David Robinson 19.4
+11.7
19989

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP *
20260
David Robinson 15.6
+15.6
1999NBA Champion17
* season in progress

David Robinson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, David Robinson played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.5 ppg and his lowest 4.5.

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