Kristaps Porzingis vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade 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 Dwyane Wade 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 2.4 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 9 seasons (22.0 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 13,326 points more (23,165 vs. 9,839).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis	19.6		9
Dwyane Wade	22.0	+2.4	16

Total Points			Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis	9,839		9
Dwyane Wade	23,165	+13,326	16

Scoring Titles
Kristaps Porzingis	0
Dwyane Wade	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	14.3		2016	72
Dwyane Wade	16.2	+1.9	2004	61

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	18.1		2017	66
Dwyane Wade	24.1	+6.0	2005	77

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	22.7		2018	48
Dwyane Wade	27.2	+4.5	2006	75

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	20.4		2020	57
Dwyane Wade	27.4	+7.0	2007	51

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1		2021	43
Dwyane Wade	24.6	+4.5	2008	51

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	20.2		2022	51
Dwyane Wade	30.2	+10.0	2009	79

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	23.2		2023	65
Dwyane Wade	26.6	+3.4	2010	77

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1		2024	57
Dwyane Wade	25.5	+5.4	2011	76

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	19.5		2025	42
Dwyane Wade	22.1	+2.6	2012	49

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 7 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2013 to 2019—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 458 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2016	0
Dwyane Wade	18.0	+18.0	2004	13

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2017	0
Dwyane Wade	27.4	+27.4	2005	14

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2018	0
Dwyane Wade	28.4	+28.4	2006	23

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	23.7	+0.2	2020	3
Dwyane Wade	23.5		2007	4

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	13.1	+13.1	2021	7
Dwyane Wade	-	DNP	2008	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2022	0
Dwyane Wade	29.1	+29.1	2009	7

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2023	0
Dwyane Wade	33.2	+33.2	2010	5

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	12.3		2024	7
Dwyane Wade	24.5	+12.2	2011	21

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Kristaps Porzingis	7.7		2025	11
Dwyane Wade	22.8	+15.1	2012	23

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 67 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15.