Kristaps Porzingis vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that John Wall scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Kristaps Porzingis has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 0.9 points more than John Wall in his 11 seasons (19.6 points against 18.7). On the other hand John Wall scored a total of 2,249 points more than Kristaps Porzingis (12,088 vs. 9,839).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
+0.9
9
John Wall 18.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839
9
John Wall 12,088
+2,249
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Kristaps Porzingis (+10 points per game) and he also scored more points (+476).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4
John Wall 21.9
+10.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4
John Wall 810
+476
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 3
John Wall 5
+2

30+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 55
+4
John Wall 51

20+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 239
John Wall 268
+29

10+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 459
John Wall 580
+121

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kristaps Porzingis 500
John Wall 647
+147

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 1
John Wall 4
+3

20+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 5
John Wall 23
+18

10+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 13
John Wall 36
+23

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kristaps Porzingis 27
John Wall 37
+10

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1
John Wall 0

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 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 82.9 9 501
difference:+0.9+0.1+0.8+3.1+0.9+2.1+4.4+0.2+0.6+5.3+2+146
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
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 3,453 7,486 46.1 950 2,597 36.6 1,983 2,391 82.9 9 501
difference:+2,249+920+2,685+3.1+299+576+4.4+708+1,077+5.3+2+146
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
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:+10.0+3.8+9.4+1.1+0.2+4.6+2.4+2.8+2.4+9
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
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28
difference:+476+178+431+1.1+4+32+4.6+116+138+2.4+9
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
201672
John Wall 16.4
+2.1
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
+1.8
201766
John Wall 16.3
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
+4.2
201848
John Wall 18.5
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
+1.1
202057
John Wall 19.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+2.5
202143
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
+0.3
202251
John Wall 19.9
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
+0.1
202365
John Wall 23.1
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+0.7
2024NBA Champion57
John Wall 19.4
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
202542
John Wall 20.7
+1.2
201932

John Wall's additional seasons:

* John Wall played 2 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2021 to 2023—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 74 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+7.4
20203
John Wall 16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217
John Wall 17.4
+4.3
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230
John Wall 27.2
+27.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
2024NBA Champion7
John Wall 26.0
+13.7
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
+7.7
202511
John Wall -
DNP
20190

John Wall's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, John Wall didn't play in the postseason.