Kyrie Irving vs. Reggie Miller: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Reggie Miller and Kyrie Irving 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.
Reggie Miller is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points while Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyrie Irving has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Reggie Miller scored more total points in both stages. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 5.5 points more than Reggie Miller in his 18 seasons (23.7 points against 18.2). On the other hand Reggie Miller scored a total of 6,846 points more than Kyrie Irving (25,279 vs. 18,433).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 23.7 | +5.5 | 14 |
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 18 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 18,433 | 14 | |
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | +6,846 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Reggie Miller (+2.4 points per game) while Reggie Miller scored more points (+761).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 23.0 | +2.4 | 7 |
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 15 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 2,211 | 7 | |
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | +761 | 15 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 1 | +1 | ||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 535 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | +72 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 739 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +456 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 777 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +605 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 2 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | +5 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 66 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | +6 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 92 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | +32 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 96 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | +48 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 0 | |||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 23.7 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 47.4 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 39.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 88.8 | 14 | 779 |
| difference: | +5.5 | +2.8 | +5.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +4 | +610 | |
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 18,433 | 6,787 | 14,313 | 47.4 | 1,876 | 4,763 | 39.4 | 2,983 | 3,360 | 88.8 | 14 | 779 |
| difference: | +6,846 | +1,454 | +3,186 | +0.3 | +684 | +1,723 | +0.1 | +3,254 | +3,666 | +4 | +610 | |
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 23.0 | 8.5 | 18.6 | 45.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 39.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 88.3 | 7 | 96 |
| difference: | +2.4 | +2.0 | +4.1 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +1.0 | +8 | +48 |
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 2,211 | 815 | 1,781 | 45.8 | 225 | 574 | 39.2 | 356 | 403 | 88.3 | 7 | 96 |
| difference: | +761 | +126 | +314 | +0.8 | +95 | +246 | +0.2 | +414 | +459 | +1.0 | +8 | +48 |
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Reggie Miller's additional seasons: | ||||
* Reggie Miller played 4 seasons more than Kyrie Irving in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2002 to 2005—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 295 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 10. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | 20.7 | +20.7 | 1990 | 3 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | 23.2 | +23.2 | 1994 | 16 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | 29.0 | +29.0 | 1996 | 1 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | 22.7 | +22.7 | 2021 | 9 |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | 20.2 | +20.2 | 1999 | 13 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Reggie Miller | 31.3 | +31.3 | 2001 | 4 |
Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.6 ppg and his lowest 9.2. |