Kyrie Irving vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Kyrie Irving and Victor Wembanyama have two of the highest career scoring 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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kyrie Irving has better playoff stats. 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 1 point more than Victor Wembanyama in his 3 seasons (23.7 points against 22.7), and he also scored a total of 15,755 points more (18,433 vs. 2,678).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+1.0
14
Victor Wembanyama 22.7
3

Total Points

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 18,433
+15,755
14
Victor Wembanyama 2,678
3

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kyrie Irving has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+23.0
7
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+2,211
7
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 1
+1
Victor Wembanyama 0

50+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 6
+5
Victor Wembanyama 1

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 37
+32
Victor Wembanyama 5

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 176
+152
Victor Wembanyama 24

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 535
+461
Victor Wembanyama 74

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 739
+625
Victor Wembanyama 114

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 777
+659
Victor Wembanyama 118

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 2
+2
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kyrie Irving's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+1.0+0.4+0.9+0.2+0.1+0.7+5.5+0.1+0.5+7.8+11+661
Victor Wembanyama 22.7 8.3 17.5 47.2 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.9 4.8 81.0 3 118

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:+15,755+5,813+12,249+0.2+1,605+3,964+5.5+2,524+2,793+7.8+11+661
Victor Wembanyama 2,678 974 2,064 47.2 271 799 33.9 459 567 81.0 3 118

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:+23.0+8.5+18.6+45.8+2.3+6.0+39.2+3.7+4.2+88.3+7+96
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+2,211+815+1,781+45.8+225+574+39.2+356+403+88.3+7+96
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 18.5
201251
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+2.9
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 22.5
201359
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+1.8
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 20.8
201471
Victor Wembanyama 40.0
+19.2
20261

Kyrie Irving's additional seasons:

* Kyrie Irving played 11 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 14, from 2015 to 2025—he averaged 24.6 points in a total of 598 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 19.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kyrie Irving's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Kyrie Irving played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 23.0 points in a total of 96 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 19.