Larry Johnson vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace and Larry Johnson 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 Larry Johnson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Rasheed Wallace 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Larry Johnson averages 1.8 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (16.2 points against 14.4). On the other hand Rasheed Wallace scored a total of 4,556 points more than Larry Johnson (16,006 vs. 11,450).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Larry Johnson 16.2
+1.8
10
Rasheed Wallace 14.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Larry Johnson 11,450
10
Rasheed Wallace 16,006
+4,556
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Larry Johnson has a better career point average than Rasheed Wallace (+0.7 points per game) while Rasheed Wallace scored more points (+1,447).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Larry Johnson 14.2
+0.7
6
Rasheed Wallace 13.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Larry Johnson 937
6
Rasheed Wallace 2,384
+1,447
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Larry Johnson 1
Rasheed Wallace 1

30+ Point Games

Larry Johnson 23
Rasheed Wallace 26
+3

20+ Point Games

Larry Johnson 235
Rasheed Wallace 253
+18

10+ Point Games

Larry Johnson 577
Rasheed Wallace 831
+254

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Larry Johnson 704
Rasheed Wallace 1,102
+398

0 Point Games (games without points)

Larry Johnson 3
Rasheed Wallace 7
+4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Larry Johnson 1
Rasheed Wallace 3
+2

20+ Point Games

Larry Johnson 17
Rasheed Wallace 32
+15

10+ Point Games

Larry Johnson 48
Rasheed Wallace 136
+88

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Larry Johnson 65
Rasheed Wallace 173
+108

0 Point Games (games without points)

Larry Johnson 1
Rasheed Wallace 4
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Johnson 16.2 6.2 12.9 48.4 0.5 1.6 33.2 3.2 4.2 76.6 10 707
difference:+1.8+0.5+0.7+1.7+0.5+1.3+0.4+1.1+1.3+4.5+6+402
Rasheed Wallace 14.4 5.7 12.2 46.7 1.0 2.9 33.6 2.1 2.9 72.1 16 1,109

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Johnson 11,450 4,401 9,086 48.4 367 1,104 33.2 2,281 2,978 76.6 10 707
difference:+4,556+1,919+4,443+1.7+719+2,124+0.4+1+184+4.5+6+402
Rasheed Wallace 16,006 6,320 13,529 46.7 1,086 3,228 33.6 2,280 3,162 72.1 16 1,109

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Johnson 14.2 5.3 11.0 48.3 0.7 2.3 30.3 2.8 3.7 76.7 6 66
difference:+0.7+0.1+0.7+3.9+0.4+0.8+4.9+0.8+0.9+5.0+8+111
Rasheed Wallace 13.5 5.2 11.7 44.4 1.1 3.1 35.2 2.0 2.8 71.7 14 177

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Larry Johnson 937 351 727 48.3 47 155 30.3 188 245 76.7 6 66
difference:+1,447+566+1,338+3.9+143+385+4.9+172+257+5.0+8+111
Rasheed Wallace 2,384 917 2,065 44.4 190 540 35.2 360 502 71.7 14 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 19.2
+9.1
199282
Rasheed Wallace 10.1
199665

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 22.1
+7.0
199382
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
199762

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 16.4
+1.8
199451
Rasheed Wallace 14.6
199877

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 18.8
+6.0
199581
Rasheed Wallace 12.8
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 20.5
+4.1
199681
Rasheed Wallace 16.4
200081

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 12.8
199776
Rasheed Wallace 19.2
+6.4
200177

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 15.5
199870
Rasheed Wallace 19.3
+3.8
200279

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 12.0
199949
Rasheed Wallace 18.1
+6.1
200374

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 10.7
200070
Rasheed Wallace 16.0
+5.3
2004NBA Champion68

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 9.9
200165
Rasheed Wallace 16.0
+6.1
2004NBA Champion68

Rasheed Wallace's additional seasons:

* Rasheed Wallace played 8 seasons more than Larry Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 18, from 2004 to 2013—he averaged 12.8 points in a total of 545 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson -
DNP
19920
Rasheed Wallace -
DNP
19960

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 19.8
19939
Rasheed Wallace 19.8
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson -
DNP
19940
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
+14.5
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 20.8
+6.0
19954
Rasheed Wallace 14.8
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson -
DNP
19960
Rasheed Wallace 17.9
+17.9
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 13.8
19979
Rasheed Wallace 16.7
+2.9
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 17.9
19988
Rasheed Wallace 25.3
+7.4
20023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 11.5
199920
Rasheed Wallace 17.4
+5.9
20037

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson 11.3
200016
Rasheed Wallace 13.0
+1.7
2004NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Larry Johnson -
DNP
20010
Rasheed Wallace 13.0
+13.0
2004NBA Champion23

Rasheed Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Rasheed Wallace played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 127 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.3 ppg and his lowest 6.1.