Manu Ginobili vs. Chet Holmgren: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chet Holmgren and Manu Ginobili 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chet Holmgren has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Manu Ginobili 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Chet Holmgren averages 3.2 points more than Manu Ginobili in his 16 seasons (16.5 points against 13.3). On the other hand Manu Ginobili scored a total of 11,795 points more than Chet Holmgren (14,043 vs. 2,248).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Manu Ginobili 13.3
16
Chet Holmgren 16.5
+3.2
3

Total Points

Seasons
Manu Ginobili 14,043
+11,795
16
Chet Holmgren 2,248
3

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chet Holmgren has a better career point average than Manu Ginobili (+1.3 points per game) while Manu Ginobili scored more points (+2,549).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Manu Ginobili 14.0
15
Chet Holmgren 15.3
+1.3
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Manu Ginobili 3,054
+2,549
15
Chet Holmgren 505
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 6
+6
Chet Holmgren 0

30+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 32
+27
Chet Holmgren 5

20+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 205
+161
Chet Holmgren 44

10+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 698
+583
Chet Holmgren 115

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Manu Ginobili 1,041
+906
Chet Holmgren 135

0 Point Games (games without points)

Manu Ginobili 16
+15
Chet Holmgren 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 9
+9
Chet Holmgren 0

20+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 53
+45
Chet Holmgren 8

10+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 147
+119
Chet Holmgren 28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Manu Ginobili 211
+178
Chet Holmgren 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Manu Ginobili 7
+7
Chet Holmgren 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Manu Ginobili 13.3 4.3 9.7 44.7 1.4 3.8 36.9 3.2 3.9 82.7 16 1,057
difference:+3.2+1.8+1.8+8.2+0.1+0.2+0.6+0.3+0.2+4.5+13+921
Chet Holmgren 16.5 6.1 11.5 52.9 1.5 4.0 37.5 2.9 3.7 78.2 3 136

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Manu Ginobili 14,043 4,584 10,262 44.7 1,495 4,055 36.9 3,380 4,089 82.7 16 1,057
difference:+11,795+3,758+8,700+8.2+1,289+3,506+0.6+2,990+3,590+4.5+13+921
Chet Holmgren 2,248 826 1,562 52.9 206 549 37.5 390 499 78.2 3 136

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Manu Ginobili 14.0 4.4 10.1 43.3 1.5 4.2 35.8 3.8 4.6 81.7 15 218
difference:+1.3+1.1+1.6+4.0+0.3+0.1+7.4+0.7+0.7+4.0+13+185
Chet Holmgren 15.3 5.5 11.7 47.3 1.2 4.3 28.4 3.1 3.9 77.7 2 33

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Manu Ginobili 3,054 956 2,209 43.3 324 905 35.8 818 1,001 81.7 15 218
difference:+2,549+774+1,824+4.0+284+764+7.4+717+871+4.0+13+185
Chet Holmgren 505 182 385 47.3 40 141 28.4 101 130 77.7 2 33

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 7.6
2003NBA Champion69
Chet Holmgren 16.5
+8.9
202482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 12.8
200477
Chet Holmgren 15.0
+2.2
2025NBA Champion32

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 16.0
2005NBA Champion74
Chet Holmgren 18.7
+2.7
202622

Manu Ginobili's additional seasons:

* Manu Ginobili played 13 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 16, from 2006 to 2018—he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 837 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.5 ppg and his lowest 7.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 9.4
2003NBA Champion24
Chet Holmgren 15.6
+6.2
202410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 13.0
200410
Chet Holmgren 15.2
+2.2
2025NBA Champion23

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 20.8
+20.8
2005NBA Champion23
Chet Holmgren -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Manu Ginobili's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Manu Ginobili played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 161 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 6.6.