Manu Ginobili vs. Khris Middleton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Khris Middleton 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Khris Middleton 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Khris Middleton 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 975 points more than Khris Middleton (14,043 vs. 13,068).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Manu Ginobili 13.3
16
Khris Middleton 16.5
+3.2
14

Total Points

Seasons
Manu Ginobili 14,043
+975
16
Khris Middleton 13,068
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Khris Middleton has a better career point average than Manu Ginobili (+6.6 points per game) while Manu Ginobili scored more points (+1,404).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Manu Ginobili 14.0
15
Khris Middleton 20.6
+6.6
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Manu Ginobili 3,054
+1,404
15
Khris Middleton 1,650
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 0
Khris Middleton 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 6
+1
Khris Middleton 5

30+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 32
Khris Middleton 37
+5

20+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 205
Khris Middleton 278
+73

10+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 698
+42
Khris Middleton 656

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Manu Ginobili 1,041
+259
Khris Middleton 782

0 Point Games (games without points)

Manu Ginobili 16
+6
Khris Middleton 10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 0
Khris Middleton 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 9
Khris Middleton 12
+3

20+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 53
+12
Khris Middleton 41

10+ Point Games

Manu Ginobili 147
+72
Khris Middleton 75

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Manu Ginobili 211
+131
Khris Middleton 80

0 Point Games (games without points)

Manu Ginobili 7
+7
Khris Middleton 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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+1.7+3.3+1.4+0.4+0.9+1.7+0.5+0.8+5.0+2+265
Khris Middleton 16.5 6.0 13.0 46.1 1.8 4.7 38.6 2.7 3.1 87.7 14 792

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:+975+171+61+1.4+72+371+1.7+1,245+1,654+5.0+2+265
Khris Middleton 13,068 4,755 10,323 46.1 1,423 3,684 38.6 2,135 2,435 87.7 14 792

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:+6.6+3.0+6.6+0.9+1.0+2.1+3.2+0.4+0.7+4.9+6+138
Khris Middleton 20.6 7.4 16.7 44.1 2.5 6.3 39.0 3.4 3.9 86.6 9 80

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:+1,404+365+870+0.9+128+402+3.2+546+687+4.9+6+138
Khris Middleton 1,650 591 1,339 44.1 196 503 39.0 272 314 86.6 9 80

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 7.6
+1.5
2003NBA Champion69
Khris Middleton 6.1
201327

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 12.8
+0.7
200477
Khris Middleton 12.1
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 16.0
+2.6
2005NBA Champion74
Khris Middleton 13.4
201579

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 15.1
200665
Khris Middleton 18.2
+3.1
201679

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 16.5
+1.8
2007NBA Champion75
Khris Middleton 14.7
201729

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 19.5
200874
Khris Middleton 20.1
+0.6
201882

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 15.5
200944
Khris Middleton 18.3
+2.8
201977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 16.5
201075
Khris Middleton 20.9
+4.4
202062

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 17.4
201180
Khris Middleton 20.4
+3.0
2021NBA Champion68

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 12.9
201234
Khris Middleton 20.1
+7.2
202266

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 11.8
201360
Khris Middleton 15.1
+3.3
202333

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 12.3
2014NBA Champion68
Khris Middleton 15.1
+2.8
202455

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 10.5
201570
Khris Middleton 11.9
+1.4
202537

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 9.6
201658
Khris Middleton 10.4
+0.8
202616

Manu Ginobili's additional seasons:

* Manu Ginobili played 2 seasons more than Khris Middleton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2017 to 2018—he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 134 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 9.4
+9.4
2003NBA Champion24
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 13.0
+13.0
200410
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20140

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 20.8
+5.0
2005NBA Champion23
Khris Middleton 15.8
20156

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 18.4
+18.4
200613
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20160

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 16.7
+2.2
2007NBA Champion20
Khris Middleton 14.5
20176

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 17.8
200817
Khris Middleton 24.7
+6.9
20187

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili -
DNP
20090
Khris Middleton 16.9
+16.9
201915

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 19.4
201010
Khris Middleton 20.3
+0.9
202010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 20.6
20115
Khris Middleton 23.6
+3.0
2021NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 14.4
201214
Khris Middleton 14.5
+0.1
20222

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 11.5
201321
Khris Middleton 23.8
+12.3
20235

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 14.3
2014NBA Champion23
Khris Middleton 24.7
+10.4
20246

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 8.0
+8.0
20157
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20250

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Manu Ginobili 6.7
+6.7
201610
Khris Middleton -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Manu Ginobili's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Manu Ginobili played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.2 points in a total of 21 games.