Mike Conley vs. Pau Gasol: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pau Gasol and Mike Conley 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.

Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Mike Conley.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Pau Gasol has better scoring stats than Mike Conley in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Pau Gasol averages 2.9 points more than Mike Conley in his 18 seasons (17.0 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 4,424 points more (20,894 vs. 16,470).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mike Conley 14.1
18
Pau Gasol 17.0
+2.9
18

Total Points

Seasons
Mike Conley 16,470
18
Pau Gasol 20,894
+4,424
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Pau Gasol has a better career point average than Mike Conley (+1.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+603).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mike Conley 13.8
12
Pau Gasol 15.4
+1.6
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Mike Conley 1,495
12
Pau Gasol 2,098
+603
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Pau Gasol 3
+2

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 26
Pau Gasol 47
+21

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 250
Pau Gasol 454
+204

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 851
Pau Gasol 1,070
+219

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 1,156
Pau Gasol 1,215
+59

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 16
+5
Pau Gasol 11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Pau Gasol 3
+2

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 24
Pau Gasol 37
+13

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 75
Pau Gasol 112
+37

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 104
Pau Gasol 135
+31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 4
+3
Pau Gasol 1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 14.1 4.9 11.3 43.8 1.6 4.2 38.9 2.5 3.1 82.5 18 1,172
difference:+2.9+1.6+1.5+6.9+1.5+3.8+2.1+1.4+2.0+7.2+54
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 16,470 5,784 13,204 43.8 1,930 4,965 38.9 2,972 3,602 82.5 18 1,172
difference:+4,424+2,196+2,525+6.9+1,751+4,479+2.1+1,783+2,709+7.2+54
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108
difference:+1.6+1.3+0.2+9.8+1.5+4.1+6.3+0.6+1.1+6.6+28
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108
difference:+603+301+352+9.8+160+438+6.3+161+251+6.6+28
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 9.4
200853
Pau Gasol 17.6
+8.2
200282

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 10.9
200982
Pau Gasol 19.0
+8.1
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
201080
Pau Gasol 17.7
+5.7
200478

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
201181
Pau Gasol 17.8
+4.1
200556

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.7
201262
Pau Gasol 20.4
+7.7
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.6
201380
Pau Gasol 20.8
+6.2
200759

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.2
201473
Pau Gasol 18.9
+1.7
200866

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.8
201570
Pau Gasol 18.9
+3.1
200866

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
201656
Pau Gasol 18.9
+3.6
2009NBA Champion81

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 20.5
+2.2
201769
Pau Gasol 18.3
2010NBA Champion65

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.1
201812
Pau Gasol 18.8
+1.7
201182

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 21.1
+3.7
201970
Pau Gasol 17.4
201265

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
+0.7
202047
Pau Gasol 13.7
201349

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 16.2
202151
Pau Gasol 17.4
+1.2
201460

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
202272
Pau Gasol 18.5
+4.8
201578

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 11.9
202367
Pau Gasol 16.5
+4.6
201672

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 11.4
202476
Pau Gasol 12.4
+1.0
201764

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 8.2
202571
Pau Gasol 10.1
+1.9
201877

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 1 season more than Mike Conley in the NBA.

In that year—his season 19 in 2019—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 30 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20030

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100
Pau Gasol 18.5
+18.5
20044

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.2
201113
Pau Gasol 21.3
+6.1
20054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.1
20127
Pau Gasol 20.3
+6.2
20064

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.0
+17.0
201315
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.9
20147
Pau Gasol 16.9
+1.0
200821

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
20158
Pau Gasol 16.9
+2.5
200821

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20160
Pau Gasol 18.3
+18.3
2009NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 24.7
+5.1
20176
Pau Gasol 19.6
2010NBA Champion23

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20180
Pau Gasol 13.1
+13.1
201110

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20190
Pau Gasol 12.5
+12.5
201212

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 19.8
+5.8
20205
Pau Gasol 14.0
20134

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.3
+15.3
20216
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20140

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 9.2
20226
Pau Gasol 14.4
+5.2
201510

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
+12.0
20235
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20160

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 11.6
+3.9
202415
Pau Gasol 7.7
201716

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 6.0
202515
Pau Gasol 6.0
20185

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Pau Gasol didn't play in the postseason.