Pau Gasol vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen and Pau Gasol 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Scottie Pippen.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Pau Gasol has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Scottie Pippen. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Pau Gasol averages 0.9 points more than Scottie Pippen in his 17 seasons (17.0 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 1,954 points more (20,894 vs. 18,940).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Pau Gasol | 17.0 | +0.9 | 18 |
| Scottie Pippen | 16.1 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Pau Gasol | 20,894 | +1,954 | 18 |
| Scottie Pippen | 18,940 | 17 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Scottie Pippen has a better career point average than Pau Gasol (+2.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,544).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Pau Gasol | 15.4 | 12 | |
| Scottie Pippen | 17.5 | +2.1 | 16 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Pau Gasol | 2,098 | 12 | |
| Scottie Pippen | 3,642 | +1,544 | 16 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 454 | +87 | ||
| Scottie Pippen | 367 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1,070 | +127 | ||
| Scottie Pippen | 943 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1,215 | +55 | ||
| Scottie Pippen | 1,160 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 11 | |||
| Scottie Pippen | 18 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 37 | |||
| Scottie Pippen | 87 | +50 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 112 | |||
| Scottie Pippen | 178 | +66 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 135 | |||
| Scottie Pippen | 206 | +71 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 1 | |||
| Scottie Pippen | 2 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +3.5 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +4.2 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +4.9 | +1 | +48 |
| Scottie Pippen | 16.1 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 32.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 70.4 | 17 | 1,178 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 20,894 | 7,980 | 15,729 | 50.7 | 179 | 486 | 36.8 | 4,755 | 6,311 | 75.3 | 18 | 1,226 |
| difference: | +1,954 | +560 | +29 | +3.5 | +799 | +2,516 | +4.2 | +1,633 | +1,874 | +4.9 | +1 | +48 |
| Scottie Pippen | 18,940 | 7,420 | 15,700 | 47.3 | 978 | 3,002 | 32.6 | 3,122 | 4,437 | 70.4 | 17 | 1,178 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 15.4 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 50.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 29.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 74.1 | 12 | 136 |
| difference: | +2.1 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +6.4 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +4 | +72 |
| Scottie Pippen | 17.5 | 6.4 | 14.5 | 44.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 30.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 72.4 | 16 | 208 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Pau Gasol | 2,098 | 812 | 1,600 | 50.8 | 11 | 37 | 29.7 | 463 | 625 | 74.1 | 12 | 136 |
| difference: | +1,544 | +523 | +1,409 | +6.4 | +189 | +623 | +0.6 | +309 | +442 | +1.7 | +4 | +72 |
| Scottie Pippen | 3,642 | 1,335 | 3,009 | 44.4 | 200 | 660 | 30.3 | 772 | 1,067 | 72.4 | 16 | 208 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Pau Gasol's additional seasons: | ||||
* Pau Gasol played 2 seasons more than Scottie Pippen in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2019 to 2019—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 60 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 10.0 | +10.0 | 1988 | 10 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 13.1 | +13.1 | 1989 | 17 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 20.1 | +20.1 | 1993 | 19 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 14.9 | +14.9 | 2000 | 16 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 16.3 | +16.3 | 2002 | 3 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Pau Gasol | 6.0 | +6.0 | 2018 | 5 |
| Scottie Pippen | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol didn't play in the postseason. |