Paul George vs. Kyrie Irving: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kyrie Irving and Paul George 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
Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Paul George.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyrie Irving has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Paul George 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.
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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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 3.1 points more than Paul George in his 15 seasons (23.7 points against 20.6). On the other hand Paul George scored a total of 264 points more than Kyrie Irving (18,697 vs. 18,433).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Paul George | 20.6 | 15 | |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.7 | +3.1 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Paul George | 18,697 | +264 | 15 |
| Kyrie Irving | 18,433 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Paul George (+1.8 points per game) while Paul George scored more points (+205).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Paul George | 21.2 | 11 | |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.0 | +1.8 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Paul George | 2,416 | +205 | 11 |
| Kyrie Irving | 2,211 | 7 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 0 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 0 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 6 | +6 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 493 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 535 | +42 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 802 | +63 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 739 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paul George | 901 | +124 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 777 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paul George | 7 | +5 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 2 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 69 | +3 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 66 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paul George | 99 | +7 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 92 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paul George | 114 | +18 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 96 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paul George | 0 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul George | 20.6 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 44.0 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 38.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 85.3 | 15 | 908 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +3.4 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +3.5 | +1 | +129 |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.7 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 47.4 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 39.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 88.8 | 14 | 779 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul George | 18,697 | 6,400 | 14,553 | 44.0 | 2,349 | 6,127 | 38.3 | 3,548 | 4,160 | 85.3 | 15 | 908 |
| difference: | +264 | +387 | +240 | +3.4 | +473 | +1,364 | +1.1 | +565 | +800 | +3.5 | +1 | +129 |
| Kyrie Irving | 18,433 | 6,787 | 14,313 | 47.4 | 1,876 | 4,763 | 39.4 | 2,983 | 3,360 | 88.8 | 14 | 779 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul George | 21.2 | 6.8 | 16.2 | 42.3 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 35.2 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 82.6 | 11 | 114 |
| difference: | +1.8 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +3.5 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +4.0 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +5.7 | +4 | +18 |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.0 | 8.5 | 18.6 | 45.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 39.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 88.3 | 7 | 96 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paul George | 2,416 | 779 | 1,842 | 42.3 | 276 | 783 | 35.2 | 582 | 705 | 82.6 | 11 | 114 |
| difference: | +205 | +36 | +61 | +3.5 | +51 | +209 | +4.0 | +226 | +302 | +5.7 | +4 | +18 |
| Kyrie Irving | 2,211 | 815 | 1,781 | 45.8 | 225 | 574 | 39.2 | 356 | 403 | 88.3 | 7 | 96 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | 6.0 | +6.0 | 2011 | 5 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | 9.7 | +9.7 | 2012 | 11 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2013 | 19 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2016 | 21 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | 28.0 | +28.0 | 2017 | 4 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | 28.6 | +28.6 | 2019 | 5 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paul George | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |