Paul George vs. Robert Horry: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Robert Horry 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paul George has better scoring stats than Robert Horry 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Paul George averages 13.5 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (20.5 points against 7.0), and he also scored a total of 11,118 points more (18,833 vs. 7,715).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paul George 20.5
+13.5
16
Robert Horry 7.0
16

Total Points

Seasons
Paul George 18,833
+11,118
16
Robert Horry 7,715
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul George has a better career point average than Robert Horry (+13.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+477).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paul George 21.2
+13.3
11
Robert Horry 7.9
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Paul George 2,416
+477
11
Robert Horry 1,939
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Paul George 22
+21
Robert Horry 1

30+ Point Games

Paul George 153
+151
Robert Horry 2

20+ Point Games

Paul George 496
+462
Robert Horry 34

10+ Point Games

Paul George 810
+501
Robert Horry 309

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 910
Robert Horry 989
+79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 7
Robert Horry 118
+111

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Paul George 1
+1
Robert Horry 0

30+ Point Games

Paul George 21
+21
Robert Horry 0

20+ Point Games

Paul George 69
+58
Robert Horry 11

10+ Point Games

Paul George 99
+14
Robert Horry 85

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paul George 114
Robert Horry 222
+108

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paul George 0
Robert Horry 22
+22

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 20.5 7.0 16.0 44.0 2.6 6.7 38.3 3.9 4.6 85.3 16 917
difference:+13.5+4.5+10.0+1.5+1.9+4.6+4.2+2.7+3.0+12.7+190
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paul George 18,833 6,446 14,661 44.0 2,368 6,177 38.3 3,573 4,190 85.3 16 917
difference:+11,118+3,626+8,018+1.5+1,573+3,848+4.2+2,293+2,428+12.7+190
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107

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:+13.3+4.1+9.8+0.3+1.3+3.9+0.7+3.7+4.2+10.4+5+130
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244

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:+477+114+280+0.3+15+55+0.7+234+223+10.4+5+130
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 7.8
201161
Robert Horry 10.1
+2.3
199379

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 12.1
+2.2
201266
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 17.4
+7.2
201379
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.7
+9.7
201480
Robert Horry 12.0
199671

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 8.8
+1.0
20156
Robert Horry 7.8
199754

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.1
+15.7
201681
Robert Horry 7.4
199872

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.7
+18.8
201775
Robert Horry 4.9
199938

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.9
+16.2
201879
Robert Horry 5.7
2000NBA Champion76

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 28.0
+22.8
201977
Robert Horry 5.2
2001NBA Champion79

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 21.5
+14.7
202048
Robert Horry 6.8
2002NBA Champion81

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.3
+16.8
202154
Robert Horry 6.5
200380

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 24.3
+19.5
202231
Robert Horry 4.8
200481

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 23.8
+17.8
202356
Robert Horry 6.0
2005NBA Champion75

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
+17.5
202474
Robert Horry 5.1
200663

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 16.2
+12.3
202541
Robert Horry 3.9
2007NBA Champion68

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 15.1
+12.6
20269
Robert Horry 2.5
200845

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 6.0
20115
Robert Horry 10.3
+4.3
199312

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 9.7
201211
Robert Horry 11.7
+2.0
1994NBA Champion23

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.2
+6.1
201319
Robert Horry 13.1
1995NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 22.6
+9.5
201419
Robert Horry 13.1
19968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20150
Robert Horry 6.7
+6.7
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 27.3
+18.7
20167
Robert Horry 8.6
199813

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 28.0
+23.0
20174
Robert Horry 5.0
19998

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 24.7
+17.1
20186
Robert Horry 7.6
2000NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 28.6
+22.7
20195
Robert Horry 5.9
2001NBA Champion16

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 20.2
+10.9
202013
Robert Horry 9.3
2002NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 26.9
+21.3
202119
Robert Horry 5.6
200312

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20220
Robert Horry 6.1
+6.1
200410

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20230
Robert Horry 9.3
+9.3
2005NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George 19.5
+15.3
20246
Robert Horry 4.2
200613

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP
20250
Robert Horry 4.3
+4.3
2007NBA Champion18

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Paul George -
DNP *
20260
Robert Horry 1.5
+1.5
200815
* season in progress