Rajon Rondo vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace and Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo has better scoring stats than Ben Wallace 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Rajon Rondo averages 4.1 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (9.8 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 3,083 points more (9,337 vs. 6,254).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rajon Rondo 9.8
+4.1
16
Ben Wallace 5.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Rajon Rondo 9,337
+3,083
16
Ben Wallace 6,254
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Rajon Rondo has a better career point average than Ben Wallace (+5.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+730).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rajon Rondo 12.5
+5.3
10
Ben Wallace 7.2
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Rajon Rondo 1,669
+730
10
Ben Wallace 939
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 7
+7
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 81
+77
Ben Wallace 4

10+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 446
+226
Ben Wallace 220

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rajon Rondo 901
Ben Wallace 933
+32

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rajon Rondo 56
Ben Wallace 155
+99

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 1
+1
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 2
+2
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 24
+21
Ben Wallace 3

10+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 82
+47
Ben Wallace 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rajon Rondo 131
+14
Ben Wallace 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rajon Rondo 3
Ben Wallace 13
+10

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957
difference:+4.1+1.7+3.9+1.8+0.5+1.4+18.7+0.2+0.6+19.7+131
Ben Wallace 5.7 2.4 5.0 47.4 0.0 0.0 13.7 1.0 2.5 41.4 16 1,088

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957
difference:+3,083+1,317+3,095+1.8+442+1,333+18.7+7+853+19.7+131
Ben Wallace 6,254 2,569 5,421 47.4 7 51 13.7 1,109 2,679 41.4 16 1,088

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134
difference:+5.3+2.2+5.6+4.2+0.5+1.4+33.0+0.3+1.0+23.1+2+4
Ben Wallace 7.2 2.8 5.8 48.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 3.9 41.8 8 130

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134
difference:+730+310+777+4.2+68+196+33.0+42+115+23.1+2+4
Ben Wallace 939 364 755 48.2 0 10 0.0 211 505 41.8 8 130

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 6.4
+5.3
200778
Ben Wallace 1.1
199734

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.6
+7.5
2008NBA Champion77
Ben Wallace 3.1
199867

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
+5.9
200980
Ben Wallace 6.0
199946

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 13.7
+8.9
201081
Ben Wallace 4.8
200081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.6
+4.2
201168
Ben Wallace 6.4
200180

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
+4.3
201253
Ben Wallace 7.6
200280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 13.7
+6.8
201338
Ben Wallace 6.9
200373

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.7
+2.2
201430
Ben Wallace 9.5
2004NBA Champion81

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568
Ben Wallace 9.7
+0.8
200574

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
+4.6
201672
Ben Wallace 7.3
200682

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 7.8
+1.4
201769
Ben Wallace 6.4
200777

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 8.3
+3.5
201865
Ben Wallace 4.8
200872

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 9.2
+6.3
201946
Ben Wallace 2.9
200956

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 7.1
+1.6
2020NBA Champion48
Ben Wallace 5.5
201069

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 5.4
+2.5
202145
Ben Wallace 2.9
201154

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 4.8
+3.4
202239
Ben Wallace 1.4
201262

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.2
+10.2
2008NBA Champion26
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 16.9
+16.9
200914
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 15.8
+15.8
201024
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 14.0
+14.0
20119
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 17.3
+10.0
201219
Ben Wallace 7.3
200210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130
Ben Wallace 8.9
+8.9
200317

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140
Ben Wallace 10.3
+10.3
2004NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152
Ben Wallace 10.0
+0.5
200525

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160
Ben Wallace 4.7
+4.7
200618

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.5
+2.8
20172
Ben Wallace 8.7
200710

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.3
+7.1
20189
Ben Wallace 3.2
200813

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190
Ben Wallace 1.1
+1.1
200914

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 8.9
+8.9
2020NBA Champion16
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20100

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 4.2
+4.2
202113
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20110

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20120