Rajon Rondo vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Rajon Rondo.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Rajon Rondo 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, Dwyane Wade averages 12.2 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (22.0 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 13,828 points more (23,165 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+12.2
16

Total Points

Seasons
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+13,828
16

Scoring Titles

Rajon Rondo 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+9.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,285).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+9.8
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Rajon Rondo 1,669
10
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+2,285
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 7
Dwyane Wade 220
+213

20+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 81
Dwyane Wade 629
+548

10+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 446
Dwyane Wade 970
+524

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rajon Rondo 901
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+150

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rajon Rondo 56
+53
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 1
Dwyane Wade 7
+6

30+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 2
Dwyane Wade 34
+32

20+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 24
Dwyane Wade 111
+87

10+ Point Games

Rajon Rondo 82
Dwyane Wade 171
+89

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rajon Rondo 131
Dwyane Wade 177
+46

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rajon Rondo 3
+3
Dwyane Wade 0

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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:+12.2+3.9+7.8+2.4+0.4+3.1+4.2+5.2+15.4+97
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

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:+13,828+4,568+9,101+2.4+100+490+3.1+4,592+5,637+15.4+97
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

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:+9.8+3.2+5.9+3.4+0.1+0.2+0.8+3.5+4.0+13.1+3+43
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

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:+2,285+776+1,530+3.4+35+99+0.8+698+830+13.1+3+43
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+9.8
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+13.5
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+15.3
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+13.7
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+14.0
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+18.3
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+12.9
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+13.8
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+13.2
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+9.3
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+11.2
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 8.3
201865
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+13.2
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 9.2
201946
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+9.8
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 7.1
2020NBA Champion48
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+11.2
201760

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145
Dwyane Wade 11.4
+6.0
201867

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145
Dwyane Wade 11.4
+6.0
201867

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145
Dwyane Wade 11.4
+6.0
201867

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 4.8
202239
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+10.2
201972

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+17.2
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+11.5
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 15.8
201024
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+7.7
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 14.0
+14.0
20119
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 17.3
201219
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+11.8
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+13.3
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+15.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 11.5
20172
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+6.3
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 10.3
+10.3
20189
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+21.4
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 8.9
2020NBA Champion16
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+6.1
20176

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+12.4
20185

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+12.4
20185

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+12.4
20185

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20190