Ray Allen vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings and Ray Allen 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.

Ray Allen is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Brandon Jennings.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Ray Allen has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Ray Allen averages 4.8 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (18.9 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 16,704 points more (24,505 vs. 7,801).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
+4.8
18
Brandon Jennings 14.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+16,704
18
Brandon Jennings 7,801
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Ray Allen has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+7.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,526).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
+7.2
11
Brandon Jennings 8.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+2,526
11
Brandon Jennings 223
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Brandon Jennings 1

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+12
Brandon Jennings 1

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+97
Brandon Jennings 33

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+434
Brandon Jennings 150

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+776
Brandon Jennings 358

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+760
Brandon Jennings 535

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Brandon Jennings 20
+15

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Brandon Jennings 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
Brandon Jennings 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+10
Brandon Jennings 1

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+55
Brandon Jennings 4

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+114
Brandon Jennings 10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+150
Brandon Jennings 18

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
Brandon Jennings 7
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+4.8+1.6+1.8+6.5+0.7+0.9+5.5+0.9+0.7+9.8+9+745
Brandon Jennings 14.1 5.0 12.8 38.7 1.6 4.8 34.5 2.5 3.1 79.6 9 555

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+16,704+5,817+11,856+6.5+2,059+4,781+5.5+3,011+3,177+9.8+9+745
Brandon Jennings 7,801 2,750 7,099 38.7 914 2,648 34.5 1,387 1,743 79.6 9 555

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+7.2+2.2+3.7+7.1+1.5+2.2+16.3+1.3+1.2+8.7+7+146
Brandon Jennings 8.9 3.2 8.6 37.2 0.8 3.4 23.8 1.7 2.2 79.6 4 25

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+2,526+848+1,880+7.1+365+875+16.3+465+521+8.7+7+146
Brandon Jennings 223 80 215 37.2 20 84 23.8 43 54 79.6 4 25

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
199782
Brandon Jennings 15.5
+2.1
201082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+3.3
199882
Brandon Jennings 16.2
201163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Brandon Jennings 19.1
+2.0
201266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
+4.6
200082
Brandon Jennings 17.5
201380

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+6.5
200182
Brandon Jennings 15.5
201480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
+6.4
200269
Brandon Jennings 15.4
201541

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+15.6
200376
Brandon Jennings 6.9
201648

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
+15.9
200456
Brandon Jennings 7.1
201781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+18.7
200578
Brandon Jennings 5.2
201814

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

- Ray Allen played 9 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2006 to 2014—he averaged 17.0 points in a total of 643 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Brandon Jennings 18.7
+18.7
20107

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+22.3
19993
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20120

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+8.7
20005
Brandon Jennings 13.3
20134

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+25.1
200118
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Brandon Jennings -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Brandon Jennings 2.8
+2.8
201713

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+24.5
200511
Brandon Jennings 2.0
20181

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

- During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 134 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 9.3.