Ray Allen vs. C.J. McCollum: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of C.J. McCollum 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 C.J. McCollum.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that C.J. McCollum has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Ray Allen 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, C.J. McCollum averages 0.7 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 9,091 points more than C.J. McCollum (24,505 vs. 15,414).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
C.J. McCollum 19.6
+0.7
12

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+9,091
18
C.J. McCollum 15,414
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason C.J. McCollum has a better career point average than Ray Allen (+4 points per game) while Ray Allen scored more points (+1,405).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
C.J. McCollum 20.1
+4.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+1,405
11
C.J. McCollum 1,344
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
C.J. McCollum 2
+1

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
C.J. McCollum 14
+1

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+31
C.J. McCollum 99

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+179
C.J. McCollum 405

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+457
C.J. McCollum 677

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+531
C.J. McCollum 764

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
C.J. McCollum 23
+18

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
C.J. McCollum 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+1
C.J. McCollum 2

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+1
C.J. McCollum 10

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+19
C.J. McCollum 40

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+67
C.J. McCollum 57

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+106
C.J. McCollum 62

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
C.J. McCollum 5
+2

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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:+0.7+0.9+1.9+0.1+0.2+0.7+0.3+1.3+1.1+9.5+6+513
C.J. McCollum 19.6 7.5 16.5 45.3 2.5 6.4 39.7 2.1 2.7 79.9 12 787

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:+9,091+2,696+5,989+0.1+984+2,418+0.3+2,715+2,813+9.5+6+513
C.J. McCollum 15,414 5,871 12,966 45.3 1,989 5,011 39.7 1,683 2,107 79.9 12 787

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:+4.0+2.3+5.5+1.0+0.1+0.5+3.3+0.6+0.3+11.7+1+104
C.J. McCollum 20.1 7.7 17.8 43.3 2.2 6.1 36.8 2.4 3.1 76.6 10 67

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:+1,405+411+901+1.0+235+551+3.3+348+366+11.7+1+104
C.J. McCollum 1,344 517 1,194 43.3 150 408 36.8 160 209 76.6 10 67

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
+8.1
199782
C.J. McCollum 5.3
201438

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+12.7
199882
C.J. McCollum 6.8
201562

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
C.J. McCollum 20.8
+3.7
201680

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
C.J. McCollum 23.0
+0.9
201780

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+0.6
200182
C.J. McCollum 21.4
201881

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
+0.8
200269
C.J. McCollum 21.0
201970

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+0.3
200376
C.J. McCollum 22.2
202070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
200456
C.J. McCollum 23.1
+0.1
202147

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+1.8
200578
C.J. McCollum 22.1
202262

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+4.2
200678
C.J. McCollum 20.9
202375

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+6.4
200755
C.J. McCollum 20.0
202466

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
2008NBA Champion73
C.J. McCollum 21.1
+3.7
202556

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 6 seasons more than C.J. McCollum in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2009 to 2014—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 437 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.2 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
C.J. McCollum 0.7
+0.7
20146

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
C.J. McCollum 17.0
+17.0
20155

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+1.8
19993
C.J. McCollum 20.5
201611

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
20005
C.J. McCollum 22.5
+0.5
20174

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
200118
C.J. McCollum 25.3
+0.2
20184

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
C.J. McCollum 24.7
+24.7
201916

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
C.J. McCollum 23.2
+23.2
20205

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
C.J. McCollum 20.7
+20.7
20216

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+4.3
200511
C.J. McCollum 22.2
20226

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
C.J. McCollum -
DNP
20230

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
C.J. McCollum 17.8
+17.8
20244

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
+15.6
2008NBA Champion26
C.J. McCollum -
DNP
20250

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 108 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 9.3.