Ray Allen vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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 and David Robinson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 45,295 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that David Robinson 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 2.2 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (21.1 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 3,715 points more than David Robinson (24,505 vs. 20,790).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Ray Allen	18.9		18
David Robinson	21.1	+2.2	14

Total Points			Seasons
Ray Allen	24,505	+3,715	18
David Robinson	20,790		14

Scoring Titles
Ray Allen	0
David Robinson	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	13.4		1997	82
David Robinson	24.3	+10.9	1990	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	19.5		1998	82
David Robinson	25.6	+6.1	1991	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	17.1		1999	50
David Robinson	23.2	+6.1	1992	68

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.1		2000	82
David Robinson	23.4	+1.3	1993	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.0		2001	82
David Robinson	29.8	+7.8	1994	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	21.8		2002	69
David Robinson	27.6	+5.8	1995	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.5		2003	76
David Robinson	25.0	+2.5	1996	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.5	+4.8	2003	76
David Robinson	17.7		1997	6

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.5	+0.9	2003	76
David Robinson	21.6		1998	73

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	23.0	+7.2	2004	56
David Robinson	15.8		1999	49

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	23.9	+6.1	2005	78
David Robinson	17.8		2000	80

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	25.1	+10.7	2006	78
David Robinson	14.4		2001	80

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	26.4	+14.2	2007	55
David Robinson	12.2		2002	78

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	17.4	+8.9	2008	73
David Robinson	8.5		2003	64

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 6 seasons more than David Robinson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 20, 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 game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	1997	0
David Robinson	24.3	+24.3	1990	10

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	1998	0
David Robinson	25.8	+25.8	1991	4

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.3	+22.3	1999	3
David Robinson	-	DNP	1992	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.0		2000	5
David Robinson	23.1	+1.1	1993	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	25.1	+5.1	2001	18
David Robinson	20.0		1994	4

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2002	0
David Robinson	25.3	+25.3	1995	15

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2003	0
David Robinson	23.6	+23.6	1996	10

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2003	0
David Robinson	-	DNP	1997	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2003	0
David Robinson	19.4	+19.4	1998	9

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2004	0
David Robinson	15.6	+15.6	1999	17

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	26.5	+3.0	2005	11
David Robinson	23.5		2000	4

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2006	0
David Robinson	16.6	+16.6	2001	13

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2007	0
David Robinson	4.5	+4.5	2002	4

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	15.6	+7.8	2008	26
David Robinson	7.8		2003	23

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.