Ray Allen vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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 Dwyane Wade are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 47,670 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 Dwyane Wade has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Ray Allen scored more points in the regular season. 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 3.1 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (22.0 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 1,340 points more than Dwyane Wade (24,505 vs. 23,165).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+3.1
16

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+1,340
18
Dwyane Wade 23,165
16

Scoring Titles

Ray Allen 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Ray Allen (+6.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,205).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+6.2
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
11
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+1,205
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Dwyane Wade 3
+2

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
Dwyane Wade 34
+21

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
Dwyane Wade 220
+90

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
Dwyane Wade 629
+45

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+164
Dwyane Wade 970

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+244
Dwyane Wade 1,051

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
+2
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Dwyane Wade 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
Dwyane Wade 7
+4

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
Dwyane Wade 34
+23

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
Dwyane Wade 111
+52

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
Dwyane Wade 171
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
Dwyane Wade 177
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
+3
Dwyane Wade 0

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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:+3.1+1.4+2.1+2.8+1.8+3.9+10.7+2.0+3.3+12.9+2+246
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
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:+1,340+113+1,338+2.8+2,424+5,555+10.7+1,310+2,543+12.9+2+246
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
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:+6.2+2.8+5.0+3.1+1.7+3.9+6.3+2.4+3.5+10.3+2+6
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+1,205+522+967+3.1+282+654+6.3+443+645+10.3+2+6
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
Ray Allen 13.4
199782
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+2.8
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
199882
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+4.6
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+10.1
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+5.3
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
200182
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+2.6
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
200269
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+8.4
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
200376
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+4.1
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
200456
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+2.5
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+1.8
200578
Dwyane Wade 22.1
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+3.9
200678
Dwyane Wade 21.2
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+7.4
200755
Dwyane Wade 19.0
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
2008NBA Champion73
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+4.1
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.2
200979
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+0.8
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.3
201080
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+2.0
201760

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.5
+5.1
201180
Dwyane Wade 11.4
201867

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 14.2
201246
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+0.8
201972

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 2 seasons more than Dwyane Wade in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2013 to 2014—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 152 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
19993
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+6.1
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
20005
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+1.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+25.1
200118
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+29.1
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+33.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+3.7
200511
Dwyane Wade 22.8
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+15.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+17.8
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
+15.6
2008NBA Champion26
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.3
200914
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+3.1
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.1
+1.1
201024
Dwyane Wade 15.0
20176

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.9
+2.3
20119
Dwyane Wade 16.6
20185

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.7
+10.7
201218
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20190

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 43 games.