Ray Allen vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo.

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 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Ray Allen averages 9.1 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (18.9 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 15,168 points more (24,505 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
+9.1
18
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+15,168
18
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

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 Rajon Rondo (+3.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,080).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
+3.6
11
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+1,080
11
Rajon Rondo 1,669
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+13
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+123
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+503
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+688
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+394
Rajon Rondo 901

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Rajon Rondo 56
+51

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+2
Rajon Rondo 1

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+9
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+35
Rajon Rondo 24

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+42
Rajon Rondo 82

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+37
Rajon Rondo 131

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
Rajon Rondo 3

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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:+9.1+2.5+5.7+0.4+1.8+4.3+7.6+2.2+1.9+28.3+2+343
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

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:+15,168+4,681+10,439+0.4+2,524+6,045+7.6+3,282+3,094+28.3+2+343
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+3.6+0.4+0.9+0.3+1.8+4.1+7.1+1.1+0.5+23.4+1+37
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+1,080+254+563+0.3+317+753+7.1+255+185+23.4+1+37
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
+7.0
199782
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+8.9
199882
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
+5.2
199950
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
+8.4
200082
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+11.4
200182
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
+9.9
200269
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+8.8
200376
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
+11.3
200456
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+15.0
200578
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+13.2
200678
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+18.6
200755
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
+9.1
2008NBA Champion73
Rajon Rondo 8.3
201865

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.2
+9.0
200979
Rajon Rondo 9.2
201946

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.3
+9.2
201080
Rajon Rondo 7.1
2020NBA Champion48

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.5
+11.1
201180
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 14.2
+9.4
201246
Rajon Rondo 4.8
202239

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.9
+6.1
2013NBA Champion79
Rajon Rondo 4.8
202239

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 1 season more than Rajon Rondo in the NBA.

In that year—his season 18 in 2014—he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 73 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Rajon Rondo 10.2
+10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+5.4
19993
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+6.2
20005
Rajon Rondo 15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+11.1
200118
Rajon Rondo 14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Rajon Rondo 17.3
+17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+17.0
200511
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Rajon Rondo 11.5
+11.5
20172

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
+5.3
2008NBA Champion26
Rajon Rondo 10.3
20189

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.3
+18.3
200914
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.1
+7.2
201024
Rajon Rondo 8.9
2020NBA Champion16

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.9
+14.7
20119
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.7
+10.7
201218
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.2
+10.2
2013NBA Champion23
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Ray Allen played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 20 games.