Ray Allen vs. Robert Horry: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Robert Horry 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 Robert Horry.

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 Robert Horry 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 11.9 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (18.9 points against 7.0), and he also scored a total of 16,790 points more (24,505 vs. 7,715).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
+11.9
18
Robert Horry 7.0
16

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+16,790
18
Robert Horry 7,715
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 Robert Horry (+8.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+810).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
+8.2
11
Robert Horry 7.9
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+810
11
Robert Horry 1,939
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Robert Horry 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
+12
Robert Horry 1

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
+128
Robert Horry 2

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
+550
Robert Horry 34

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+825
Robert Horry 309

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+306
Robert Horry 989

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
Robert Horry 118
+113

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
+1
Robert Horry 0

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
+3
Robert Horry 0

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
+11
Robert Horry 0

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
+48
Robert Horry 11

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+39
Robert Horry 85

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
Robert Horry 222
+54

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 3
Robert Horry 22
+19

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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:+11.9+4.1+8.6+2.7+1.6+3.6+5.9+2.2+2.2+16.8+2+193
Robert Horry 7.0 2.5 6.0 42.5 0.7 2.1 34.1 1.2 1.6 72.6 16 1,107

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:+16,790+5,747+12,312+2.7+2,178+5,100+5.9+3,118+3,158+16.8+2+193
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107

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:+8.2+2.7+5.9+1.7+1.2+2.6+4.2+1.6+1.4+16.1+5+73
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244

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:+810+263+533+1.7+124+231+4.2+160+93+16.1+5+73
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 13.4
+3.3
199782
Robert Horry 10.1
199379

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
+9.6
199882
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
+6.9
199950
Robert Horry 10.2
1995NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
+10.1
200082
Robert Horry 12.0
199671

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+14.2
200182
Robert Horry 7.8
199754

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
+14.0
200269
Robert Horry 7.8
199754

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+14.7
200376
Robert Horry 7.8
199754

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
+15.1
200376
Robert Horry 7.4
199872

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
+18.1
200456
Robert Horry 4.9
199938

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
+18.2
200578
Robert Horry 5.7
2000NBA Champion76

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+19.9
200678
Robert Horry 5.2
2001NBA Champion79

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
+19.6
200755
Robert Horry 6.8
2002NBA Champion81

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
+10.9
2008NBA Champion73
Robert Horry 6.5
200380

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.2
+13.4
200979
Robert Horry 4.8
200481

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.3
+10.3
201080
Robert Horry 6.0
2005NBA Champion75

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.5
+11.4
201180
Robert Horry 5.1
200663

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 14.2
+10.3
201246
Robert Horry 3.9
2007NBA Champion68

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.9
+8.4
2013NBA Champion79
Robert Horry 2.5
200845

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 1 season more than Robert Horry in the NBA.

In that year—his season 19 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
Robert Horry 10.3
+10.3
199312

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Robert Horry 11.7
+11.7
1994NBA Champion23

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
+9.2
19993
Robert Horry 13.1
1995NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
+8.9
20005
Robert Horry 13.1
19968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
+18.4
200118
Robert Horry 6.7
19979

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Robert Horry 6.7
+6.7
19979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Robert Horry 6.7
+6.7
19979

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Robert Horry 8.6
+8.6
199813

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Robert Horry 5.0
+5.0
19998

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+18.9
200511
Robert Horry 7.6
2000NBA Champion23

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Robert Horry 5.9
+5.9
2001NBA Champion16

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Robert Horry 9.3
+9.3
2002NBA Champion19

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
+10.0
2008NBA Champion26
Robert Horry 5.6
200312

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.3
+12.2
200914
Robert Horry 6.1
200410

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 16.1
+6.8
201024
Robert Horry 9.3
2005NBA Champion23

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.9
+14.7
20119
Robert Horry 4.2
200613

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.7
+6.4
201218
Robert Horry 4.3
2007NBA Champion18

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 10.2
+8.7
2013NBA Champion23
Robert Horry 1.5
200815

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.