Reggie Miller vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Reggie Miller 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Reggie Miller and Dwyane Wade are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 48,444 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 Reggie Miller 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 3.8 points more than Reggie Miller in his 18 seasons (22.0 points against 18.2). On the other hand Reggie Miller scored a total of 2,114 points more than Dwyane Wade (25,279 vs. 23,165).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 18 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | +3.8 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | +2,114 | 18 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 16 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Reggie Miller (+1.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+982).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 15 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +1.7 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 15 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +982 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 607 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 629 | +22 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,195 | +225 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 970 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 1,382 | +331 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 1,051 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 7 | +4 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 72 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 111 | +39 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 124 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 171 | +47 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 144 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 177 | +33 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 18.2 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 47.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +2.1 | +4.1 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +10.2 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +12.3 | +2 | +335 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 25,279 | 8,241 | 17,499 | 47.1 | 2,560 | 6,486 | 39.5 | 6,237 | 7,026 | 88.8 | 18 | 1,389 |
| difference: | +2,114 | +213 | +118 | +0.9 | +2,011 | +4,612 | +10.2 | +529 | +437 | +12.3 | +2 | +335 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 20.6 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 39.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +1.7 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +2.4 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +5.2 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +11.3 | +2 | +33 |
| 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 | ||||
| Reggie Miller | 2,972 | 941 | 2,095 | 44.9 | 320 | 820 | 39.0 | 770 | 862 | 89.3 | 15 | 144 |
| difference: | +982 | +509 | +967 | +2.4 | +217 | +515 | +5.2 | +181 | +358 | +11.3 | +2 | +33 |
| 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
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Reggie Miller's additional seasons: | ||||
* Reggie Miller played 2 seasons more than Dwyane Wade in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2004 to 2005—he averaged 12.2 points in a total of 146 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1988 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2004 | 13 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1989 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2005 | 14 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 27.0 | +27.0 | 1992 | 3 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 15.9 | +15.9 | 2013 | 22 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 20.2 | +20.2 | 1999 | 13 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Reggie Miller | 9.2 | +9.2 | 2003 | 6 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.2 points in a total of 29 games. |