Robert Horry vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama and Robert Horry 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.

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Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Robert Horry scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Robert Horry has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 15.5 points more than Robert Horry in his 16 seasons (22.5 points against 7.0). On the other hand Robert Horry scored a total of 5,077 points more than Victor Wembanyama (7,715 vs. 2,638).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Robert Horry 7.0
16
Victor Wembanyama 22.5
+15.5
2

Total Points

Seasons
Robert Horry 7,715
+5,077
16
Victor Wembanyama 2,638
2

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Robert Horry has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Robert Horry 7.9
+7.9
16
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Robert Horry 1,939
+1,939
16
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Robert Horry 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Robert Horry 1
Victor Wembanyama 4
+3

30+ Point Games

Robert Horry 2
Victor Wembanyama 23
+21

20+ Point Games

Robert Horry 34
Victor Wembanyama 73
+39

10+ Point Games

Robert Horry 309
+196
Victor Wembanyama 113

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Robert Horry 989
+872
Victor Wembanyama 117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Robert Horry 118
+118
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Robert Horry's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+15.5+5.7+11.5+4.5+1.6+4.7+0.2+2.6+3.2+8.3+14+990
Victor Wembanyama 22.5 8.2 17.5 46.9 2.3 6.8 33.9 3.8 4.8 80.9 2 117

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 7,715 2,820 6,643 42.5 795 2,329 34.1 1,280 1,762 72.6 16 1,107
difference:+5,077+1,861+4,600+4.5+525+1,532+0.2+830+1,206+8.3+14+990
Victor Wembanyama 2,638 959 2,043 46.9 270 797 33.9 450 556 80.9 2 117

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 7.9 2.7 6.4 42.6 1.1 3.0 35.9 1.4 2.0 72.2 16 244
difference:+7.9+2.7+6.4+42.6+1.1+3.0+35.9+1.4+2.0+72.2+16+244
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Robert Horry 1,939 665 1,562 42.6 261 728 35.9 348 482 72.2 16 244
difference:+1,939+665+1,562+42.6+261+728+35.9+348+482+72.2+16+244
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.1
199379
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+11.3
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 9.9
1994NBA Champion81
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+14.4
202546

Robert Horry's additional seasons:

* Robert Horry played 14 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 16, from 1995 to 2008—he averaged 6.5 points in a total of 947 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 10.3
+10.3
199312
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Robert Horry 11.7
+11.7
1994NBA Champion23
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Robert Horry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Robert Horry played in 14 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 7.4 points in a total of 209 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.1 ppg and his lowest 1.5.