Rudy Gobert vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Rudy Gobert 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Rudy Gobert scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Anfernee Simons has a better scoring average 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Anfernee Simons averages 2.4 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 13 seasons (15.0 points against 12.6). On the other hand Rudy Gobert scored a total of 4,547 points more than Anfernee Simons (10,629 vs. 6,082).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
13
Anfernee Simons 15.0
+2.4
8

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,629
+4,547
13
Anfernee Simons 6,082
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+7.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+961).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
+7.6
9
Anfernee Simons 4.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+961
9
Anfernee Simons 70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Anfernee Simons 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Anfernee Simons 39
+37

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
Anfernee Simons 130
+22

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 581
+318
Anfernee Simons 263

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 825
+441
Anfernee Simons 384

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
Anfernee Simons 22
+2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
+6
Anfernee Simons 0

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+56
Anfernee Simons 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+72
Anfernee Simons 11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
Anfernee Simons 4
+3

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 63.9 13 845
difference:+2.4+0.6+5.1+22.6+2.5+6.5+38.2+1.3+2.9+24.0+5+439
Anfernee Simons 15.0 5.3 12.3 43.1 2.5 6.5 38.2 1.9 2.1 87.9 8 406

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 10,629 3,976 6,049 65.7 0 17 0.0 2,677 4,188 63.9 13 845
difference:+4,547+1,820+1,051+22.6+1,013+2,634+38.2+1,920+3,327+24.0+5+439
Anfernee Simons 6,082 2,156 4,998 43.1 1,013 2,651 38.2 757 861 87.9 8 406

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+7.6+3.0+3.2+26.2+1.1+2.3+50.0+2.6+4.5+21.0+6+69
Anfernee Simons 4.7 1.5 3.9 37.9 1.1 2.3 50.0 0.6 0.7 81.8 3 15

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+961+360+538+26.2+17+33+50.0+258+428+21.0+6+69
Anfernee Simons 70 22 58 37.9 17 34 50.0 9 11 81.8 3 15

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Anfernee Simons 3.8
+1.5
201920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
+0.1
201582
Anfernee Simons 8.3
202070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
+1.3
201661
Anfernee Simons 7.8
202164

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
Anfernee Simons 17.3
+3.3
202257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Anfernee Simons 21.1
+7.6
202362

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Anfernee Simons 22.6
+6.7
202446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Anfernee Simons 19.3
+4.2
202570

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Anfernee Simons 14.4
+0.1
202617

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 5 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 300 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.6 ppg and his lowest 10.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Anfernee Simons 0.8
+0.8
20195

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Anfernee Simons 6.8
+6.8
20204

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Anfernee Simons 6.5
+6.5
20216

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+14.7
202111
Anfernee Simons -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 7.9.