Rudy Gobert vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Rudy Gobert has better scoring stats than Ben Wallace 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Rudy Gobert averages 6.9 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (12.6 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 4,276 points more (10,530 vs. 6,254).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
+6.9
13
Ben Wallace 5.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,530
+4,276
13
Ben Wallace 6,254
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than Ben Wallace (+5.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+92).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
+5.1
9
Ben Wallace 7.2
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+92
9
Ben Wallace 939
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
+2
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
+104
Ben Wallace 4

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 576
+356
Ben Wallace 220

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 816
Ben Wallace 933
+117

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
Ben Wallace 155
+135

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
+3
Ben Wallace 3

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+24
Ben Wallace 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
Ben Wallace 117
+34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
Ben Wallace 13
+12

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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 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.0 13 836
difference:+6.9+2.3+2.2+18.3+13.7+2.2+2.5+22.6+3+252
Ben Wallace 5.7 2.4 5.0 47.4 0.0 0.0 13.7 1.0 2.5 41.4 16 1,088

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 10,530 3,932 5,990 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,666 4,163 64.0 13 836
difference:+4,276+1,363+569+18.3+7+34+13.7+1,557+1,484+22.6+3+252
Ben Wallace 6,254 2,569 5,421 47.4 7 51 13.7 1,109 2,679 41.4 16 1,088

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:+5.1+1.7+1.3+15.9+0.1+1.6+1.3+19.0+1+46
Ben Wallace 7.2 2.8 5.8 48.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 3.9 41.8 8 130

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:+92+18+159+15.9+9+56+66+19.0+1+46
Ben Wallace 939 364 755 48.2 0 10 0.0 211 505 41.8 8 130

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
+1.2
201445
Ben Wallace 1.1
199734

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
+5.3
201582
Ben Wallace 3.1
199867

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
+3.1
201661
Ben Wallace 6.0
199946

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+9.2
201781
Ben Wallace 4.8
200081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
+7.1
201856
Ben Wallace 6.4
200180

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
+8.3
201981
Ben Wallace 7.6
200280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
+8.2
202068
Ben Wallace 6.9
200373

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
+4.8
202171
Ben Wallace 9.5
2004NBA Champion81

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
+5.9
202266
Ben Wallace 9.7
200574

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
+6.1
202370
Ben Wallace 7.3
200682

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+7.6
202476
Ben Wallace 6.4
200777

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+7.2
202572
Ben Wallace 4.8
200872

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 10.3
+5.5
20267
Ben Wallace 4.8
200872

Ben Wallace's additional seasons:

* Ben Wallace played 5 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2008 to 2012—he averaged 3.6 points in a total of 313 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.5 ppg and his lowest 1.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+3.9
20195
Ben Wallace 7.3
200210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+8.0
20207
Ben Wallace 8.9
200317

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+4.4
202111
Ben Wallace 10.3
2004NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+2.0
20226
Ben Wallace 10.0
200525

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+10.3
20235
Ben Wallace 4.7
200618

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+3.4
202415
Ben Wallace 8.7
200710

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 7.9
+4.7
202515
Ben Wallace 3.2
200813

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP *
20260
Ben Wallace 3.2
+3.2
200813
* season in progress

Ben Wallace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Ben Wallace played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.1 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.2 ppg and his lowest 1.1.