Rudy Gobert vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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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David Robinson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Rudy Gobert.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that David Robinson has better scoring stats than Rudy Gobert 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 8.5 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (21.1 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 10,332 points more (20,790 vs. 10,458).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
12
David Robinson 21.1
+8.5
14

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,458
12
David Robinson 20,790
+10,332
14

Scoring Titles

Rudy Gobert 0
David Robinson 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason David Robinson has a better career point average than Rudy Gobert (+5.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,190).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9
David Robinson 18.1
+5.8
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
9
David Robinson 2,221
+1,190
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
David Robinson 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
David Robinson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
David Robinson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
David Robinson 22
+22

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
David Robinson 186
+184

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
David Robinson 548
+440

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 572
David Robinson 889
+317

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 809
David Robinson 985
+176

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+18
David Robinson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
David Robinson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
David Robinson 13
+13

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
David Robinson 55
+49

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
David Robinson 102
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
David Robinson 120
+37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
David Robinson 3
+2

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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 64.1 12 829
difference:+8.5+2.8+7.2+13.8+0.1+25.0+2.9+3.3+9.5+2+158
David Robinson 21.1 7.5 14.4 51.8 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.1 8.3 73.6 14 987

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829
difference:+10,332+3,462+8,271+13.8+25+83+25.0+3,383+4,064+9.5+2+158
David Robinson 20,790 7,365 14,221 51.8 25 100 25.0 6,035 8,201 73.6 14 987

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:+5.8+1.7+5.9+16.2+0.1+10.0+2.4+2.7+10.0+3+39
David Robinson 18.1 6.2 13.0 47.9 0.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 7.9 70.8 12 123

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:+1,190+386+1,008+16.2+1+9+10.0+417+527+10.0+3+39
David Robinson 2,221 768 1,604 47.9 1 10 10.0 684 966 70.8 12 123

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
David Robinson 24.3
+22.0
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
David Robinson 25.6
+17.2
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
David Robinson 23.2
+14.1
199268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
David Robinson 23.4
+9.4
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
David Robinson Scoring leader29.8
+16.3
199480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
David Robinson 27.6
+11.7
199581

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
David Robinson 25.0
+9.9
199682

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
David Robinson 17.7
+3.4
19976

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266
David Robinson 21.6
+6.0
199873

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370
David Robinson 15.8
+2.4
1999NBA Champion49

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
202476
David Robinson 17.8
+3.8
200080

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
202572
David Robinson 14.4
+2.4
200180

David Robinson's additional seasons:

* David Robinson played 2 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2002 to 2003—he averaged 10.5 points in a total of 142 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
David Robinson 24.3
+24.3
199010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
David Robinson 25.8
+25.8
19914

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
David Robinson -
DNP
19920

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
20179
David Robinson 23.1
+11.5
199310

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
201811
David Robinson 20.0
+6.8
19944

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
20195
David Robinson 25.3
+14.1
199515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
20207
David Robinson 23.6
+6.7
199610

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+14.7
202111
David Robinson -
DNP
19970

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
20226
David Robinson 19.4
+7.4
19989

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
20235
David Robinson 15.6
+0.6
1999NBA Champion17

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
202415
David Robinson 23.5
+11.4
20004

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 7.9
202515
David Robinson 16.6
+8.7
200113

David Robinson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, David Robinson played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.3 points in a total of 27 games.