Rudy Gobert vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.

Dwyane Wade 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 Dwyane Wade 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 9.4 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (22.0 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 12,707 points more (23,165 vs. 10,458).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
12
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+9.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,458
12
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+12,707
16

Scoring Titles

Rudy Gobert 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Rudy Gobert (+10 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,923).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+10.0
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
9
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+2,923
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Dwyane Wade 220
+218

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
Dwyane Wade 629
+521

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 572
Dwyane Wade 970
+398

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 809
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+242

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+17
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Dwyane Wade 34
+34

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
Dwyane Wade 111
+105

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
Dwyane Wade 171
+112

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
Dwyane Wade 177
+94

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
+1
Dwyane Wade 0

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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:+9.4+3.3+9.5+17.6+0.5+1.8+29.3+2.2+2.1+12.4+4+225
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
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829
difference:+12,707+4,551+11,667+17.6+549+1,857+29.3+3,056+3,326+12.4+4+225
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
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:+10.0+3.7+10.2+16.7+0.6+1.7+33.8+2.2+1.7+17.2+4+93
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
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+2,923+1,068+2,466+16.7+103+304+33.8+684+781+17.2+4+93
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

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+13.9
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+15.7
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+18.1
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+13.4
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+11.1
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+14.3
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+11.5
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+11.2
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+6.5
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+7.8
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
202476
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+5.0
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
202572
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+9.5
201562

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 5 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 17, from 2016 to 2019—he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 340 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
20179
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+11.9
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
20195
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+17.9
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
20207
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+16.3
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
202111
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+9.8
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
20226
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+10.8
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
20235
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+0.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
202415
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+5.7
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 7.9
+7.9
202515
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.5 points in a total of 30 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15.