Rudy Gobert vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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 John Wall has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rudy Gobert scored more points in the postseason. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 6.1 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 13 seasons (18.7 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 1,459 points more (12,088 vs. 10,629).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
13
John Wall 18.7
+6.1
11

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,629
13
John Wall 12,088
+1,459
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Rudy Gobert (+9.6 points per game) while Rudy Gobert scored more points (+221).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9
John Wall 21.9
+9.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+221
9
John Wall 810
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
John Wall 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
John Wall 51
+49

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
John Wall 268
+160

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 581
+1
John Wall 580

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 825
+178
John Wall 647

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+20
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
John Wall 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
John Wall 23
+17

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+23
John Wall 36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+46
John Wall 37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
+1
John Wall 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 65.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 63.9 13 845
difference:+6.1+2.1+8.5+22.7+1.0+3.1+32.2+1.0+0.4+13.7+2+198
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

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:+1,459+397+4,122+22.7+651+2,004+32.2+14+720+13.7+2+198
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

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:+9.6+3.2+11.3+22.2+0.9+3.5+26.7+2.3+1.5+21.4+5+47
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

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:+221+96+86+22.2+35+130+26.7+64+192+21.4+5+47
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
John Wall 16.4
+14.1
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
John Wall 16.3
+7.9
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
John Wall 18.5
+9.4
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781
John Wall 19.3
+5.3
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
John Wall 17.6
+4.1
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
John Wall 19.9
+4.0
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
John Wall 23.1
+8.0
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
John Wall 19.4
+5.1
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266
John Wall 20.7
+5.1
201932

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370
John Wall 20.6
+7.2
202140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+2.6
202476
John Wall 11.4
202334

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 2 seasons more than John Wall in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 13, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 88 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
20179
John Wall 16.3
+4.7
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
201811
John Wall 17.4
+4.2
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
20207
John Wall 27.2
+10.3
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
202111
John Wall 26.0
+11.3
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+12.0
20226
John Wall -
DNP
20190

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+15.0
20235
John Wall -
DNP
20210

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+12.1
202415
John Wall -
DNP
20230

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 7.9 points in a total of 15 games.