Rudy Gobert vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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 Kendrick Perkins 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Rudy Gobert averages 7.2 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (12.6 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 6,244 points more (10,458 vs. 4,214).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 12.6 | +7.2 | 12 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 10,458 | +6,244 | 12 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 14 | |
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 Kendrick Perkins (+7.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+296).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 12.3 | +7.2 | 9 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 1,031 | +296 | 9 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 2 | +2 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 108 | +101 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 7 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 572 | +439 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 133 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 809 | +141 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 668 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 20 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 114 | +94 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 6 | +6 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 59 | +33 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 26 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 83 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 122 | +39 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rudy Gobert | 1 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 21 | +20 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +7.2 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +12.6 | +2.2 | +3.3 | +4.7 | +2 | +47 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
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: | +6,244 | +2,198 | +2,731 | +12.6 | +3 | +1,848 | +2,784 | +4.7 | +2 | +47 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 1,705 | 3,219 | 53.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 804 | 1,353 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
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: | +7.2 | +2.5 | +3.1 | +13.9 | +2.1 | +3.6 | +5.4 | +59 | ||||
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
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: | +296 | +92 | +18 | +13.9 | +3 | +112 | +205 | +5.4 | +59 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 290 | 578 | 50.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 155 | 234 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons: | ||||
* Kendrick Perkins played 2 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2016 to 2018—he averaged 2.5 points in a total of 38 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2005 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rudy Gobert | 11.6 | +11.6 | 2017 | 9 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins didn't play in the postseason. |