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.

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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 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 6,567 points more (10,781 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
+7.2
13
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,781
+6,567
13
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 110
+103
Kendrick Perkins 7

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 588
+455
Kendrick Perkins 133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 837
+169
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

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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 65.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 63.8 13 857
difference:+7.2+2.5+3.1+12.9+2.2+3.3+4.4+1+75
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 10,781 4,035 6,130 65.8 0 17 0.0 2,711 4,250 63.8 13 857
difference:+6,567+2,330+2,911+12.9+3+1,907+2,897+4.4+1+75
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
+0.1
201445
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
+5.9
201582
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
+3.9
201661
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+9.5
201781
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
+6.6
201856
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
+7.4
201981
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
+5.0
202068
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
+8.3
202171
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
+10.5
202266
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
+9.2
202370
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+10.6
202476
Kendrick Perkins 3.4
201462

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+8.4
202572
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.5
+9.0
202628
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
201637

Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons:

* Kendrick Perkins played 1 season more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In that year—his season 14 in 2018—he averaged 3.0 points in a total of 1 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
+1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+11.6
20179
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+6.6
201811
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
20195
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
+0.7
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+11.2
20207
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+10.2
202111
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+7.3
20226
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
201220

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+12.8
20235
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
201311

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
+8.9
202415
Kendrick Perkins 3.2
201419

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 7.9
+6.6
202515
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP *
20260
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20160
* season in progress

Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Kendrick Perkins didn't play in the postseason.