Scottie Pippen vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo and Scottie Pippen 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Scottie Pippen has better scoring stats than Rajon Rondo 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Scottie Pippen averages 6.3 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (16.1 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 9,603 points more (18,940 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Scottie Pippen 16.1
+6.3
17
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+9,603
17
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Scottie Pippen has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,973).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Scottie Pippen 17.5
+5.0
16
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+1,973
16
Rajon Rondo 1,669
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 5
+5
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 49
+42
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 367
+286
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 943
+497
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Pippen 1,160
+259
Rajon Rondo 901

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Pippen 18
Rajon Rondo 56
+38

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 0
Rajon Rondo 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 6
+4
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 87
+63
Rajon Rondo 24

10+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 178
+96
Rajon Rondo 82

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Pippen 206
+75
Rajon Rondo 131

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Pippen 2
Rajon Rondo 3
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178
difference:+6.3+2.2+4.4+1.6+0.3+1.1+0.2+1.5+1.9+9.3+1+221
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178
difference:+9,603+3,534+7,184+1.6+529+1,618+0.2+2,006+2,611+9.3+1+221
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208
difference:+5.0+1.4+3.1+0.4+0.5+1.7+2.7+1.8+2.2+7.5+6+74
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208
difference:+1,973+661+1,477+0.4+132+454+2.7+519+677+7.5+6+74
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 7.9
+1.5
198879
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 14.4
+3.8
198973
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.5
+4.6
199082
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+4.1
1991NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.0
+10.4
1992NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 18.6
+6.7
1993NBA Champion81
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 22.0
+8.3
199472
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.4
+9.7
199579
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.4
+10.5
1996NBA Champion77
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 20.2
+11.3
1997NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.1
+7.2
1998NBA Champion44
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 14.5
+6.7
199950
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 12.5
+4.2
200082
Rajon Rondo 8.3
201865

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 11.3
+2.1
200164
Rajon Rondo 9.2
201946

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 10.6
+3.5
200262
Rajon Rondo 7.1
2020NBA Champion48

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 10.8
+5.4
200364
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 5.9
+1.1
200423
Rajon Rondo 4.8
202239

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 1 season more than Scottie Pippen in the NBA.

In that year—his season 18 in 2022—he averaged 4.8 points in a total of 39 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+10.0
198810
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 13.1
+2.9
198917
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.3
+2.4
199015
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+5.8
1991NBA Champion17
Rajon Rondo 15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+5.5
1992NBA Champion22
Rajon Rondo 14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 20.1
+2.8
1993NBA Champion19
Rajon Rondo 17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 22.8
+22.8
199410
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+17.8
199510
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.9
+7.4
1996NBA Champion18
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.2
+9.7
1997NBA Champion19
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.8
+16.8
1998NBA Champion21
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 18.3
+6.8
19994
Rajon Rondo 11.5
20172

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 14.9
+4.6
200016
Rajon Rondo 10.3
20189

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 13.7
+13.7
20013
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.3
+7.4
20023
Rajon Rondo 8.9
2020NBA Champion16

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 5.8
+1.6
20034
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen -
DNP
20040
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Rajon Rondo didn't play in the postseason.