Scottie Pippen vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace 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.

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 Rasheed Wallace 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 1.7 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (16.1 points against 14.4), and he also scored a total of 2,934 points more (18,940 vs. 16,006).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Scottie Pippen 16.1
+1.7
17
Rasheed Wallace 14.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+2,934
17
Rasheed Wallace 16,006
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 Rasheed Wallace (+4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,258).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Scottie Pippen 17.5
+4.0
16
Rasheed Wallace 13.5
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+1,258
16
Rasheed Wallace 2,384
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 5
+4
Rasheed Wallace 1

30+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 49
+23
Rasheed Wallace 26

20+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 367
+114
Rasheed Wallace 253

10+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 943
+112
Rasheed Wallace 831

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Pippen 1,160
+58
Rasheed Wallace 1,102

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Pippen 18
+11
Rasheed Wallace 7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 6
+3
Rasheed Wallace 3

20+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 87
+55
Rasheed Wallace 32

10+ Point Games

Scottie Pippen 178
+42
Rasheed Wallace 136

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Scottie Pippen 206
+33
Rasheed Wallace 173

0 Point Games (games without points)

Scottie Pippen 2
Rasheed Wallace 4
+2

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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:+1.7+0.6+1.1+0.5+0.2+0.4+1.0+0.6+0.9+1.7+1+69
Rasheed Wallace 14.4 5.7 12.2 46.7 1.0 2.9 33.6 2.1 2.9 72.1 16 1,109

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:+2,934+1,100+2,171+0.5+108+226+1.0+842+1,275+1.7+1+69
Rasheed Wallace 16,006 6,320 13,529 46.7 1,086 3,228 33.6 2,280 3,162 72.1 16 1,109

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:+4.0+1.2+2.8+0.0+0.1+0.1+4.9+1.7+2.3+0.7+2+31
Rasheed Wallace 13.5 5.2 11.7 44.4 1.1 3.1 35.2 2.0 2.8 71.7 14 177

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:+1,258+418+944+0.0+10+120+4.9+412+565+0.7+2+31
Rasheed Wallace 2,384 917 2,065 44.4 190 540 35.2 360 502 71.7 14 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 7.9
198879
Rasheed Wallace 10.1
+2.2
199665

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 14.4
198973
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
+0.7
199762

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.5
+1.9
199082
Rasheed Wallace 14.6
199877

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+5.0
1991NBA Champion82
Rasheed Wallace 12.8
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.0
+4.6
1992NBA Champion82
Rasheed Wallace 16.4
200081

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 18.6
1993NBA Champion81
Rasheed Wallace 19.2
+0.6
200177

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 22.0
+2.7
199472
Rasheed Wallace 19.3
200279

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.4
+3.3
199579
Rasheed Wallace 18.1
200374

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.4
+3.4
1996NBA Champion77
Rasheed Wallace 16.0
2004NBA Champion68

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 20.2
+5.7
1997NBA Champion82
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
200579

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.1
+4.0
1998NBA Champion44
Rasheed Wallace 15.1
200680

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 14.5
+2.2
199950
Rasheed Wallace 12.3
200775

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 12.5
200082
Rasheed Wallace 12.7
+0.2
200877

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 11.3
200164
Rasheed Wallace 12.0
+0.7
200966

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 10.6
+1.6
200262
Rasheed Wallace 9.0
201079

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 10.8
+3.8
200364
Rasheed Wallace 7.0
201321

Scottie Pippen's additional seasons:

* Scottie Pippen played 1 season more than Rasheed Wallace in the NBA.

In that year—his season 17 in 2004—he averaged 5.9 points in a total of 23 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+10.0
198810
Rasheed Wallace -
DNP
19960

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 13.1
198917
Rasheed Wallace 19.8
+6.7
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.3
+4.8
199015
Rasheed Wallace 14.5
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+6.8
1991NBA Champion17
Rasheed Wallace 14.8
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+1.6
1992NBA Champion22
Rasheed Wallace 17.9
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 20.1
+3.4
1993NBA Champion19
Rasheed Wallace 16.7
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 22.8
199410
Rasheed Wallace 25.3
+2.5
20023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+0.4
199510
Rasheed Wallace 17.4
20037

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.9
+3.9
1996NBA Champion18
Rasheed Wallace 13.0
2004NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 19.2
+5.6
1997NBA Champion19
Rasheed Wallace 13.6
200525

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.8
+2.7
1998NBA Champion21
Rasheed Wallace 14.1
200618

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 18.3
+4.0
19994
Rasheed Wallace 14.3
200716

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 14.9
+1.7
200016
Rasheed Wallace 13.2
200817

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 13.7
+7.2
20013
Rasheed Wallace 6.5
20094

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 16.3
+10.2
20023
Rasheed Wallace 6.1
201024

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Scottie Pippen 5.8
+5.8
20034
Rasheed Wallace -
DNP
20130

Scottie Pippen's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Scottie Pippen didn't play in the postseason.