Shawn Kemp vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning and Shawn Kemp 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 Shawn Kemp scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Alonzo Mourning has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Alonzo Mourning averages 2.5 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (17.1 points against 14.6). On the other hand Shawn Kemp scored a total of 1,036 points more than Alonzo Mourning (15,347 vs. 14,311).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 14.6 | 14 | |
| Alonzo Mourning | 17.1 | +2.5 | 15 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 15,347 | +1,036 | 14 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 14,311 | 15 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Shawn Kemp has a better career point average than Alonzo Mourning (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+231).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 17.3 | +3.7 | 10 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 13.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 1,522 | +231 | 10 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 1,291 | 11 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 0 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 305 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 336 | +31 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 751 | +87 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 664 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 1,014 | +182 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 832 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 37 | +31 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 39 | +9 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 72 | +13 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 59 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 86 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 89 | +3 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 2 | |||
| Alonzo Mourning | 6 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 14.6 | 5.2 | 10.7 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 27.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 74.1 | 14 | 1,051 |
| difference: | +2.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +3.9 | +3.0 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +4.9 | +1 | +213 | ||
| Alonzo Mourning | 17.1 | 6.1 | 11.6 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 24.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 69.2 | 15 | 838 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 15,347 | 5,505 | 11,278 | 48.8 | 33 | 119 | 27.7 | 4,304 | 5,805 | 74.1 | 14 | 1,051 |
| difference: | +1,036 | +389 | +1,577 | +3.9 | +11 | +30 | +3.0 | +247 | +57 | +4.9 | +1 | +213 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 14,311 | 5,116 | 9,701 | 52.7 | 22 | 89 | 24.7 | 4,057 | 5,862 | 69.2 | 15 | 838 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 17.3 | 5.8 | 11.7 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 79.7 | 10 | 88 |
| difference: | +3.7 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +16.8 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +14.8 | +1 | +7 | |
| Alonzo Mourning | 13.6 | 4.6 | 9.1 | 51.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 36.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 64.9 | 11 | 95 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 1,522 | 514 | 1,032 | 49.8 | 3 | 15 | 20.0 | 491 | 616 | 79.7 | 10 | 88 |
| difference: | +231 | +73 | +171 | +1.4 | +4 | +4 | +16.8 | +89 | +3 | +14.8 | +1 | +7 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 1,291 | 441 | 861 | 51.2 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 402 | 619 | 64.9 | 11 | 95 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Alonzo Mourning's additional seasons: | ||||
* Alonzo Mourning played 1 season more than Shawn Kemp in the NBA. In that year—his season 15 in 2008—he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 25 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 23.8 | +23.8 | 1993 | 9 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 13.2 | +13.2 | 1991 | 5 |
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 6.1 | +6.1 | 2005 | 15 |
Alonzo Mourning's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Alonzo Mourning didn't play in the postseason. |