Shawn Kemp vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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.
Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Shawn Kemp.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Shawn Kemp 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 7.4 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (22.0 points against 14.6), and he also scored a total of 7,818 points more (23,165 vs. 15,347).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 14.6 | 14 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | +7.4 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 15,347 | 14 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | +7,818 | 16 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 0 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Shawn Kemp (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,432).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 17.3 | 10 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +5.0 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 1,522 | 10 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +2,432 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 305 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 629 | +324 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 751 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 970 | +219 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 1,014 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 1,051 | +37 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 37 | +34 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 0 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 7 | +7 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 39 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 111 | +72 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 72 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 171 | +99 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 86 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 177 | +91 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 2 | +2 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
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: | +7.4 | +2.8 | +6.0 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +2 | +3 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
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: | +7,818 | +2,949 | +6,339 | +0.8 | +516 | +1,755 | +1.6 | +1,404 | +1,658 | +2.4 | +2 | +3 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 8,454 | 17,617 | 48.0 | 549 | 1,874 | 29.3 | 5,708 | 7,463 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
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: | +5.0 | +2.4 | +5.6 | +2.5 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +13.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +3 | +89 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
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: | +2,432 | +936 | +2,030 | +2.5 | +100 | +290 | +13.8 | +460 | +604 | +1.7 | +3 | +89 |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | 1,450 | 3,062 | 47.4 | 103 | 305 | 33.8 | 951 | 1,220 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Dwyane Wade's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwyane Wade played 2 seasons more than Shawn Kemp in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2018 to 2019—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 139 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2004 | 13 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 14.8 | +14.8 | 1994 | 5 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 15.9 | +15.9 | 2013 | 22 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2014 | 20 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 5 games. |