Shawn Kemp vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Shawn Kemp 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Shawn Kemp averages 9.2 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (14.6 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 11,133 points more (15,347 vs. 4,214).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 14.6
+9.2
14
Kendrick Perkins 5.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Shawn Kemp 15,347
+11,133
14
Kendrick Perkins 4,214
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shawn Kemp has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+12.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+787).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 17.3
+12.2
10
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Shawn Kemp 1,522
+787
10
Kendrick Perkins 735
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 1
+1
Kendrick Perkins 0

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 22
+22
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 305
+298
Kendrick Perkins 7

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 751
+618
Kendrick Perkins 133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 1,014
+346
Kendrick Perkins 668

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 37
Kendrick Perkins 114
+77

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 5
+5
Kendrick Perkins 0

20+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 39
+39
Kendrick Perkins 0

10+ Point Games

Shawn Kemp 72
+46
Kendrick Perkins 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Shawn Kemp 86
Kendrick Perkins 122
+36

0 Point Games (games without points)

Shawn Kemp 2
Kendrick Perkins 21
+19

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+9.2+3.0+6.6+4.2+0.1+27.7+3.1+3.8+14.7+269
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
Shawn Kemp 15,347 5,505 11,278 48.8 33 119 27.7 4,304 5,805 74.1 14 1,051
difference:+11,133+3,800+8,059+4.2+33+105+27.7+3,500+4,452+14.7+269
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
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:+12.2+3.8+7.7+0.4+0.2+20.0+4.5+5.4+13.5+1+55
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
Shawn Kemp 1,522 514 1,032 49.8 3 15 20.0 491 616 79.7 10 88
difference:+787+224+454+0.4+3+11+20.0+336+382+13.5+1+55
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
Shawn Kemp 6.5
+4.3
199081
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
200410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.0
+12.5
199181
Kendrick Perkins 2.5
200560

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 15.5
+10.3
199264
Kendrick Perkins 5.2
200668

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.8
+13.3
199378
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
200772

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.1
+11.2
199479
Kendrick Perkins 6.9
2008NBA Champion78

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.7
+10.2
199582
Kendrick Perkins 8.5
200976

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 19.6
+9.5
199679
Kendrick Perkins 10.1
201078

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.7
+12.7
199781
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 18.0
+12.0
199880
Kendrick Perkins 6.0
201129

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 20.5
+15.4
199942
Kendrick Perkins 5.1
201265

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.8
+13.6
200082
Kendrick Perkins 4.2
201378

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 6.5
+3.1
200168
Kendrick Perkins 3.4
201462

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 6.1
+2.5
200275
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 6.8
+3.2
200379
Kendrick Perkins 3.6
201568

Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons:

* Kendrick Perkins played 3 seasons more than Shawn Kemp in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2015 to 2018—he averaged 3.2 points in a total of 106 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 3.6 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19900
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 13.2
+11.7
19915
Kendrick Perkins 1.5
20056

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 17.4
+17.4
19929
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 16.5
+16.5
199319
Kendrick Perkins -
DNP
20070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 14.8
+8.2
19945
Kendrick Perkins 6.6
2008NBA Champion25

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 24.8
+12.9
19954
Kendrick Perkins 11.9
200914

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 20.9
+15.2
199620
Kendrick Perkins 5.7
201023

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 21.6
+17.1
199712
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 26.0
+21.5
19984
Kendrick Perkins 4.5
201117

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19990
Kendrick Perkins 4.7
+4.7
201220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
20000
Kendrick Perkins 2.2
+2.2
201311

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
20010
Kendrick Perkins 3.2
+3.2
201419

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 3.7
+2.4
20023
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Shawn Kemp 3.0
+1.7
20037
Kendrick Perkins 1.3
20158

Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 1.3 points in a total of 8 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 1.3 ppg and his lowest 1.3.