Shawn Kemp vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Stephon Marbury has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Shawn Kemp. 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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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 4.7 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (19.3 points against 14.6), and he also scored a total of 950 points more (16,297 vs. 15,347).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 14.6 | 14 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | +4.7 | 13 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 15,347 | 14 | |
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | +950 | 13 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Shawn Kemp has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+4.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,120).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 17.3 | +4.7 | 10 |
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 1,522 | +1,120 | 10 |
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 0 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 305 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 401 | +96 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 751 | +17 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 734 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 1,014 | +176 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 838 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 37 | +29 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 39 | +31 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 8 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 72 | +53 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 19 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 86 | +57 | ||
| Stephon Marbury | 29 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Shawn Kemp | 2 | |||
| Stephon Marbury | 3 | +1 | ||
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: | +4.7 | +1.6 | +5.0 | +5.5 | +1.2 | +3.5 | +4.8 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +4.3 | +1 | +205 |
| Stephon Marbury | 19.3 | 6.8 | 15.7 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 32.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
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: | +950 | +264 | +2,046 | +5.5 | +958 | +2,929 | +4.8 | +536 | +1,001 | +4.3 | +1 | +205 |
| Stephon Marbury | 16,297 | 5,769 | 13,324 | 43.3 | 991 | 3,048 | 32.5 | 3,768 | 4,804 | 78.4 | 13 | 846 |
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: | +4.7 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +14.3 | +0.8 | +2.9 | +7.3 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +4.7 | +5 | +56 |
| Stephon Marbury | 12.6 | 4.7 | 13.2 | 35.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 27.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
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: | +1,120 | +364 | +610 | +14.3 | +24 | +84 | +7.3 | +416 | +516 | +4.7 | +5 | +56 |
| Stephon Marbury | 402 | 150 | 422 | 35.5 | 27 | 99 | 27.3 | 75 | 100 | 75.0 | 5 | 32 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 1990 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | 21.3 | +21.3 | 1997 | 3 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 17.4 | +17.4 | 1992 | 9 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 16.5 | +16.5 | 1993 | 19 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 14.8 | +14.8 | 1994 | 5 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 24.8 | +24.8 | 1995 | 4 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 20.9 | +20.9 | 1996 | 20 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Shawn Kemp | 3.7 | +3.7 | 2002 | 3 |
| Stephon Marbury | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |