Stephon Castle vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Stephon Castle 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 Brook Lopez has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Brook Lopez has better playoff stats. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Brook Lopez averages 0.7 points more than Stephon Castle in his 2 seasons (15.8 points against 15.1), and he also scored a total of 16,256 points more (17,566 vs. 1,310).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 15.1
2
Brook Lopez 15.8
+0.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,310
2
Brook Lopez 17,566
+16,256
18

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Brook Lopez has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Brook Lopez 14.1
+14.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Brook Lopez 1,252
+1,252
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Brook Lopez 44
+42

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 30
Brook Lopez 346
+316

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 66
Brook Lopez 864
+798

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 85
Brook Lopez 1,108
+1023

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Brook Lopez 4
+2

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Brook Lopez's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 15.1 5.3 12.2 43.7 1.2 4.1 29.0 3.2 4.5 71.3 2 87
difference:+0.7+0.7+0.1+5.9+0.2+1.3+6.2+0.4+1.0+8.4+16+1,025
Brook Lopez 15.8 6.0 12.1 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 18 1,112

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 1,310 464 1,062 43.7 104 359 29.0 278 390 71.3 2 87
difference:+16,256+6,233+12,432+5.9+984+2,732+6.2+2,806+3,479+8.4+16+1,025
Brook Lopez 17,566 6,697 13,494 49.6 1,088 3,091 35.2 3,084 3,869 79.7 18 1,112

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+14.1+5.4+10.6+51.3+1.1+3.2+33.1+2.2+2.6+82.8+9+89
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,252+483+941+51.3+94+284+33.1+192+232+82.8+9+89
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
+1.7
202581
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 20.0
+1.2
20266
Brook Lopez 18.8
201082

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 16 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2011 to 2026—he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 948 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100
* season in progress

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 89 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 5.