Stephon Castle vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kristaps Porzingis averages 4.9 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (19.6 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 8,649 points more (9,839 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
1
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
+4.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839
+8,649
9

Points in the Playoffs

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

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
+11.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Kristaps Porzingis 334
+334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Kristaps Porzingis 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Kristaps Porzingis 55
+53

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
Kristaps Porzingis 239
+213

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
Kristaps Porzingis 459
+399

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
Kristaps Porzingis 500
+421

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 1

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kristaps Porzingis' 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 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+4.9+1.7+2.7+3.3+0.7+1.1+8.1+0.9+0.6+10.5+8+420
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 82.9 9 501

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81
difference:+8,649+3,030+6,498+3.3+855+2,264+8.1+1,734+2,047+10.5+8+420
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 3,453 7,486 46.1 950 2,597 36.6 1,983 2,391 82.9 9 501

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+11.9+3.9+9.0+43.0+1.1+3.5+31.3+3.1+3.9+79.8+4+28
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+334+108+251+43.0+31+99+31.3+87+109+79.8+4+28
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
+0.4
202581
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
201672

Kristaps Porzingis' additional seasons:

* Kristaps Porzingis played 8 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2017 to 2025—he averaged 20.5 points in a total of 429 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 18.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160

Kristaps Porzingis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Kristaps Porzingis played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.7 ppg and his lowest 7.7.