Stephon Castle vs. Reggie Miller: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Reggie Miller 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.

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Reggie Miller is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Stephon Castle.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Reggie Miller 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 Reggie Miller 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, Reggie Miller averages 3.5 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (18.2 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 24,089 points more (25,279 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 14.7
1
Reggie Miller 18.2
+3.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,190
1
Reggie Miller 25,279
+24,089
18

Points in the Playoffs

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

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Reggie Miller 20.6
+20.6
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Reggie Miller 2,972
+2,972
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Reggie Miller 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Reggie Miller 9
+9

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Reggie Miller 114
+112

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 26
Reggie Miller 607
+581

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 60
Reggie Miller 1,195
+1135

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 79
Reggie Miller 1,382
+1303

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Reggie Miller 7
+5

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Reggie Miller'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 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81
difference:+3.5+0.7+0.4+4.3+0.6+0.6+11.0+1.4+0.9+16.4+17+1,308
Reggie Miller 18.2 5.9 12.6 47.1 1.8 4.7 39.5 4.5 5.1 88.8 18 1,389

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:+24,089+7,818+16,511+4.3+2,465+6,153+11.0+5,988+6,682+16.4+17+1,308
Reggie Miller 25,279 8,241 17,499 47.1 2,560 6,486 39.5 6,237 7,026 88.8 18 1,389

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+20.6+6.5+14.5+44.9+2.2+5.7+39.0+5.3+6.0+89.3+15+144
Reggie Miller 20.6 6.5 14.5 44.9 2.2 5.7 39.0 5.3 6.0 89.3 15 144

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+2,972+941+2,095+44.9+320+820+39.0+770+862+89.3+15+144
Reggie Miller 2,972 941 2,095 44.9 320 820 39.0 770 862 89.3 15 144

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
+4.7
202581
Reggie Miller 10.0
198882

Reggie Miller's additional seasons:

* Reggie Miller played 17 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 18, from 1989 to 2005—he averaged 18.7 points in a total of 1,307 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.6 ppg and his lowest 10.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19880

Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 15 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.6 points in a total of 144 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.5 ppg and his lowest 9.2.