Stephon Marbury vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade and Stephon Marbury 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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Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Stephon Marbury.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Stephon Marbury 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 2.7 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (22.0 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 6,868 points more (23,165 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+2.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+6,868
16

Scoring Titles

Stephon Marbury 0
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+9.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,552).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+9.7
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
5
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,552
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
Dwyane Wade 3
+2

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
Dwyane Wade 34
+18

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
Dwyane Wade 220
+103

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
Dwyane Wade 629
+228

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
Dwyane Wade 970
+236

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+213

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
+5
Dwyane Wade 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 0
Dwyane Wade 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
Dwyane Wade 34
+32

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
Dwyane Wade 111
+103

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
Dwyane Wade 171
+152

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
Dwyane Wade 177
+148

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 3
+3
Dwyane Wade 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846
difference:+2.7+1.2+1.0+4.7+0.7+1.8+3.2+0.9+1.4+1.9+3+208
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846
difference:+6,868+2,685+4,293+4.7+442+1,174+3.2+1,940+2,659+1.9+3+208
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32
difference:+9.7+3.5+4.1+11.8+0.2+1.4+6.5+3.1+3.8+3.0+8+145
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32
difference:+3,552+1,300+2,640+11.8+76+206+6.5+876+1,120+3.0+8+145
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 15.8
199767
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+0.4
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
199882
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+6.4
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
199949
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+5.9
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
200074
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+5.2
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 23.9
200167
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+0.7
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.4
200282
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+9.8
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.3
200381
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+4.3
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+5.3
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+1.9
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+0.5
200582
Dwyane Wade 21.2
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.3
200660
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+2.7
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 16.4
200774
Dwyane Wade 21.5
+5.1
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.9
200824
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+5.1
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+14.5
201760

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 4 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2018 to 2019—he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 273 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+3.3
19973
Dwyane Wade 18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
19985
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+13.6
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+23.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+29.1
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.0
20036
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+11.2
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
20044
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+3.2
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
20044
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+1.5
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+15.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060
Dwyane Wade 17.8
+17.8
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+21.4
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 3.7
200914
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+11.3
20176

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 16.6.

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