Stephon Marbury vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Stephon Marbury has better scoring stats than Naz Reid 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 7.7 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (19.3 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 11,548 points more (16,297 vs. 4,749).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+7.7
13
Naz Reid 11.6
7

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+11,548
13
Naz Reid 4,749
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Stephon Marbury has a better career point average than Naz Reid (+2.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+45).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 12.6
+2.7
5
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Marbury 402
+45
5
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 1
+1
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 16
+16
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 117
+113
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 401
+353
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 734
+495
Naz Reid 239

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 838
+434
Naz Reid 404

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 8
+1
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 2
+2
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 8
+6
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Stephon Marbury 19
Naz Reid 20
+1

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Marbury 29
Naz Reid 34
+5

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Marbury 3
+1
Naz Reid 2

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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:+7.7+2.4+6.7+5.3+0.2+0.2+4.7+3.1+3.8+5.8+6+435
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.6 1.4 3.8 37.2 1.4 1.9 72.6 7 411

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:+11,548+3,971+9,626+5.3+417+1,504+4.7+3,189+4,006+5.8+6+435
Naz Reid 4,749 1,798 3,698 48.6 574 1,544 37.2 579 798 72.6 7 411

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:+2.7+1.1+5.7+12.0+0.7+0.8+10.8+1.0+1.3+1.2+2+4
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+45+22+153+12.0+26+40+10.8+27+37+1.2+2+4
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+6.8
199767
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+6.5
199882
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+13.0
199949
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+10.7
200074
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+10.4
200167
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+6.2
200282
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+12.3
200381
Naz Reid 10.0
20265

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 6 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2004 to 2009—he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 344 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990
Naz Reid 4.8
+4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020
Naz Reid 10.4
+10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+22.0
20036
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Stephon Marbury played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 3.7.