Steven Adams vs. Vince Carter: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Vince Carter and Steven Adams 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Steven Adams.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter has better scoring stats than Steven Adams 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 7.9 points more than Steven Adams in his 11 seasons (16.7 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 18,985 points more (25,728 vs. 6,743).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
11
Vince Carter 16.7
+7.9
22

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,743
11
Vince Carter 25,728
+18,985
22

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+10.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,044).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Vince Carter 18.1
+10.6
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
8
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,044
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Vince Carter 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Vince Carter 32
+32

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Vince Carter 185
+185

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Vince Carter 597
+557

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 318
Vince Carter 1,094
+776

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 728
Vince Carter 1,473
+745

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
Vince Carter 68
+32

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Vince Carter 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Vince Carter 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Vince Carter 12
+12

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Vince Carter 40
+40

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
Vince Carter 68
+46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
Vince Carter 88
+25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+10
Vince Carter 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 8.8 3.7 6.3 58.6 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.3 11 764
difference:+7.9+2.3+7.5+15.0+1.5+4.0+31.2+1.6+1.1+26.5+11+777
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 6,743 2,804 4,786 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,134 2,129 53.3 11 764
difference:+18,985+6,489+16,553+15.0+2,289+6,151+31.2+3,718+3,953+26.5+11+777
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 7.5 3.1 5.0 61.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 53.4 8 73
difference:+10.6+3.2+10.2+19.8+1.4+4.0+33.8+2.7+2.5+26.2+3+15
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 549 224 365 61.4 0 3 0.0 101 189 53.4 8 73
difference:+1,044+333+975+19.8+119+349+33.8+259+263+26.2+3+15
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Vince Carter 18.3
+15.0
199950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
201570
Vince Carter 25.7
+18.0
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Vince Carter 27.6
+19.6
200175

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
201780
Vince Carter 24.7
+13.4
200260

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201876
Vince Carter 20.6
+6.7
200343

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Vince Carter 22.5
+8.6
200473

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
Vince Carter 24.5
+13.6
200577

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
Vince Carter 24.5
+16.9
200577

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
Vince Carter 24.5
+17.6
200577

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.6
202342
Vince Carter 24.2
+15.6
200679

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
202558
Vince Carter 25.2
+21.3
200782

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 13 seasons more than Steven Adams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 24, from 2008 to 2020—he averaged 11.7 points in a total of 920 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
201618
Vince Carter 27.3
+17.2
200112

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+8.0
20175
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
+10.5
20186
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
+11.8
20195
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
20207
Vince Carter 26.8
+16.7
20054

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
20227
Vince Carter 26.8
+23.4
20054

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20230
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 5.7
20257
Vince Carter 22.3
+16.6
200712

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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