Toni Kukoc vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen and Toni Kukoc 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 Scottie Pippen has better scoring stats than Toni Kukoc 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Scottie Pippen averages 4.5 points more than Toni Kukoc in his 13 seasons (16.1 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 9,130 points more (18,940 vs. 9,810).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Toni Kukoc 11.6
13
Scottie Pippen 16.1
+4.5
17

Total Points

Seasons
Toni Kukoc 9,810
13
Scottie Pippen 18,940
+9,130
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Scottie Pippen has a better career point average than Toni Kukoc (+6.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,578).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Toni Kukoc 10.7
9
Scottie Pippen 17.5
+6.8
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Toni Kukoc 1,064
9
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+2,578
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 0
Scottie Pippen 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 9
Scottie Pippen 49
+40

20+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 116
Scottie Pippen 367
+251

10+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 481
Scottie Pippen 943
+462

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Toni Kukoc 812
Scottie Pippen 1,160
+348

0 Point Games (games without points)

Toni Kukoc 34
+16
Scottie Pippen 18

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 1
Scottie Pippen 6
+5

20+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 7
Scottie Pippen 87
+80

10+ Point Games

Toni Kukoc 49
Scottie Pippen 178
+129

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Toni Kukoc 97
Scottie Pippen 206
+109

0 Point Games (games without points)

Toni Kukoc 2
Scottie Pippen 2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 11.6 4.3 9.6 44.7 0.9 2.6 33.5 2.1 2.9 72.9 13 846
difference:+4.5+2.0+3.7+2.6+0.1+0.1+0.9+0.6+0.9+2.5+4+332
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 9,810 3,633 8,127 44.7 731 2,184 33.5 1,813 2,487 72.9 13 846
difference:+9,130+3,787+7,573+2.6+247+818+0.9+1,309+1,950+2.5+4+332
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 10.7 3.9 8.9 44.0 1.1 3.2 34.2 1.9 2.7 69.7 9 99
difference:+6.8+2.5+5.6+0.4+0.1+3.9+1.8+2.4+2.7+7+109
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Toni Kukoc 1,064 386 878 44.0 108 316 34.2 184 264 69.7 9 99
difference:+2,578+949+2,131+0.4+92+344+3.9+588+803+2.7+7+109
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 10.9
+3.0
199475
Scottie Pippen 7.9
198879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 15.7
+1.3
199581
Scottie Pippen 14.4
198973

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1996NBA Champion81
Scottie Pippen 16.5
+3.4
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.2
1997NBA Champion57
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+4.6
1991NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.3
1998NBA Champion74
Scottie Pippen 21.0
+7.7
1992NBA Champion82

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 18.8
+0.2
199944
Scottie Pippen 18.6
1993NBA Champion81

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 14.8
200056
Scottie Pippen 22.0
+7.2
199472

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 14.8
200056
Scottie Pippen 21.4
+6.6
199579

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 14.8
200056
Scottie Pippen 19.4
+4.6
1996NBA Champion77

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 11.1
200165
Scottie Pippen 20.2
+9.1
1997NBA Champion82

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.9
200259
Scottie Pippen 19.1
+9.2
1998NBA Champion44

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 11.6
200363
Scottie Pippen 14.5
+2.9
199950

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 8.4
200473
Scottie Pippen 12.5
+4.1
200082

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 5.6
200553
Scottie Pippen 11.3
+5.7
200164

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 4.9
200665
Scottie Pippen 10.6
+5.7
200262

Scottie Pippen's additional seasons:

* Scottie Pippen played 2 seasons more than Toni Kukoc in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 17, from 2003 to 2004—he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 87 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.3
199410
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+0.7
198810

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.8
+0.7
199510
Scottie Pippen 13.1
198917

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 10.8
1996NBA Champion15
Scottie Pippen 19.3
+8.5
199015

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 7.9
1997NBA Champion19
Scottie Pippen 21.6
+13.7
1991NBA Champion17

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1998NBA Champion21
Scottie Pippen 19.5
+6.4
1992NBA Champion22

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
19990
Scottie Pippen 20.1
+20.1
1993NBA Champion19

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.3
200010
Scottie Pippen 22.8
+13.5
199410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.3
200010
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+8.5
199510

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 9.3
200010
Scottie Pippen 16.9
+7.6
1996NBA Champion18

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20010
Scottie Pippen 19.2
+19.2
1997NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20020
Scottie Pippen 16.8
+16.8
1998NBA Champion21

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 14.8
20036
Scottie Pippen 18.3
+3.5
19994

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 8.4
20045
Scottie Pippen 14.9
+6.5
200016

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20050
Scottie Pippen 13.7
+13.7
20013

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Toni Kukoc 7.3
20063
Scottie Pippen 16.3
+9.0
20023

Scottie Pippen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Scottie Pippen played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 4 games.