Victor Wembanyama vs. Andrew Wiggins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andrew Wiggins and Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andrew Wiggins.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Andrew Wiggins scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Andrew Wiggins 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 4.4 points more than Andrew Wiggins in his 12 seasons (22.8 points against 18.4). On the other hand Andrew Wiggins scored a total of 11,545 points more than Victor Wembanyama (14,560 vs. 3,015).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Victor Wembanyama 22.8
+4.4
3
Andrew Wiggins 18.4
12

Total Points

Seasons
Victor Wembanyama 3,015
3
Andrew Wiggins 14,560
+11,545
12

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Andrew Wiggins has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama 0
0
Andrew Wiggins 16.0
+16.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama 0
0
Andrew Wiggins 705
+705
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Victor Wembanyama 1
+1
Andrew Wiggins 0

40+ Point Games

Victor Wembanyama 5
Andrew Wiggins 10
+5

30+ Point Games

Victor Wembanyama 27
Andrew Wiggins 52
+25

20+ Point Games

Victor Wembanyama 84
Andrew Wiggins 335
+251

10+ Point Games

Victor Wembanyama 127
Andrew Wiggins 717
+590

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Victor Wembanyama 132
Andrew Wiggins 789
+657

0 Point Games (games without points)

Victor Wembanyama 0
Andrew Wiggins 1
+1

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Andrew Wiggins' 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
Victor Wembanyama 22.8 8.3 17.4 47.5 2.2 6.5 34.1 4.1 5.0 81.2 3 132
difference:+4.4+1.4+2.2+2.5+0.7+2.3+1.6+0.9+0.6+8.7+9+658
Andrew Wiggins 18.4 6.9 15.2 45.0 1.5 4.2 35.7 3.2 4.4 72.5 12 790

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Victor Wembanyama 3,015 1,092 2,301 47.5 294 863 34.1 537 661 81.2 3 132
difference:+11,545+4,324+9,735+2.5+896+2,469+1.6+2,001+2,840+8.7+9+658
Andrew Wiggins 14,560 5,416 12,036 45.0 1,190 3,332 35.7 2,538 3,501 72.5 12 790

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+16.0+6.2+13.6+45.6+1.5+4.8+32.4+2.1+3.2+65.5+4+44
Andrew Wiggins 16.0 6.2 13.6 45.6 1.5 4.8 32.4 2.1 3.2 65.5 4 44

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+705+272+597+45.6+68+210+32.4+93+142+65.5+4+44
Andrew Wiggins 705 272 597 45.6 68 210 32.4 93 142 65.5 4 44

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+4.5
202471
Andrew Wiggins 16.9
201582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+3.6
202546
Andrew Wiggins 20.7
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Victor Wembanyama 25.1
+1.5
202615
Andrew Wiggins 23.6
201782

Andrew Wiggins' additional seasons:

* Andrew Wiggins played 10 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 13, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 605 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 13.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
Andrew Wiggins -
DNP
20170
* season in progress

Andrew Wiggins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Andrew Wiggins played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 48 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.7 ppg and his lowest 11.5.