Vince Carter vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning and Vince Carter 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 Alonzo Mourning.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Alonzo Mourning has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Alonzo Mourning averages 0.4 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (17.1 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 11,417 points more than Alonzo Mourning (25,728 vs. 14,311).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
22
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
+0.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+11,417
22
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Alonzo Mourning (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+302).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+4.5
11
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+302
11
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+1
Alonzo Mourning 1

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+28
Alonzo Mourning 4

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+130
Alonzo Mourning 55

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+261
Alonzo Mourning 336

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+430
Alonzo Mourning 664

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+641
Alonzo Mourning 832

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+62
Alonzo Mourning 6

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Alonzo Mourning 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Alonzo Mourning 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+6
Alonzo Mourning 6

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+10
Alonzo Mourning 30

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+9
Alonzo Mourning 59

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
Alonzo Mourning 89
+1

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Alonzo Mourning 6
+6

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+0.4+0.1+2.2+9.2+1.5+3.9+12.4+1.7+3.1+10.6+7+703
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+11,417+4,177+11,638+9.2+2,268+6,079+12.4+795+220+10.6+7+703
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+4.5+1.7+6.1+9.7+1.3+3.8+3.0+0.1+1.4+14.7+7
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+302+116+479+9.7+112+333+3.0+42+167+14.7+7
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
199950
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
+2.7
199378

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+4.2
200082
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
199460

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+6.3
200175
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
199577

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+1.5
200260
Alonzo Mourning 23.2
199670

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+0.8
200343
Alonzo Mourning 19.8
199766

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+3.3
200473
Alonzo Mourning 19.2
199858

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+4.4
200577
Alonzo Mourning 20.1
199946

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+2.5
200679
Alonzo Mourning 21.7
200079

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+11.6
200782
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
200113

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+5.6
200876
Alonzo Mourning 15.7
200275

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+12.8
200980
Alonzo Mourning 8.0
200412

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+9.0
201075
Alonzo Mourning 7.6
200537

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+6.2
201173
Alonzo Mourning 7.8
2006NBA Champion65

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 10.1
+1.5
201261
Alonzo Mourning 8.6
200777

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 13.4
+7.4
201381
Alonzo Mourning 6.0
200825

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 7 seasons more than Alonzo Mourning in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 22, from 2014 to 2020—he averaged 7.4 points in a total of 474 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.9 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
+23.8
19939

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+5.3
200112
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
19954

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Alonzo Mourning 18.0
+18.0
19963

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Alonzo Mourning 17.8
+17.8
199717

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Alonzo Mourning 19.3
+19.3
19984

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+5.2
20054
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
19995

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+8.0
200611
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
200010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+10.6
200712
Alonzo Mourning 11.7
20013

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20020

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20040

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+9.4
201014
Alonzo Mourning 6.1
200515

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Alonzo Mourning 3.8
+3.8
2006NBA Champion21

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 8.3
+2.0
20124
Alonzo Mourning 6.3
20074

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20130
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20080

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 28 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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