Vince Carter vs. Andre Drummond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andre Drummond 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 Andre Drummond.

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 Andre Drummond 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 4.2 points more than Andre Drummond in his 13 seasons (16.7 points against 12.5), and he also scored a total of 14,435 points more (25,728 vs. 11,293).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+4.2
22
Andre Drummond 12.5
13

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+14,435
22
Andre Drummond 11,293
13

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 Andre Drummond (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,409).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+7.3
11
Andre Drummond 10.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,409
11
Andre Drummond 184
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Andre Drummond 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+32
Andre Drummond 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+175
Andre Drummond 10

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+445
Andre Drummond 152

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+519
Andre Drummond 575

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+583
Andre Drummond 890

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+54
Andre Drummond 14

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Andre Drummond 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Andre Drummond 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+12
Andre Drummond 0

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+39
Andre Drummond 1

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+58
Andre Drummond 10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+72
Andre Drummond 16

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Andre Drummond 1
+1

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:+4.2+0.8+4.1+10.6+1.5+3.8+24.2+1.1+0.2+31.2+9+637
Andre Drummond 12.5 5.2 9.7 54.2 0.0 0.2 12.9 2.0 4.1 48.6 13 904

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:+14,435+4,553+12,586+10.6+2,272+6,028+24.2+3,057+2,386+31.2+9+637
Andre Drummond 11,293 4,740 8,753 54.2 18 140 12.9 1,795 3,696 48.6 13 904

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:+7.3+1.8+6.3+9.4+1.4+3.9+33.8+2.3+1.0+36.7+7+71
Andre Drummond 10.8 4.5 8.9 51.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.8 4.1 42.9 4 17

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:+1,409+480+1,189+9.4+119+350+33.8+330+382+36.7+7+71
Andre Drummond 184 77 151 51.0 0 2 0.0 30 70 42.9 4 17

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+10.4
199950
Andre Drummond 7.9
201360

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+12.2
200082
Andre Drummond 13.5
201481

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+13.8
200175
Andre Drummond 13.8
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+8.5
200260
Andre Drummond 16.2
201681

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+7.0
200343
Andre Drummond 13.6
201781

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+7.5
200473
Andre Drummond 15.0
201878

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+7.2
200577
Andre Drummond 17.3
201979

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+6.8
200577
Andre Drummond 17.7
202057

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+9.6
200577
Andre Drummond 14.9
202146

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+9.3
200679
Andre Drummond 14.9
202146

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+10.3
200782
Andre Drummond 14.9
202146

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+13.4
200876
Andre Drummond 7.9
202273

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+14.8
200980
Andre Drummond 6.0
202367

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+8.2
201075
Andre Drummond 8.4
202479

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+6.7
201173
Andre Drummond 7.3
202540

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 9 seasons more than Andre Drummond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 24, from 2012 to 2020—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 616 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.4 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20140

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20150

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Andre Drummond 16.8
+16.8
20164

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20170

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20180

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+12.5
20054
Andre Drummond 14.3
20194

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20200

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+17.8
20054
Andre Drummond 9.0
20215

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+20.6
200611
Andre Drummond 9.0
20215

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+13.3
200712
Andre Drummond 9.0
20215

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Andre Drummond 3.8
+3.8
20224

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20230

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+15.5
201014
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20240

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Andre Drummond -
DNP
20250

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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