Vince Carter vs. Blake Griffin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Blake Griffin 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 Blake Griffin.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Blake Griffin has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vince Carter scored more total points in both stages. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Blake Griffin averages 2.3 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (19.0 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 11,215 points more than Blake Griffin (25,728 vs. 14,513).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
22
Blake Griffin 19.0
+2.3
13

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+11,215
22
Blake Griffin 14,513
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Blake Griffin has a better career point average than Vince Carter (+0.1 points per game) while Vince Carter scored more points (+355).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
11
Blake Griffin 18.2
+0.1
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+355
11
Blake Griffin 1,238
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+1
Blake Griffin 1

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+21
Blake Griffin 11

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+98
Blake Griffin 87

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+209
Blake Griffin 388

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+452
Blake Griffin 642

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+731
Blake Griffin 742

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+45
Blake Griffin 23

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Blake Griffin 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Blake Griffin 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+5
Blake Griffin 7

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+8
Blake Griffin 32

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+13
Blake Griffin 55

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+22
Blake Griffin 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Blake Griffin 2
+2

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:+2.3+1.1+0.6+5.8+0.8+1.9+4.3+1.0+2.0+10.2+9+776
Blake Griffin 19.0 7.1 14.4 49.3 0.7 2.1 32.8 4.1 5.9 69.6 13 765

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:+11,215+3,874+10,351+5.8+1,752+4,529+4.3+1,715+1,574+10.2+9+776
Blake Griffin 14,513 5,419 10,988 49.3 538 1,639 32.8 3,137 4,508 69.6 13 765

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:+0.1+0.7+0.9+7.6+1.0+2.9+3.9+0.3+6.5+1+20
Blake Griffin 18.2 7.0 14.3 49.2 0.4 1.1 37.7 3.8 5.1 73.1 10 68

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:+355+80+370+7.6+90+275+3.9+105+103+6.5+1+20
Blake Griffin 1,238 477 970 49.2 29 77 37.7 255 349 73.1 10 68

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
199950
Blake Griffin 22.5
+4.2
201182

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+5.0
200082
Blake Griffin 20.7
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+9.6
200175
Blake Griffin 18.0
201380

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+0.6
200260
Blake Griffin 24.1
201480

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
200343
Blake Griffin 21.9
+1.3
201567

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+1.1
200473
Blake Griffin 21.4
201635

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+2.9
200577
Blake Griffin 21.6
201761

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+2.8
200679
Blake Griffin 21.4
201858

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+0.7
200782
Blake Griffin 24.5
201975

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+5.8
200876
Blake Griffin 15.5
202018

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+9.8
200980
Blake Griffin 11.0
202146

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+10.2
201075
Blake Griffin 6.4
202256

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+9.9
201173
Blake Griffin 4.1
202341

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 9 seasons more than Blake Griffin in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 22, 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
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+0.2
20003
Blake Griffin 19.1
201211

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+14.1
200112
Blake Griffin 13.2
20136

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Blake Griffin 23.5
+23.5
201413

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Blake Griffin 25.5
+25.5
201514

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Blake Griffin 15.0
+15.0
20164

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+6.5
20054
Blake Griffin 20.3
20173

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20180

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
200712
Blake Griffin 24.5
+2.2
20192

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20200

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Blake Griffin 9.0
+9.0
202112

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+11.5
201014
Blake Griffin 4.0
20222

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Blake Griffin 0.0
20231

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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