Vince Carter vs. Coby White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Coby White 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Coby White.
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 Coby White 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 1.4 points more than Coby White in his 7 seasons (16.7 points against 15.3), and he also scored a total of 19,148 points more (25,728 vs. 6,580).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +1.4 | 22 |
| Coby White | 15.3 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +19,148 | 22 |
| Coby White | 6,580 | 7 | |
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 Coby White (+9.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,551).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | +9.7 | 11 |
| Coby White | 8.4 | 1 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +1,551 | 11 |
| Coby White | 42 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +467 | ||
| Coby White | 130 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +780 | ||
| Coby White | 314 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +1055 | ||
| Coby White | 418 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +56 | ||
| Coby White | 12 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 12 | +12 | ||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +40 | ||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +66 | ||
| Coby White | 2 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +83 | ||
| Coby White | 5 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Coby White | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +1.4 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +6.3 | +15 | +1,111 |
| Coby White | 15.3 | 5.4 | 12.5 | 43.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 36.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 86.1 | 7 | 430 |
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: | +19,148 | +6,962 | +15,953 | +0.3 | +1,288 | +3,444 | +0.3 | +3,936 | +5,018 | +6.3 | +15 | +1,111 |
| Coby White | 6,580 | 2,331 | 5,386 | 43.3 | 1,002 | 2,724 | 36.8 | 916 | 1,064 | 86.1 | 7 | 430 |
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: | +9.7 | +3.3 | +6.2 | +8.2 | +0.2 | +1.8 | +6.2 | +3.3 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +10 | +83 |
| Coby White | 8.4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 33.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 27.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 80.0 | 1 | 5 |
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: | +1,551 | +542 | +1,295 | +8.2 | +111 | +323 | +6.2 | +356 | +447 | +0.4 | +10 | +83 |
| Coby White | 42 | 15 | 45 | 33.3 | 8 | 29 | 27.6 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1 | 5 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 15 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 22, from 2006 to 2020—he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 1,081 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Coby White | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2005 | 4 |
| Coby White | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |