Vince Carter vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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.

Vince Carter and David Robinson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 46,518 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 4.4 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (21.1 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 4,938 points more than David Robinson (25,728 vs. 20,790).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Vince Carter	16.7		22
David Robinson	21.1	+4.4	14

Total Points			Seasons
Vince Carter	25,728	+4,938	22
David Robinson	20,790		14

Scoring Titles
Vince Carter	0
David Robinson	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

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Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	18.3		1999	50
David Robinson	24.3	+6.0	1990	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	25.7	+0.1	2000	82
David Robinson	25.6		1991	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	27.6	+4.4	2001	75
David Robinson	23.2		1992	68

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.7	+1.3	2002	60
David Robinson	23.4		1993	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	20.6		2003	43
David Robinson	29.8	+9.2	1994	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	22.5		2004	73
David Robinson	27.6	+5.1	1995	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.5		2005	77
David Robinson	25.0	+0.5	1996	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.2	+6.5	2006	79
David Robinson	17.7		1997	6

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	25.2	+3.6	2007	82
David Robinson	21.6		1998	73

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	21.3	+5.5	2008	76
David Robinson	15.8		1999	49

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	20.8	+3.0	2009	80
David Robinson	17.8		2000	80

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	16.6	+2.2	2010	75
David Robinson	14.4		2001	80

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	14.0	+1.8	2011	73
David Robinson	12.2		2002	78

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	10.1	+1.6	2012	61
David Robinson	8.5		2003	64

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 8 seasons more than David Robinson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 22, from 2013 to 2020—he averaged 8.3 points in a total of 555 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.4 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	1999	0
David Robinson	24.3	+24.3	1990	10

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	19.3		2000	3
David Robinson	25.8	+6.5	1991	4

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	27.3	+27.3	2001	12
David Robinson	-	DNP	1992	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2002	0
David Robinson	23.1	+23.1	1993	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2003	0
David Robinson	20.0	+20.0	1994	4

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2004	0
David Robinson	25.3	+25.3	1995	15

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	26.8	+3.2	2005	4
David Robinson	23.6		1996	10

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	29.6	+29.6	2006	11
David Robinson	-	DNP	1997	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	22.3	+2.9	2007	12
David Robinson	19.4		1998	9

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2008	0
David Robinson	15.6	+15.6	1999	17

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2009	0
David Robinson	23.5	+23.5	2000	4

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	15.5		2010	14
David Robinson	16.6	+1.1	2001	13

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2011	0
David Robinson	4.5	+4.5	2002	4

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	8.3	+0.5	2012	4
David Robinson	7.8		2003	23

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 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.