Vince Carter vs. Khris Middleton: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Khris Middleton 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 Khris Middleton.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Khris Middleton. 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 0.1 points more than Khris Middleton in his 13 seasons (16.7 points against 16.6), and he also scored a total of 12,827 points more (25,728 vs. 12,901).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +0.1 | 22 |
| Khris Middleton | 16.6 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +12,827 | 22 |
| Khris Middleton | 12,901 | 13 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Khris Middleton has a better career point average than Vince Carter (+2.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+57).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 11 | |
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | +2.5 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 11 | |
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | +57 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +320 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 277 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +447 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 647 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +707 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 766 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +58 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 10 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 41 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 75 | +7 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +8 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 80 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 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: | +0.1 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +8.0 | +9 | +765 | |
| Khris Middleton | 16.6 | 6.0 | 13.1 | 46.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 38.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 87.8 | 13 | 776 |
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: | +12,827 | +4,605 | +11,152 | +2.5 | +881 | +2,524 | +1.6 | +2,736 | +3,673 | +8.0 | +9 | +765 |
| Khris Middleton | 12,901 | 4,688 | 10,187 | 46.0 | 1,409 | 3,644 | 38.7 | 2,116 | 2,409 | 87.8 | 13 | 776 |
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: | +2.5 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +5.2 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +7.0 | +2 | +8 |
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 44.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 39.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
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: | +57 | +34 | +1 | +2.6 | +77 | +151 | +5.2 | +88 | +138 | +7.0 | +2 | +8 |
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | 591 | 1,339 | 44.1 | 196 | 503 | 39.0 | 272 | 314 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 8 seasons more than Khris Middleton 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 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2017 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 24.7 | +24.7 | 2018 | 7 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2022 | 2 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 23.8 | +23.8 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 8.3 | +8.3 | 2012 | 4 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
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. |