Vince Carter vs. Kyrie Irving: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyrie Irving 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 while Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyrie Irving has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Vince Carter scored more points in the regular season. 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 7 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (23.7 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 7,295 points more than Kyrie Irving (25,728 vs. 18,433).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
22
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+7.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+7,295
22
Kyrie Irving 18,433
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Vince Carter (+4.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+618).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
11
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+4.9
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
11
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+618
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Vince Carter 0
Kyrie Irving 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
Kyrie Irving 6
+4

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
Kyrie Irving 37
+5

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+9
Kyrie Irving 176

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+62
Kyrie Irving 535

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+355
Kyrie Irving 739

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+696
Kyrie Irving 777

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+66
Kyrie Irving 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Kyrie Irving 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
Kyrie Irving 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
Kyrie Irving 22
+10

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
Kyrie Irving 66
+26

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
Kyrie Irving 92
+24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
Kyrie Irving 96
+8

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Kyrie Irving 0

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:+7.0+2.7+4.6+3.9+0.9+2.1+2.3+0.7+0.4+9.0+8+762
Kyrie Irving 23.7 8.7 18.4 47.4 2.4 6.1 39.4 3.8 4.3 88.8 14 779

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:+7,295+2,506+7,026+3.9+414+1,405+2.3+1,869+2,722+9.0+8+762
Kyrie Irving 18,433 6,787 14,313 47.4 1,876 4,763 39.4 2,983 3,360 88.8 14 779

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:+4.9+2.2+3.4+4.2+0.9+2.0+5.4+0.4+0.9+8.7+4+8
Kyrie Irving 23.0 8.5 18.6 45.8 2.3 6.0 39.2 3.7 4.2 88.3 7 96

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:+618+258+441+4.2+106+222+5.4+4+49+8.7+4+8
Kyrie Irving 2,211 815 1,781 45.8 225 574 39.2 356 403 88.3 7 96

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
199950
Kyrie Irving 18.5
+0.2
201251

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+3.2
200082
Kyrie Irving 22.5
201359

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+6.8
200175
Kyrie Irving 20.8
201471

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+3.0
200260
Kyrie Irving 21.7
201575

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+1.0
200343
Kyrie Irving 19.6
2016NBA Champion53

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
200473
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+2.7
201772

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+0.1
200577
Kyrie Irving 24.4
201860

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+0.4
200679
Kyrie Irving 23.8
201967

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
200782
Kyrie Irving 27.4
+2.2
202020

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
200876
Kyrie Irving 26.9
+5.6
202154

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
200980
Kyrie Irving 27.4
+6.6
202229

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
201075
Kyrie Irving 27.1
+10.5
202360

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
201173
Kyrie Irving 25.6
+11.6
202458

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
201173
Kyrie Irving 24.7
+10.7
202550

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 9 seasons more than Kyrie Irving in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 23, 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
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Kyrie Irving 19.0
+19.0
201513

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+25.2
2016NBA Champion21

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Kyrie Irving 25.9
+25.9
201718

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20180

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+8.3
200611
Kyrie Irving 21.3
20199

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+22.3
200712
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20200

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Kyrie Irving 22.7
+22.7
20219

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Kyrie Irving 21.3
+21.3
20224

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+15.5
201014
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20230

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Kyrie Irving 22.1
+22.1
202422

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Kyrie Irving -
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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