Vince Carter vs. Mike Conley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mike Conley 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 is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Mike Conley.

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 Mike Conley 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 2.8 points more than Mike Conley in his 19 seasons (16.7 points against 13.9), and he also scored a total of 9,131 points more (25,728 vs. 16,597).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+2.8
22
Mike Conley 13.9
19

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+9,131
22
Mike Conley 16,597
19

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 Mike Conley (+4.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+98).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+4.3
11
Mike Conley 13.8
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+98
11
Mike Conley 1,495
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Mike Conley 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+31
Mike Conley 1

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+159
Mike Conley 26

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+347
Mike Conley 250

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+240
Mike Conley 854

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+295
Mike Conley 1,178

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+50
Mike Conley 18

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Mike Conley 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Mike Conley 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+11
Mike Conley 1

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+16
Mike Conley 24

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
Mike Conley 75
+7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
Mike Conley 104
+16

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Mike Conley 4
+4

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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:+2.8+1.1+2.7+0.2+0.1+0.2+1.7+0.6+0.9+2.8+3+345
Mike Conley 13.9 4.9 11.1 43.7 1.6 4.2 38.8 2.5 3.0 82.6 19 1,196

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:+9,131+3,472+8,033+0.2+334+1,132+1.7+1,853+2,451+2.8+3+345
Mike Conley 16,597 5,821 13,306 43.7 1,956 5,036 38.8 2,999 3,631 82.6 19 1,196

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:+4.3+1.6+3.6+0.6+0.2+0.4+2.2+1.3+1.6+1.1+1+20
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108

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:+98+46+92+0.6+52+123+2.2+58+78+1.1+1+20
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+8.9
199950
Mike Conley 9.4
200853

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+14.8
200082
Mike Conley 10.9
200982

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+15.6
200175
Mike Conley 12.0
201080

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+11.0
200260
Mike Conley 13.7
201181

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+7.9
200343
Mike Conley 12.7
201262

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+7.9
200473
Mike Conley 14.6
201380

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+7.3
200577
Mike Conley 17.2
201473

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+8.4
200679
Mike Conley 15.8
201570

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+9.9
200782
Mike Conley 15.3
201656

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+0.8
200876
Mike Conley 20.5
201769

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+3.7
200980
Mike Conley 17.1
201812

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
201075
Mike Conley 21.1
+4.5
201970

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
201173
Mike Conley 14.4
+0.4
202047

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 10.1
201261
Mike Conley 16.2
+6.1
202151

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 13.4
201381
Mike Conley 13.7
+0.3
202272

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 11.9
201481
Mike Conley 11.9
202367

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 5.8
201566
Mike Conley 11.9
+6.1
202367

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 6.6
201660
Mike Conley 11.9
+5.3
202367

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 8.0
201773
Mike Conley 11.4
+3.4
202476

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 5.4
201858
Mike Conley 8.2
+2.8
202571

Season 21

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 7.4
+2.1
201976
Mike Conley 5.3
202624

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 1 season more than Mike Conley in the NBA.

In that year—his season 22 in 2020—he averaged 5.0 points in a total of 60 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Mike Conley 15.2
+15.2
201113

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Mike Conley 14.1
+14.1
20127

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Mike Conley 17.0
+17.0
201315

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+10.9
20054
Mike Conley 15.9
20147

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+15.2
200611
Mike Conley 14.4
20158

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+22.3
200712
Mike Conley -
DNP
20160

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Mike Conley 24.7
+24.7
20176

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Mike Conley -
DNP
20180

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+15.5
201014
Mike Conley -
DNP
20190

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Mike Conley 19.8
+19.8
20205

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 8.3
20124
Mike Conley 15.3
+7.0
20216

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20130
Mike Conley 9.2
+9.2
20226

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 12.6
+0.6
20147
Mike Conley 12.0
20235

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 6.3
201511
Mike Conley 12.0
+5.7
20235

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 11.3
20164
Mike Conley 12.0
+0.7
20235

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 9.2
20176
Mike Conley 11.6
+2.4
202415

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20180
Mike Conley 6.0
+6.0
202515

Season 21

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20190
Mike Conley -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Vince Carter didn't play in the postseason.