Vince Carter vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid.
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 Naz Reid 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 5.1 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (16.7 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 20,979 points more (25,728 vs. 4,749).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | +5.1 | 22 |
| Naz Reid | 11.6 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +20,979 | 22 |
| Naz Reid | 4,749 | 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 Naz Reid (+8.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,236).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | +8.2 | 11 |
| Naz Reid | 9.9 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +1,236 | 11 |
| Naz Reid | 357 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Naz Reid | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 32 | +32 | ||
| Naz Reid | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +549 | ||
| Naz Reid | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +855 | ||
| Naz Reid | 239 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +1069 | ||
| Naz Reid | 404 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +61 | ||
| Naz Reid | 7 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Naz Reid | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 2 | +2 | ||
| Naz Reid | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 12 | +12 | ||
| Naz Reid | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +38 | ||
| Naz Reid | 2 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +48 | ||
| Naz Reid | 20 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +54 | ||
| Naz Reid | 34 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Naz Reid | 2 | +2 | ||
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: | +5.1 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +5.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +7.2 | +15 | +1,130 |
| Naz Reid | 11.6 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 48.6 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 37.2 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 72.6 | 7 | 411 |
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: | +20,979 | +7,495 | +17,641 | +5.1 | +1,716 | +4,624 | +0.1 | +4,273 | +5,284 | +7.2 | +15 | +1,130 |
| Naz Reid | 4,749 | 1,798 | 3,698 | 48.6 | 574 | 1,544 | 37.2 | 579 | 798 | 72.6 | 7 | 411 |
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: | +8.2 | +2.7 | +7.7 | +6.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +4.3 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +3.4 | +8 | +52 |
| Naz Reid | 9.9 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 38.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 76.2 | 3 | 36 |
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: | +1,236 | +429 | +1,071 | +6.0 | +66 | +213 | +4.3 | +312 | +389 | +3.4 | +8 | +52 |
| Naz Reid | 357 | 128 | 269 | 47.6 | 53 | 139 | 38.1 | 48 | 63 | 76.2 | 3 | 36 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 17 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 24, from 2005 to 2020—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 1,235 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 |
| Naz Reid | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
| Naz Reid | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 11.1 | +11.1 | 2024 | 16 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Naz Reid | 10.4 | +10.4 | 2025 | 15 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2005 | 4 |
| Naz Reid | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 77 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |