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.

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.

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

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+181
Naz Reid 4

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

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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:+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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+9.3
199950
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+14.5
200082
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+19.3
200175
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+13.2
200260
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+7.1
200343
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+8.3
200473
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+14.5
200577
Naz Reid 10.0
20265

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 gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+22.5
200112
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Naz Reid 10.4
+10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* 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.