Vince Carter vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Rajon Rondo.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Rajon Rondo scored more points in the postseason. 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 6.9 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (16.7 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 16,391 points more (25,728 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+6.9
22
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+16,391
22
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+5.6 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+76).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+5.6
11
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
11
Rajon Rondo 1,669
+76
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+32
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+178
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+516
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+648
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+572
Rajon Rondo 901

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+12
Rajon Rondo 56

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+1
Rajon Rondo 1

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+10
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+16
Rajon Rondo 24

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
Rajon Rondo 82
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
Rajon Rondo 131
+43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Rajon Rondo 3
+3

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:+6.9+1.9+4.9+2.1+1.0+2.6+4.7+1.9+2.0+18.7+6+584
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

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:+16,391+5,407+12,823+2.1+1,841+4,784+4.7+3,736+4,256+18.7+6+584
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+5.6+1.3+3.8+2.4+0.9+2.5+0.8+2.2+2.2+14.7+1+46
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+76+117+192+2.4+51+146+0.8+107+62+14.7+1+46
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+11.9
199950
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+15.1
200082
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+15.7
200175
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+11.0
200260
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+10.0
200343
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+10.6
200473
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+10.8
200577
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+12.5
200679
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+16.3
200782
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+9.4
200876
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+13.0
200980
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+8.3
201075
Rajon Rondo 8.3
201865

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+4.8
201173
Rajon Rondo 9.2
201946

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 10.1
+3.0
201261
Rajon Rondo 7.1
2020NBA Champion48

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 13.4
+8.0
201381
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 11.9
+6.5
201481
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 5.8
+0.4
201566
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 6.6
+1.8
201660
Rajon Rondo 4.8
202239

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 4 seasons more than Rajon Rondo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 22, from 2017 to 2020—he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 267 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+9.1
20003
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+10.4
200112
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Rajon Rondo 15.8
+15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Rajon Rondo 14.0
+14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Rajon Rondo 17.3
+17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+26.8
20054
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+12.8
200712
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Rajon Rondo 11.5
+11.5
20172

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+5.2
201014
Rajon Rondo 10.3
20189

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 8.3
20124
Rajon Rondo 8.9
+0.6
2020NBA Champion16

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20130
Rajon Rondo 4.2
+4.2
202113

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 12.6
+8.4
20147
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 6.3
+2.1
201511
Rajon Rondo 4.2
202113

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 11.3
+11.3
20164
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20220

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 9.2.

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