Vince Carter vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vince Carter scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 7.7 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (24.4 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 14,434 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (25,728 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Vince Carter	16.7		22
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	+7.7	7

Total Points			Seasons
Vince Carter	25,728	+14,434	22
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7

Scoring Titles
Vince Carter	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	18.3	+7.5	1999	50
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	25.7	+6.7	2000	82
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0		2020	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	27.6	+3.9	2001	75
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7		2021	35

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.7	+0.2	2002	60
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5		2022	56

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	20.6		2003	43
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+10.8	2023	68

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	22.5		2004	73
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+7.6	2024	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.5		2005	77
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+8.2	2025	76

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 16 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 23, from 2005 to 2020—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 1,158 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
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	19.3	+3.0	2000	3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3		2020	7

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	27.3	+27.3	2001	12
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2002	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2003	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	-	DNP	2004	0
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	26.8		2005	4
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+3.1	2025	23

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 73 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.