Vince Carter vs. Shawn Kemp: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Shawn Kemp 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 Shawn Kemp.

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 Shawn Kemp 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.

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 2.1 points more than Shawn Kemp in his 14 seasons (16.7 points against 14.6), and he also scored a total of 10,381 points more (25,728 vs. 15,347).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+2.1
22
Shawn Kemp 14.6
14

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+10,381
22
Shawn Kemp 15,347
14

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 Shawn Kemp (+0.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+71).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+0.8
11
Shawn Kemp 17.3
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+71
11
Shawn Kemp 1,522
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Shawn Kemp 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+31
Shawn Kemp 1

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+163
Shawn Kemp 22

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+292
Shawn Kemp 305

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+343
Shawn Kemp 751

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+459
Shawn Kemp 1,014

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+31
Shawn Kemp 37

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Shawn Kemp 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Shawn Kemp 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+7
Shawn Kemp 5

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+1
Shawn Kemp 39

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
Shawn Kemp 72
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+2
Shawn Kemp 86

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Shawn Kemp 2
+2

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:+2.1+0.8+3.1+5.3+1.5+3.9+9.4+1.0+1.6+5.7+8+490
Shawn Kemp 14.6 5.2 10.7 48.8 0.0 0.1 27.7 4.1 5.5 74.1 14 1,051

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:+10,381+3,788+10,061+5.3+2,257+6,049+9.4+548+277+5.7+8+490
Shawn Kemp 15,347 5,505 11,278 48.8 33 119 27.7 4,304 5,805 74.1 14 1,051

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:+0.8+0.5+3.5+8.2+1.4+3.8+13.8+1.5+1.9+0.1+1
Shawn Kemp 17.3 5.8 11.7 49.8 0.0 0.2 20.0 5.6 7.0 79.7 10 88

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:+71+43+308+8.2+116+337+13.8+131+164+0.1+1
Shawn Kemp 1,522 514 1,032 49.8 3 15 20.0 491 616 79.7 10 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+11.8
199950
Shawn Kemp 6.5
199081

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+10.7
200082
Shawn Kemp 15.0
199181

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+12.1
200175
Shawn Kemp 15.5
199264

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+6.9
200260
Shawn Kemp 17.8
199378

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+2.5
200343
Shawn Kemp 18.1
199479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+3.8
200473
Shawn Kemp 18.7
199582

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+4.9
200577
Shawn Kemp 19.6
199679

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+5.5
200679
Shawn Kemp 18.7
199781

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+7.2
200782
Shawn Kemp 18.0
199880

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+0.8
200876
Shawn Kemp 20.5
199942

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+3.0
200980
Shawn Kemp 17.8
200082

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+10.1
201075
Shawn Kemp 6.5
200168

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+7.9
201173
Shawn Kemp 6.1
200275

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+7.2
201173
Shawn Kemp 6.8
200379

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 10 seasons more than Shawn Kemp in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 24, from 2011 to 2020—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 689 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+6.1
20003
Shawn Kemp 13.2
19915

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+9.9
200112
Shawn Kemp 17.4
19929

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Shawn Kemp 16.5
+16.5
199319

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Shawn Kemp 14.8
+14.8
19945

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Shawn Kemp 24.8
+24.8
19954

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+5.9
20054
Shawn Kemp 20.9
199620

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+8.0
200611
Shawn Kemp 21.6
199712

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
200712
Shawn Kemp 26.0
+3.7
19984

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
19990

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
20000

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+15.5
201014
Shawn Kemp -
DNP
20010

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Shawn Kemp 3.7
+3.7
20023

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Shawn Kemp 3.0
+3.0
20037

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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