VJ Edgecombe vs. Allan Houston: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allan Houston and VJ Edgecombe 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allan Houston has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Allan Houston has better playoff stats. 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Allan Houston averages 2.6 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (17.3 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 14,242 points more (14,551 vs. 309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
1
Allan Houston 17.3
+2.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 309
1
Allan Houston 14,551
+14,242
12

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Allan Houston has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Allan Houston 19.3
+19.3
6

Total Points

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Allan Houston 1,214
+1,214
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Allan Houston 2
+2

40+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Allan Houston 4
+4

30+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 1
Allan Houston 63
+62

20+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 4
Allan Houston 329
+325

10+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 17
Allan Houston 684
+667

1+ Point Games (games with points)

VJ Edgecombe 21
Allan Houston 824
+803

0 Point Games (games without points)

VJ Edgecombe 0
Allan Houston 15
+15

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Allan Houston's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe 14.7 5.4 12.9 42.1 2.0 5.0 38.7 1.9 2.5 75.5 1 21
difference:+2.6+1.0+1.4+2.3+0.4+1.1+1.5+1.2+1.1+10.8+11+818
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe 309 114 271 42.1 41 106 38.7 40 53 75.5 1 21
difference:+14,242+5,223+11,746+2.3+1,264+3,141+1.5+2,532+2,926+10.8+11+818
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+19.3+6.9+15.4+44.8+1.2+2.9+42.0+4.3+4.8+88.4+6+63
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,214+435+970+44.8+76+181+42.0+268+303+88.4+6+63
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
+6.2
202621
Allan Houston 8.5
199479

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 11 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1995 to 2005—he averaged 18.3 points in a total of 760 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
* season in progress

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.3 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25 ppg and his lowest 17.6.