VJ Edgecombe vs. Pau Gasol: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pau Gasol 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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Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by VJ Edgecombe.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Pau Gasol 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 Pau Gasol 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Pau Gasol averages 2.3 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (17.0 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 20,585 points more (20,894 vs. 309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
1
Pau Gasol 17.0
+2.3
18

Total Points

Seasons
VJ Edgecombe 309
1
Pau Gasol 20,894
+20,585
18

Points in the Playoffs

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

Points Per Game

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Pau Gasol 15.4
+15.4
12

Total Points

Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 0
0
Pau Gasol 2,098
+2,098
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 0
Pau Gasol 3
+3

30+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 1
Pau Gasol 47
+46

20+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 4
Pau Gasol 454
+450

10+ Point Games

VJ Edgecombe 17
Pau Gasol 1,070
+1053

1+ Point Games (games with points)

VJ Edgecombe 21
Pau Gasol 1,215
+1194

0 Point Games (games without points)

VJ Edgecombe 0
Pau Gasol 11
+11

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Pau Gasol'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:+2.3+1.1+0.1+8.7+1.9+4.6+1.9+2.0+2.6+0.2+17+1,205
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226

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:+20,585+7,866+15,458+8.7+138+380+1.9+4,715+6,258+0.2+17+1,205
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+15.4+6.0+11.8+50.8+0.1+0.3+29.7+3.4+4.6+74.1+12+136
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+2,098+812+1,600+50.8+11+37+29.7+463+625+74.1+12+136
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
202621
Pau Gasol 17.6
+2.9
200282

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 17 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2003 to 2019—he averaged 17.0 points in a total of 1,144 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020
* season in progress

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 136 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 6.