Vlade Divac vs. Allan Houston: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allan Houston and Vlade Divac 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allan Houston has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Vlade Divac 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Allan Houston averages 5.5 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (17.3 points against 11.8), and he also scored a total of 1,153 points more (14,551 vs. 13,398).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vlade Divac 11.8
16
Allan Houston 17.3
+5.5
12

Total Points

Seasons
Vlade Divac 13,398
16
Allan Houston 14,551
+1,153
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Vlade Divac (+7.2 points per game) while Vlade Divac scored more points (+254).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 12.1
14
Allan Houston 19.3
+7.2
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 1,468
+254
14
Allan Houston 1,214
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Allan Houston 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Allan Houston 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 5
Allan Houston 63
+58

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 136
Allan Houston 329
+193

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 708
+24
Allan Houston 684

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 1,115
+291
Allan Houston 824

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 19
+4
Allan Houston 15

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 1
Allan Houston 6
+5

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 14
Allan Houston 25
+11

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 79
+18
Allan Houston 61

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 121
+58
Allan Houston 63

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 0
Allan Houston 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 11.8 4.6 9.3 49.5 0.1 0.4 23.5 2.5 3.7 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+5.5+1.8+5.0+5.1+1.5+3.5+16.7+0.6+0.1+17.1+4+295
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
Vlade Divac 13,398 5,205 10,510 49.5 100 426 23.5 2,888 4,176 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+1,153+132+1,507+5.1+1,205+2,821+16.7+316+1,197+17.1+4+295
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
Vlade Divac 12.1 4.5 9.3 48.0 0.1 0.4 24.1 3.1 4.2 73.1 14 121
difference:+7.2+2.4+6.1+3.1+1.1+2.5+17.9+1.2+0.6+15.3+8+58
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
Vlade Divac 1,468 541 1,128 48.0 13 54 24.1 373 510 73.1 14 121
difference:+254+106+158+3.1+63+127+17.9+105+207+15.3+8+58
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
Vlade Divac 8.5
199082
Allan Houston 8.5
199479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.2
199182
Allan Houston 14.5
+3.3
199576

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.3
199236
Allan Houston 19.7
+8.4
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.8
199382
Allan Houston 14.8
+2.0
199781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 14.2
199479
Allan Houston 18.4
+4.2
199882

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 16.0
199580
Allan Houston 16.3
+0.3
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.9
199679
Allan Houston 19.7
+6.8
200082

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.6
199781
Allan Houston 18.7
+6.1
200178

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 10.4
199864
Allan Houston 20.4
+10.0
200277

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 14.3
199950
Allan Houston 22.5
+8.2
200382

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.3
200082
Allan Houston 18.5
+6.2
200450

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.0
+0.1
200181
Allan Houston 11.9
200520

Vlade Divac's additional seasons:

* Vlade Divac played 4 seasons more than Allan Houston in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 16, from 2002 to 2005—he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 256 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.1 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.1
+9.1
19909
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 13.3
+13.3
199119
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.8
19924
Allan Houston 25.0
+15.2
19963

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
19935
Allan Houston 19.2
+1.2
19979

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac -
DNP
19940
Allan Houston 21.1
+21.1
199810

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 15.6
199510
Allan Houston 18.5
+2.9
199920

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.0
19964
Allan Houston 17.6
+8.6
200016

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
19973
Allan Houston 20.8
+2.8
20015

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.6
+11.6
19989
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 16.2
+16.2
19995
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.2
+11.2
20005
Allan Houston -
DNP
20040

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 10.8
+10.8
20018
Allan Houston -
DNP
20050

Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Vlade Divac played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.8 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.5 ppg and his lowest 6.6.