Anthony Davis vs. Donald Royal Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Donald Royal and Anthony Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Anthony Davis played 12 years in the NBA, 4 more than Donald Royal, who played 8. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Donald Royal had his rookie season in 1989-90. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Anthony Davis |
12 |
6 |
2012-13 to 2023-24 |
Donald Royal |
8 |
6 |
1989-90 to 1997-98 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
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Rookie Season |
|
Anthony Davis |
Donald Royal |
Season |
2012-13 | 1989-90 |
Team |
New Orleans Hornets | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
64 |
28.8 |
13.5 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.6 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.751 |
Donald Royal |
66 |
11.3 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.777 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Donald Royal didn't play in 1990-91.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
67 |
35.2 |
20.8 |
3.1 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
15.0 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.791 |
Donald Royal |
60 |
12.0 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.5 |
2.2 |
.692 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Donald Royal |
3 |
19.0 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.556 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
68 |
36.1 |
24.4 |
2.5 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
17.6 |
.535 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.805 |
Donald Royal |
77 |
21.2 |
9.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
.496 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
4 |
43.0 |
31.5 |
2.3 |
8.8 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
11.8 |
21.8 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
.889 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
61 |
35.5 |
24.3 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
9.2 |
18.6 |
.493 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.324 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.758 |
Donald Royal |
74 |
18.3 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.7 |
.501 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Donald Royal |
3 |
15.0 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
75 |
36.1 |
28.0 |
2.3 |
9.5 |
11.8 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
10.3 |
20.3 |
.505 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
.299 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
.802 |
Donald Royal |
70 |
26.3 |
9.1 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
6.2 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Donald Royal |
18 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
75 |
36.4 |
28.1 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
10.4 |
19.5 |
.534 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.340 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
.828 |
Donald Royal |
64 |
15.0 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
.491 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.762 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
9 |
39.8 |
30.1 |
2.7 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
11.8 |
22.7 |
.520 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.273 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.828 |
Donald Royal |
7 |
13.1 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.583 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.688 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
56 |
33.0 |
25.9 |
3.1 |
8.9 |
12.0 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
9.5 |
18.3 |
.517 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.331 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
.794 |
Donald Royal |
62 |
13.8 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.425 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Donald Royal |
1 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
62 |
34.4 |
26.1 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
8.9 |
17.7 |
.503 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.330 |
7.2 |
8.5 |
.846 |
Donald Royal |
31 |
10.4 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.362 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.879 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
21 |
36.6 |
27.7 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
9.7 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
17.1 |
.571 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.383 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
.832 |
Donald Royal |
4 |
7.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
36 |
32.3 |
21.8 |
1.7 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
8.4 |
17.0 |
.491 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
.260 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
.738 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
5 |
28.8 |
17.4 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
12.4 |
.403 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
.182 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
.833 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
40 |
35.1 |
23.2 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
9.9 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
17.4 |
.532 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.186 |
4.4 |
6.1 |
.713 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
56 |
34.0 |
25.9 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
12.5 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
9.7 |
17.2 |
.563 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.257 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.784 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
16 |
38.0 |
22.6 |
2.4 |
11.7 |
14.1 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
15.9 |
.520 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.333 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
.852 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
76 |
35.5 |
24.7 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
12.6 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
9.4 |
16.9 |
.556 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.271 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.816 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anthony Davis |
5 |
41.6 |
27.8 |
3.0 |
12.6 |
15.6 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
11.8 |
18.6 |
.634 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.808 |
Donald Royal |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |