Anthony Davis vs. Julius Randle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Randle 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 14 years in the NBA, 2 more than Julius Randle, who played 12. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Julius Randle had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2012-13	2014-15
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+63	+14.8	+11.5	+2.6	+5.6	+8.2	+1.0	+1.2	+1.8	-0.4	-1.5	+4.5	+7.6	+.183		+0.1		+2.6	+1.5	+.751
Julius Randle	1	14.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	2.0	.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2013-14	2015-16
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+14	+7.0	+9.5	+1.0	+1.1	+0.2	+0.2	+0.6	+2.4	-0.2		+3.4	+4.7	+.090	+0.1	+0.3	+.056	+2.8	+3.3	+.076
Julius Randle	81	28.2	11.3	2.1	8.1	10.2	1.8	0.7	0.4	1.8	3.0	4.4	10.3	.429	0.1	0.4	.278	2.4	3.3	.715
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2014-15	2016-17
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+7.3	+11.2	+0.5	+1.1	+1.6	+1.4	+0.8	+2.4	-0.9	-1.3	+4.3	+7.2	+.047	+0.2	+0.7	+.187	+2.7	+3.0	+.082
Julius Randle	74	28.8	13.2	2.0	6.6	8.6	3.6	0.7	0.5	2.3	3.4	5.1	10.4	.488	0.2	0.9	.270	2.8	3.8	.723
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
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2015-16	2017-18
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+21	+8.8	+8.2	+0.1	+2.3	+2.3	+0.7	+0.8	+1.5	-0.6	-0.9	+3.1	+7.6	+.065	+0.5	+1.3	+.102	+1.6	+1.8	+.040
Julius Randle	82	26.7	16.1	2.2	5.8	8.0	2.6	0.5	0.5	2.6	3.3	6.1	11.0	.558	0.1	0.5	.222	3.7	5.2	.718
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2016-17	2018-19
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game MVP	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+5.5	+6.6	+0.1	+3.0	+3.1	+1.0	+0.6	+1.6	-0.4	-1.2	+2.5	+5.4	+.019	+0.4	+0.9	+.045	+2.0	+1.9	+.071
Julius Randle	73	30.6	21.4	2.2	6.5	8.7	3.1	0.7	0.6	2.8	3.4	7.8	14.9	.524	0.9	2.7	.344	4.9	6.7	.731
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2017-18	2019-20
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pelicans Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+11	+3.9	+8.6	+0.1	+1.2	+1.4	+0.8	+0.7	+2.3	-0.8	-0.7	+3.2	+3.8	+.074	+0.3	+1.4	+.063	+2.6	+2.5	+.095
Julius Randle	64	32.5	19.5	2.4	7.4	9.7	3.1	0.8	0.3	3.0	2.8	7.2	15.7	.460	1.0	3.6	.277	4.0	5.5	.733
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
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2018-19	2020-21
Team	New Orleans Pelicans	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Most Improved Player
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+15	+4.6	+1.8	+1.9	+0.1	+1.8	+2.1	+0.7	+2.1	-1.4	-0.8	+1.0	+0.3	+.061	+1.4	+2.9	+.080	+1.2	+1.7	+.017
Julius Randle	71	37.6	24.1	1.2	9.0	10.2	6.0	0.9	0.3	3.4	3.2	8.5	18.6	.456	2.3	5.5	.411	4.9	6.0	.811
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Anthony Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julius Randle	5	36.0	18.0	2.2	9.4	11.6	4.0	0.6	0.0	4.6	3.6	5.6	18.8	.298	2.2	6.6	.333	4.6	5.4	.852

Season 8
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2019-20	2021-22
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+0.9	+6.0	+0.6	+1.2	+0.6	+1.9	+0.8	+1.8	-0.9	-0.3	+1.8	+0.4	+.092	+0.5	+1.9	+.022	+3.0	+2.9	+.090
Julius Randle	72	35.3	20.1	1.7	8.2	9.9	5.1	0.7	0.5	3.4	2.8	7.1	17.3	.411	1.7	5.4	.308	4.2	5.6	.756
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
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2020-21	2022-23
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+41	+3.2	+3.3	+0.1	+1.9	+2.1	+1.0	+0.7	+1.3	-0.7	-1.3	+0.1	+1.6	+.032	+2.1	+5.5	+.083	+0.8	+1.0	+.019
Julius Randle	77	35.5	25.1	1.8	8.1	10.0	4.1	0.6	0.3	2.8	3.0	8.5	18.6	.459	2.8	8.3	.343	5.2	6.9	.757
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
difference:	+5	+4.2	+0.8	+0.3	+1.4	+1.7	+1.0	+0.1	+1.3	-2.3	-0.6	+0.5	+2.3	+.029	+1.3	+4.4	+.076	+3.1	+2.9	+.124
Julius Randle	10	33.0	16.6	1.7	6.6	8.3	3.6	0.5	0.3	3.5	2.4	5.5	14.7	.374	1.7	6.6	.258	3.9	5.5	.709

Season 10
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2021-22	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+6	+0.3	+0.8	+0.5	+0.2	+0.7	+1.9	+0.7	+2.0	-1.4	-0.3	+0.7	+0.8	+.060	+1.4	+3.5	+.125	+0.7	+0.5	+.068
Julius Randle	46	35.4	24.0	2.2	7.0	9.2	5.0	0.5	0.3	3.5	2.7	8.6	18.2	.472	1.7	5.3	.311	5.1	6.6	.781
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 10

Season 12
	Anthony Davis	Julius Randle
Season	2023-24	2025-26
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Cup All-Tournament Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play
Others	NBA Cup Champion	-

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12th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+62	+2.4	+0.2	+1.7	+3.6	+5.3	+2.6	+0.1	+2.1	-0.4	-0.3	+1.0	+0.7	+.036	+1.5	+3.5	+.106	+0.3		+.037
Julius Randle	14	33.1	24.5	1.4	5.9	7.3	6.1	1.3	0.2	2.5	2.6	8.4	16.2	.520	1.9	4.9	.377	5.8	6.8	.853
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
Julius Randle	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Anthony Davis played 2 seasons more than Julius Randle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2025 to 2026—Anthony Davis didn't play in the postseason. In those 2 extra years over Julius Randle, Anthony Davis got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game