Anthony Davis vs. Stephen Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephen Jackson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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 and Stephen Jackson both played 14 years in the NBA. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Stephen Jackson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Anthony Davis 14 6 2012-13 to 2025-26
Stephen Jackson 14 6 2000-01 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2012-132000-01
Team New Orleans HornetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+13+7.2+5.3+2.1+3.4+5.5+0.8+0.1+1.6-0.3-0.3+2.3+3.2+.091+0.7+1.9+.335+1.3+1.7+.032
Stephen Jackson 77 21.6 8.2 0.5 2.2 2.7 1.8 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.2 3.2 7.4 .425 0.7 2.0 .335 1.3 1.8 .719
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2013-142001-02
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+44+25.3+16.9+3.0+6.0+8.9+1.1+0.6+2.7-0.6-1.7+6.3+11.0+.145+0.4+1.5+.028+4.7+5.9+.085
Stephen Jackson 23 9.9 3.9 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.5 4.0 .374 0.4 1.6 .250 0.5 0.7 .706
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2014-152002-03
Team New Orleans PelicansSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+7.9+12.6+1.7+4.9+6.6+0.1+0.1+2.5-0.8-0.4+4.9+7.4+.100+1.2+3.5+.237+3.8+4.5+.045
Stephen Jackson 80 28.2 11.8 0.8 2.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 0.4 2.2 2.5 4.5 10.2 .435 1.2 3.7 .320 1.7 2.3 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+20+9.2+18.7+1.5+5.5+6.9+0.7+0.1+2.6-0.5-0.8+7.3+10.9+.126+1.6+4.2+.336+5.8+6.2+.086
Stephen Jackson 24 33.8 12.8 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.7 1.4 0.4 2.8 2.2 4.5 10.9 .414 1.6 4.7 .336 2.2 2.8 .803

Season 4

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2015-162003-04
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+19+1.3+6.2+0.9+4.7+5.7+1.2+0.5+1.7-0.8-0.3+2.5+2.8+.068+1.2+3.5+.016+2.4+3.3+.027
Stephen Jackson 80 36.8 18.1 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.1 1.8 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.7 15.8 .425 1.8 5.3 .340 2.9 3.7 .785
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2016-172004-05
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+24+0.7+9.3+1.4+5.5+6.9+0.2+1.9-0.8+3.8+4.2+.102+1.5+3.8+.061+3.2+4.1+.028
Stephen Jackson 51 35.4 18.7 0.9 4.0 4.9 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 3.0 6.5 16.1 .403 2.0 5.6 .360 3.7 4.5 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Stephen Jackson 13 36.3 16.1 0.5 3.3 3.8 2.2 1.9 0.5 2.6 3.0 5.4 13.7 .393 1.5 4.8 .317 3.8 4.6 .817

Season 6

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2017-182005-06
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+6+0.5+11.7+1.9+5.3+7.2+0.5+0.2+2.1-0.3-0.3+4.6+5.3+.123+0.7+2.0+.005+3.3+3.8+.042
Stephen Jackson 81 35.9 16.4 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.8 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.4 5.8 14.2 .411 1.4 4.2 .345 3.3 4.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+3+2.0+16.8+1.9+7.1+8.9+1.6+1.3+2.1-0.1-0.5+6.8+9.0+.154+0.3+1.9+.042+3.6+4.1+.050
Stephen Jackson 6 37.8 13.3 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.3 0.7 0.2 2.5 3.8 5.0 13.7 .366 1.0 4.3 .231 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 7

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2018-192006-07
Team New Orleans PelicansIndiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+19+0.1+10.4+2.3+6.8+9.0+0.1+0.5+1.9-0.4-0.3+4.0+5.7+.084+0.4+1.5+.009+2.9+3.7+.019
Stephen Jackson 75 33.1 15.5 0.8 2.1 3.0 3.8 1.1 0.5 2.4 2.7 5.5 12.6 .433 1.3 4.1 .322 3.2 4.0 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Stephen Jackson 11 41.3 19.9 0.5 3.1 3.6 3.6 2.0 0.7 3.7 3.5 5.5 14.6 .379 2.4 6.5 .361 6.5 7.9 .816

Season 8

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2019-202007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+11+4.7+6.0+1.4+3.6+4.9+0.9+0.2+1.9-0.2-0.2+2.2+1.2+.098+1.3+3.4+.033+3.0+3.4+.014
Stephen Jackson 73 39.1 20.1 0.9 3.4 4.4 4.1 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.3 6.7 16.5 .405 2.5 6.9 .363 4.2 5.1 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Stephen Jackson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2020-212008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+23+7.3+1.1+0.5+2.3+2.8+3.4+0.2+1.1-1.8-0.9+1.4+0.1+.077+1.0+2.4+.078+0.6+0.1+.088
Stephen Jackson 59 39.6 20.7 1.2 3.9 5.1 6.5 1.5 0.5 3.9 2.6 7.0 16.9 .414 1.7 5.2 .338 5.0 6.0 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Stephen Jackson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2021-222009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors, Charlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+41+3.5+2.6+1.7+3.2+4.9+0.6+0.4+1.8-1.1+1.9+0.1+.109+1.3+3.1+.142+0.2+0.7+.066
Stephen Jackson 81 38.6 20.6 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 1.6 0.5 3.2 2.4 7.4 17.5 .423 1.6 4.9 .328 4.2 5.4 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Stephen Jackson 4 39.0 18.0 1.5 3.5 5.0 3.8 1.3 0.3 4.3 3.3 6.0 16.8 .358 0.8 4.5 .167 5.3 6.5 .808

Season 11

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2022-232010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Bobcats
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+11+1.9+7.4+2.7+5.4+8.0+1.0+0.1+1.6-0.9-0.2+3.2+1.4+.152+1.5+4.1+.080+2.5+3.3+.032
Stephen Jackson 67 35.9 18.5 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.6 1.2 0.4 3.1 2.4 6.5 15.8 .411 1.8 5.4 .337 3.7 4.6 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Stephen Jackson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2023-242011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Finals
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion-
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+29+9.7+14.9+2.6+6.5+9.1+1.0+0.1+2.0-0.1-0.2+6.0+7.9+.182+0.6+2.2+.017+3.5+4.4+.009
Stephen Jackson 47 25.8 9.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 2.5 1.1 0.3 2.2 2.1 3.4 9.0 .374 1.0 3.6 .288 2.0 2.4 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+9+20.2+19.5+2.6+11.0+13.6+2.3+0.2+1.4-0.9-1.1+9.1+13.5+.099+1.9+2.1+.605+3.2+4.1+.125
Stephen Jackson 14 21.4 8.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.7 2.7 5.1 .535 1.9 3.1 .605 1.0 1.1 .933

Season 13

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2024-252012-13
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas MavericksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 51 33.5 24.7 2.6 8.9 11.6 3.5 1.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 9.2 17.8 .516 0.7 2.4 .282 5.6 7.2 .775
difference:+4+14.0+18.5+2.2+6.5+8.8+2.0+0.5+1.9-0.8-0.3+7.0+11.8+.143+0.1+0.7+.011+4.7+5.9+.075
Stephen Jackson 55 19.5 6.2 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.2 6.0 .373 0.8 3.1 .271 0.9 1.3 .700
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 13

Season 14

Anthony Davis Stephen Jackson
Season 2025-262013-14
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 11 29.5 20.0 3.2 7.4 10.5 3.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.2 8.2 15.8 .517 0.6 2.0 .318 3.0 4.3 .702
difference:+2+17.6+18.3+3.0+6.5+9.4+2.6+0.7+1.5-1.1-1.0+7.5+12.9+.286+0.5+0.4+.247+2.8+3.9+.202
Stephen Jackson 9 11.9 1.7 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.7 2.9 .231 0.1 1.6 .071 0.2 0.4 .500
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Stephen Jackson played in the postseason in their season 14