Chauncey Billups vs. Anthony Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Anthony Davis and Chauncey Billups, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Chauncey Billups played 17 years in the NBA, 4 more than Anthony Davis, who played 13. Chauncey Billups had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Anthony Davis had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Chauncey Billups 17 12 1997-98 to 2013-14
Anthony Davis 13 6 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 1997-982012-13
Team Boston Celtics, Toronto RaptorsNew Orleans Hornets
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%
Chauncey Billups 80 27.7 11.2 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.3 0.1 2.2 2.2 3.5 9.4 .374 1.3 4.1 .329 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+16+1.1+2.3+1.8+4.0+5.8+2.9+0.1+1.7-0.8-0.3+2.0+1.2+.142+1.3+4.0+.329+0.2+0.2+.099
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Anthony Davis played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 1998-992013-14
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
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%
Chauncey Billups 45 33.1 13.9 0.5 1.6 2.1 3.8 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.6 4.2 11.0 .386 1.9 5.2 .362 3.5 3.8 .913
difference:+22+2.1+6.9+2.6+5.4+7.9+2.2+2.5-0.6-0.4+3.6+4.0+.133+1.9+5.1+.140+1.7+2.8+.122
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chauncey Billups nor Anthony Davis played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 1999-002014-15
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chauncey Billups 13 23.5 8.6 0.6 2.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 7.8 .337 0.5 3.2 .171 2.8 3.4 .841
difference:+55+12.6+15.8+1.9+5.7+7.6+0.8+0.7+2.7-0.4+6.8+9.8+.198+0.5+3.0+.088+2.7+3.4+.036
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 4

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Chauncey Billups 77 23.2 9.3 0.4 1.6 2.1 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 3.2 7.6 .422 0.9 2.5 .376 1.9 2.2 .842
difference:+16+12.3+15.0+1.7+6.5+8.2+1.5+0.6+1.9-0.6-0.1+6.0+11.0+.071+0.3+0.7+.052+3.4+4.8+.084
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 9.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Chauncey Billups 82 28.7 12.5 0.4 2.3 2.8 5.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.1 4.2 10.0 .423 1.5 3.8 .394 2.5 2.9 .885
difference:+7+7.4+15.5+1.9+7.2+9.0+3.4+0.5+2.0-0.7-0.1+6.1+10.3+.082+1.0+2.0+.095+4.4+5.7+.083
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 3 44.7 22.0 0.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 0.3 3.0 4.7 7.7 17.0 .451 2.0 5.0 .400 4.7 6.7 .700
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsPelicans Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Chauncey Billups 74 31.4 16.2 0.5 3.2 3.7 3.9 0.9 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.9 11.8 .421 2.0 5.1 .392 4.3 4.9 .878
difference:+1+5.0+11.9+2.0+5.4+7.4+1.6+0.6+2.4-0.4-0.3+5.5+7.7+.113+1.3+2.9+.052+2.3+3.1+.050
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 14 34.6 18.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 4.7 0.6 0.1 2.4 2.7 5.1 13.6 .374 1.9 6.0 .310 6.0 6.4 .933
difference:+5+5.2+12.1+2.4+7.7+10.0+3.0+1.4+2.2-0.2-0.6+6.7+9.1+.146+1.2+3.6+.037+0.1+0.7+.105
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

Season 7

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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%
Chauncey Billups 78 35.4 16.9 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.7 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.3 5.0 12.8 .394 1.7 4.3 .388 5.2 5.9 .878
difference:+22+2.4+9.0+2.7+5.8+8.5+1.8+0.5+2.3-0.4-0.1+4.5+5.5+.123+0.8+1.7+.057+0.9+1.8+.084
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 23 38.4 16.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.9 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.5 4.8 12.4 .385 1.6 4.7 .346 5.3 5.9 .890
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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%
Chauncey Billups 80 35.8 16.5 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.8 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.4 5.1 11.4 .442 2.1 4.8 .426 4.3 4.8 .898
difference:+18+1.4+9.6+1.7+4.2+5.9+2.6+0.5+2.2-0.2-0.1+3.8+6.3+.061+0.9+1.3+.096+2.9+3.7+.052
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 25 39.5 18.7 0.9 3.4 4.3 6.5 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.8 5.8 13.6 .428 1.8 5.0 .349 5.3 6.0 .893
difference:+4+2.9+9.0+1.7+3.7+5.4+3.0+0.2+1.2-0.5-0.1+4.0+3.5+.143+0.7+2.1+.034+1.8+2.5+.061
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

Season 9

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2005-062020-21
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chauncey Billups 81 36.1 18.5 0.5 2.6 3.1 8.6 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.0 5.2 12.5 .418 2.3 5.2 .433 5.7 6.4 .894
difference:+45+3.8+3.3+1.2+3.6+4.8+5.5+0.4+1.5-0.3+3.2+4.5+.073+1.6+2.4+.173+1.3+0.5+.156
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 18 39.2 17.9 0.4 3.0 3.4 6.5 1.2 0.1 2.4 2.4 5.2 12.7 .406 1.8 5.2 .340 5.8 6.4 .905
difference:+13+10.4+0.5+1.0+2.2+3.2+3.9+0.6+1.5-1.2-0.6+0.2+0.3+.003+1.4+3.0+.158+1.2+2.0+.072
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

Season 10

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
Chauncey Billups 70 36.2 17.0 0.3 3.1 3.4 7.2 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.3 5.0 11.6 .427 1.6 4.5 .345 5.5 6.2 .883
difference:+30+1.1+6.2+2.4+4.1+6.5+4.1+2.1-0.1-0.1+4.3+5.8+.105+1.3+2.7+.159+1.1+0.1+.170
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 16 40.6 18.6 0.4 2.9 3.3 5.7 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.4 5.3 12.1 .435 2.2 5.6 .389 5.9 7.1 .832
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
Chauncey Billups 78 32.3 17.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 6.8 1.3 0.2 2.1 1.7 5.0 11.2 .448 1.8 4.4 .401 5.1 5.6 .918
difference:+22+1.7+8.9+3.0+6.9+9.8+4.2+0.2+1.8-0.1-0.9+4.7+6.0+.115+1.5+3.1+.144+1.1+2.3+.134
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 15 32.0 16.1 0.4 2.5 2.9 5.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 4.6 11.5 .401 1.6 4.3 .375 5.3 6.3 .832
difference:+1+6.0+6.5+2.0+9.2+11.2+2.9+0.6+3.0-0.8-0.8+3.7+4.4+.119+1.3+3.4+.042+0.5+0.5+.020
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

Season 12

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Detroit Pistons, Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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%
Chauncey Billups 79 35.3 17.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.4 1.2 0.2 2.2 2.0 5.2 12.4 .418 2.1 5.0 .408 5.3 5.8 .913
difference:+3+0.2+7.0+2.7+6.9+9.6+2.9+2.1-0.1-0.3+4.2+4.5+.138+1.7+3.6+.137+0.2+1.0+.097
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 16 38.7 20.6 0.3 3.5 3.8 6.8 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.4 5.6 12.3 .457 2.8 5.9 .468 6.6 7.3 .906
difference:+11+2.9+7.2+2.7+9.1+11.8+2.8+0.9+1.3-0.3-1.4+6.2+6.3+.177+2.8+4.9+.468+2.4+2.1+.098
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

Season 13

Chauncey Billups Anthony Davis
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Chauncey Billups 73 34.1 19.5 0.3 2.8 3.1 5.6 1.1 0.1 2.4 2.1 5.5 13.2 .418 2.2 5.6 .386 6.4 7.0 .910
difference:+22+0.6+5.2+2.3+6.1+8.5+2.1+0.1+2.1-0.2-0.2+3.7+4.6+.098+1.5+3.2+.104+0.8+0.2+.135
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chauncey Billups 6 34.5 20.3 0.2 2.2 2.3 6.3 1.0 0.5 3.0 4.0 6.2 13.8 .446 1.8 5.2 .355 6.2 7.0 .881
Anthony Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Chauncey Billups played 4 seasons more than Anthony Davis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 17, from 2011 to 2014—Chauncey Billups played in two Playoffs.