Andre Drummond vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Andre Drummond 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andre Drummond.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Andre Drummond scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 11.4 points more than Andre Drummond in his 13 seasons (23.9 points against 12.5). On the other hand Andre Drummond scored a total of 2,196 points more than Anthony Edwards (11,293 vs. 9,097).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Andre Drummond | 12.5 | 13 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +11.4 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Andre Drummond | 11,293 | +2,196 | 13 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 5 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Andre Drummond (+16.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+946).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Andre Drummond | 10.8 | 4 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +16.1 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Andre Drummond | 184 | 4 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | +946 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 19 | +19 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 152 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 255 | +103 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 575 | +225 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 350 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 890 | +511 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 379 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 14 | +12 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 15 | +15 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 1 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +30 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 10 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +32 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 16 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +26 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 12.5 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 48.6 | 13 | 904 |
| difference: | +11.4 | +3.2 | +9.1 | +9.5 | +2.9 | +7.8 | +23.5 | +2.2 | +1.1 | +31.8 | +8 | +523 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 11,293 | 4,740 | 8,753 | 54.2 | 18 | 140 | 12.9 | 1,795 | 3,696 | 48.6 | 13 | 904 |
| difference: | +2,196 | +1,540 | +1,586 | +9.5 | +1,091 | +2,903 | +23.5 | +207 | +1,720 | +31.8 | +8 | +523 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 3,200 | 7,167 | 44.6 | 1,109 | 3,043 | 36.4 | 1,588 | 1,976 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 10.8 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 42.9 | 4 | 17 |
| difference: | +16.1 | +4.9 | +11.2 | +4.2 | +3.1 | +8.1 | +37.7 | +3.2 | +2.2 | +35.9 | +25 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 184 | 77 | 151 | 51.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 30 | 70 | 42.9 | 4 | 17 |
| difference: | +946 | +319 | +695 | +4.2 | +130 | +343 | +37.7 | +178 | +194 | +35.9 | +25 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Andre Drummond's additional seasons: | ||||
* Andre Drummond played 9 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 565 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.7 ppg and his lowest 6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2022 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 31.6 | +31.6 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.3 | +25.3 | 2025 | 15 |
Andre Drummond's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Andre Drummond played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.3 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |