Anthony Davis vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Anthony Davis 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.

Anthony Davis and Anthony Edwards have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Anthony Edwards has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 0.2 points more than Anthony Edwards in his 6 seasons (24.1 points against 23.9), and he also scored a total of 9,908 points more (19,082 vs. 9,174).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+0.2
14
Anthony Edwards 23.9
6

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 19,082
+9,908
14
Anthony Edwards 9,174
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Anthony Davis (+0.8 points per game) while Anthony Davis scored more points (+436).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
6
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+0.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+436
6
Anthony Edwards 1,130
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+3
Anthony Edwards 2

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+25
Anthony Edwards 20

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+131
Anthony Edwards 94

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 537
+280
Anthony Edwards 257

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 735
+383
Anthony Edwards 352

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 789
+407
Anthony Edwards 382

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
+1
Anthony Edwards 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
Anthony Edwards 5
+2

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+8
Anthony Edwards 15

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+15
Anthony Edwards 31

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+16
Anthony Edwards 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+17
Anthony Edwards 42

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
+1
Anthony Edwards 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.3 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.5 5.6 7.0 79.4 14 792
difference:+0.2+0.6+1.5+7.5+2.4+6.4+7.0+1.4+1.8+1.0+8+408
Anthony Edwards 23.9 8.4 18.8 44.7 2.9 8.0 36.5 4.2 5.2 80.4 6 384

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 19,082 7,139 13,664 52.2 378 1,280 29.5 4,426 5,577 79.4 14 792
difference:+9,908+3,912+6,445+7.5+740+1,782+7.0+2,824+3,584+1.0+8+408
Anthony Edwards 9,174 3,227 7,219 44.7 1,118 3,062 36.5 1,602 1,993 80.4 6 384

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60
difference:+0.8+0.2+2.4+7.4+2.5+6.3+6.4+1.4+1.3+5.2+2+18
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
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60
difference:+436+178+213+7.4+94+230+6.4+174+191+5.2+2+18
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
201364
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+5.8
202172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
201467
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+0.5
202272

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
201568
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+0.2
202379

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
201661
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+1.6
202479

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+0.4
201775
Anthony Edwards 27.6
202579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.1
+2.4
201875
Anthony Edwards 25.7
20263

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 8 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 382 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
20154
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+0.1
20235

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+27.6
202416

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+25.3
202515

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 30.1
+30.1
20189
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 24.9 points in a total of 47 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 17.4.