Anthony Davis vs. Chet Holmgren: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chet Holmgren 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 has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Chet Holmgren.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Chet Holmgren in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 7.7 points more than Chet Holmgren in his 3 seasons (24.1 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 17,027 points more (19,082 vs. 2,055).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+7.7
14
Chet Holmgren 16.4
3

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 19,082
+17,027
14
Chet Holmgren 2,055
3

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Chet Holmgren (+10.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,061).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+10.8
6
Chet Holmgren 15.3
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+1,061
6
Chet Holmgren 505
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+5
Chet Holmgren 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+45
Chet Holmgren 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+220
Chet Holmgren 5

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 537
+498
Chet Holmgren 39

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 735
+630
Chet Holmgren 105

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 789
+665
Chet Holmgren 124

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
+2
Chet Holmgren 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
+3
Chet Holmgren 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+23
Chet Holmgren 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+38
Chet Holmgren 8

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+30
Chet Holmgren 28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+26
Chet Holmgren 33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
+1
Chet Holmgren 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:+7.7+3.0+5.9+0.3+1.0+2.5+8.0+2.7+3.3+0.5+11+667
Chet Holmgren 16.4 6.0 11.4 52.6 1.5 4.1 37.5 2.9 3.7 78.9 3 125

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:+17,027+6,389+12,238+0.3+186+768+8.0+4,063+5,117+0.5+11+667
Chet Holmgren 2,055 750 1,426 52.6 192 512 37.5 363 460 78.9 3 125

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:+10.8+4.1+6.0+6.9+0.6+2.4+2.9+3.3+3.7+6.3+4+27
Chet Holmgren 15.3 5.5 11.7 47.3 1.2 4.3 28.4 3.1 3.9 77.7 2 33

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:+1,061+392+674+6.9+4+26+2.9+281+325+6.3+4+27
Chet Holmgren 505 182 385 47.3 40 141 28.4 101 130 77.7 2 33

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
201364
Chet Holmgren 16.5
+3.0
202482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+5.8
201467
Chet Holmgren 15.0
2025NBA Champion32

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
+4.5
201568
Chet Holmgren 19.9
202611

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 12 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 15, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 25.5 points in a total of 644 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.1 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Chet Holmgren 15.6
+15.6
202410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Chet Holmgren 15.2
+15.2
2025NBA Champion23

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+31.5
20154
Chet Holmgren -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 25.7 points in a total of 56 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.1 ppg and his lowest 17.4.