Anthony Davis vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid.

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 Naz Reid 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 12.5 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (24.1 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 14,333 points more (19,082 vs. 4,749).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+12.5
14
Naz Reid 11.6
7

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 19,082
+14,333
14
Naz Reid 4,749
7

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 Naz Reid (+16.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,209).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+16.2
6
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+1,209
6
Naz Reid 357
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+5
Naz Reid 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+45
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+221
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 537
+489
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 735
+496
Naz Reid 239

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 789
+385
Naz Reid 404

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
Naz Reid 7
+4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
+3
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+23
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+44
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+38
Naz Reid 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+25
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
Naz Reid 2
+1

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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:+12.5+4.6+8.3+3.6+0.9+2.2+7.7+4.2+5.1+6.8+7+381
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.6 1.4 3.8 37.2 1.4 1.9 72.6 7 411

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:+14,333+5,341+9,966+3.6+196+264+7.7+3,847+4,779+6.8+7+381
Naz Reid 4,749 1,798 3,698 48.6 574 1,544 37.2 579 798 72.6 7 411

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:+16.2+6.0+10.2+6.6+0.9+2.0+6.8+5.1+5.8+7.8+3+24
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+1,209+446+790+6.6+17+24+6.8+334+392+7.8+3+24
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
+4.5
201364
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+9.6
201467
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
+16.1
201568
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
+12.8
201661
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+14.5
201775
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.1
+13.9
201875
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 25.9
+15.9
201956
Naz Reid 10.0
20265

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

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

In those years—his seasons 8 to 15, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 24.6 points in a total of 377 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
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+26.7
20154
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 30.1
+19.7
20189
Naz Reid 10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20190
Naz Reid -
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.