Anthony Davis vs. Reggie Miller: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Reggie Miller 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.

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Reggie Miller is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points while Anthony Davis has one of the highest career 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 has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Reggie Miller scored more total points in both stages. 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 5.9 points more than Reggie Miller in his 18 seasons (24.1 points against 18.2). On the other hand Reggie Miller scored a total of 6,197 points more than Anthony Davis (25,279 vs. 19,082).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+5.9
14
Reggie Miller 18.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 19,082
14
Reggie Miller 25,279
+6,197
18

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 Reggie Miller (+5.5 points per game) while Reggie Miller scored more points (+1,406).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+5.5
6
Reggie Miller 20.6
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
6
Reggie Miller 2,972
+1,406
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+4
Reggie Miller 1

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+36
Reggie Miller 9

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+111
Reggie Miller 114

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 537
Reggie Miller 607
+70

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 735
Reggie Miller 1,195
+460

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 789
Reggie Miller 1,382
+593

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
Reggie Miller 7
+4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
Reggie Miller 3

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
Reggie Miller 29
+6

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
Reggie Miller 72
+26

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
Reggie Miller 124
+66

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
Reggie Miller 144
+85

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
+1
Reggie Miller 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:+5.9+3.1+4.7+5.2+1.3+3.1+10.0+1.1+1.9+9.4+4+597
Reggie Miller 18.2 5.9 12.6 47.1 1.8 4.7 39.5 4.5 5.1 88.8 18 1,389

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:+6,197+1,102+3,835+5.2+2,182+5,206+10.0+1,811+1,449+9.4+4+597
Reggie Miller 25,279 8,241 17,499 47.1 2,560 6,486 39.5 6,237 7,026 88.8 18 1,389

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:+5.5+3.1+3.2+9.3+1.6+3.8+7.7+1.1+1.6+5.3+9+84
Reggie Miller 20.6 6.5 14.5 44.9 2.2 5.7 39.0 5.3 6.0 89.3 15 144

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:+1,406+367+1,036+9.3+284+705+7.7+388+407+5.3+9+84
Reggie Miller 2,972 941 2,095 44.9 320 820 39.0 770 862 89.3 15 144

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
+3.5
201364
Reggie Miller 10.0
198882

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+4.8
201467
Reggie Miller 16.0
198974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
201568
Reggie Miller 24.6
+0.2
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
+1.7
201661
Reggie Miller 22.6
199182

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+7.3
201775
Reggie Miller 20.7
199282

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.1
+6.9
201875
Reggie Miller 21.2
199382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 25.9
+6.0
201956
Reggie Miller 19.9
199479

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 26.1
+6.5
2020NBA Champion62
Reggie Miller 19.6
199581

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 21.8
+0.7
202136
Reggie Miller 21.1
199676

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 23.2
+1.6
202240
Reggie Miller 21.6
199781

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 25.9
+6.4
202356
Reggie Miller 19.5
199881

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.7
+6.3
202476
Reggie Miller 18.4
199950

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.7
+6.6
202551
Reggie Miller 18.1
200081

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+1.9
20265
Reggie Miller 18.9
200181

Reggie Miller's additional seasons:

* Reggie Miller played 4 seasons more than Anthony Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2002 to 2005—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 295 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 10.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19880

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19890

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+10.8
20154
Reggie Miller 20.7
19903

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Reggie Miller 21.6
+21.6
19915

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Reggie Miller 27.0
+27.0
19923

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 30.1
20189
Reggie Miller 31.5
+1.4
19934

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20190
Reggie Miller 23.2
+23.2
199416

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 27.7
+2.2
2020NBA Champion21
Reggie Miller 25.5
199517

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 17.4
20215
Reggie Miller 29.0
+11.6
19961

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20220
Reggie Miller -
DNP
19970

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 22.6
+2.7
202316
Reggie Miller 19.9
199816

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 27.8
+7.6
20245
Reggie Miller 20.2
199913

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20250
Reggie Miller 24.0
+24.0
200022

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP *
20260
Reggie Miller 31.3
+31.3
20014
* season in progress

Reggie Miller's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Reggie Miller played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.6 ppg and his lowest 9.2.