Anthony Davis vs. Tyrese Haliburton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyrese Haliburton 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 Tyrese Haliburton.

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 Tyrese Haliburton 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 6.6 points more than Tyrese Haliburton in his 5 seasons (24.1 points against 17.5), and he also scored a total of 13,136 points more (18,978 vs. 5,842).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Davis 24.1
+6.6
13
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5
5

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Davis 18,978
+13,136
13
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842
5

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 Tyrese Haliburton (+8.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+887).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 26.1
+8.2
6
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Davis 1,566
+887
6
Tyrese Haliburton 679
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 5
+5
Tyrese Haliburton 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 45
+42
Tyrese Haliburton 3

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 225
+200
Tyrese Haliburton 25

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 533
+410
Tyrese Haliburton 123

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 731
+454
Tyrese Haliburton 277

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 784
+455
Tyrese Haliburton 329

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 3
Tyrese Haliburton 4
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 3
+3
Tyrese Haliburton 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 23
+18
Tyrese Haliburton 5

20+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 46
+31
Tyrese Haliburton 15

10+ Point Games

Anthony Davis 58
+26
Tyrese Haliburton 32

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Davis 59
+21
Tyrese Haliburton 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Davis 1
+1
Tyrese Haliburton 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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 29.6 5.6 7.0 79.4 13 787
difference:+6.6+2.7+4.0+4.5+2.1+5.0+9.6+3.3+4.3+6.1+8+454
Tyrese Haliburton 17.5 6.3 13.3 47.7 2.6 6.6 39.2 2.3 2.7 85.5 5 333

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Davis 18,978 7,100 13,589 52.2 375 1,269 29.6 4,403 5,546 79.4 13 787
difference:+13,136+4,990+9,166+4.5+481+915+9.6+3,637+4,650+6.1+8+454
Tyrese Haliburton 5,842 2,110 4,423 47.7 856 2,184 39.2 766 896 85.5 5 333

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:+8.2+3.0+3.8+6.8+2.2+6.0+4.5+4.6+5.4+0.7+4+22
Tyrese Haliburton 17.9 6.6 13.9 47.4 2.8 7.9 35.8 1.8 2.2 83.3 2 38

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:+887+323+529+6.8+71+184+4.5+312+371+0.7+4+22
Tyrese Haliburton 679 251 530 47.4 107 299 35.8 70 84 83.3 2 38

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 13.5
+0.5
201364
Tyrese Haliburton 13.0
202158

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 20.8
+5.5
201467
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
202277

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.4
+9.1
201568
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 24.3
+9.0
201661
Tyrese Haliburton 15.3
202277

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.0
+7.3
201775
Tyrese Haliburton 20.7
202356

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 28.1
+8.0
201875
Tyrese Haliburton 20.1
202469

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 25.9
+7.3
201956
Tyrese Haliburton 18.6
202573

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 7 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 24.7 points in a total of 372 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.1 ppg and his lowest 21.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 31.5
+31.5
20154
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170
Tyrese Haliburton -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis 30.1
+11.4
20189
Tyrese Haliburton 18.7
202415

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20190
Tyrese Haliburton 17.3
+17.3
202523

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 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.