Anthony Edwards vs. Blake Griffin: Career Scoring Comparison

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

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Blake Griffin 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 4.9 points more than Blake Griffin in his 13 seasons (23.9 points against 19.0). On the other hand Blake Griffin scored a total of 5,416 points more than Anthony Edwards (14,513 vs. 9,097).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 23.9
+4.9
5
Blake Griffin 19.0
13

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,097
5
Blake Griffin 14,513
+5,416
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Blake Griffin (+8.7 points per game) while Blake Griffin scored more points (+108).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+8.7
4
Blake Griffin 18.2
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
4
Blake Griffin 1,238
+108
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+1
Blake Griffin 1

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 19
+8
Blake Griffin 11

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 92
+5
Blake Griffin 87

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 255
Blake Griffin 388
+133

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 350
Blake Griffin 642
+292

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 379
Blake Griffin 742
+363

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Blake Griffin 23
+21

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
Blake Griffin 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+8
Blake Griffin 7

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
Blake Griffin 32
+1

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
Blake Griffin 55
+13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
Blake Griffin 66
+24

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Blake Griffin 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 23.9 8.4 18.8 44.6 2.9 8.0 36.4 4.2 5.2 80.4 5 381
difference:+4.9+1.3+4.4+4.7+2.2+5.9+3.6+0.1+0.7+10.8+8+384
Blake Griffin 19.0 7.1 14.4 49.3 0.7 2.1 32.8 4.1 5.9 69.6 13 765

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,097 3,200 7,167 44.6 1,109 3,043 36.4 1,588 1,976 80.4 5 381
difference:+5,416+2,219+3,821+4.7+571+1,404+3.6+1,549+2,532+10.8+8+384
Blake Griffin 14,513 5,419 10,988 49.3 538 1,639 32.8 3,137 4,508 69.6 13 765

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42
difference:+8.7+2.4+5.8+2.4+2.7+7.1+1.2+1.2+5.7+6+26
Blake Griffin 18.2 7.0 14.3 49.2 0.4 1.1 37.7 3.8 5.1 73.1 10 68

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42
difference:+108+81+124+2.4+101+268+47+85+5.7+6+26
Blake Griffin 1,238 477 970 49.2 29 77 37.7 255 349 73.1 10 68

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
202172
Blake Griffin 22.5
+3.2
201182

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+0.6
202272
Blake Griffin 20.7
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+6.6
202379
Blake Griffin 18.0
201380

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+1.8
202479
Blake Griffin 24.1
201480

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+5.7
202579
Blake Griffin 21.9
201567

Blake Griffin's additional seasons:

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

In those years—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2016 to 2023—he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 390 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 4.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+6.1
20226
Blake Griffin 19.1
201211

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+18.4
20235
Blake Griffin 13.2
20136

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+4.1
202416
Blake Griffin 23.5
201413

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
202515
Blake Griffin 25.5
+0.2
201514

Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Blake Griffin played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 0.