Anthony Edwards vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez.

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 Brook Lopez 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 8.4 points more than Brook Lopez in his 18 seasons (24.1 points against 15.7). On the other hand Brook Lopez scored a total of 7,963 points more than Anthony Edwards (17,633 vs. 9,670).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+8.4
6
Brook Lopez 15.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,670
6
Brook Lopez 17,633
+7,963
18

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 Brook Lopez (+12.8 points per game) while Brook Lopez scored more points (+122).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+12.8
4
Brook Lopez 14.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
4
Brook Lopez 1,252
+122
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+2
Brook Lopez 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 24
+24
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 104
+60
Brook Lopez 44

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 269
Brook Lopez 346
+77

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 369
Brook Lopez 866
+497

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 399
Brook Lopez 1,118
+719

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Brook Lopez 7
+5

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+13
Brook Lopez 2

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+10
Brook Lopez 21

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
Brook Lopez 60
+18

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
Brook Lopez 87
+45

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401
difference:+8.4+2.5+6.8+4.7+1.9+5.2+1.5+1.6+1.9+0.9+12+724
Brook Lopez 15.7 6.0 12.0 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.7 3.4 79.7 18 1,125

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401
difference:+7,963+3,328+5,998+4.7+76+80+1.5+1,383+1,758+0.9+12+724
Brook Lopez 17,633 6,721 13,551 49.6 1,100 3,124 35.2 3,091 3,878 79.7 18 1,125

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:+12.8+4.0+9.5+4.5+2.0+5.0+4.6+2.8+3.7+4.0+5+47
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

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:+122+87+95+4.5+36+61+4.6+16+32+4.0+5+47
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+6.3
202172
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+2.5
202272
Brook Lopez 18.8
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+4.2
202379
Brook Lopez 20.4
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+6.7
202479
Brook Lopez 19.2
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+8.2
202579
Brook Lopez 19.4
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+8.0
202620
Brook Lopez 20.7
201417

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 12 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 18, from 2015 to 2026—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 783 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.6 ppg and his lowest 5.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+31.6
20235
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+27.6
202416
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+3.0
202515
Brook Lopez 22.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140
* season in progress

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 82 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.8 ppg and his lowest 5.