Baron Davis vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Baron 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Deron Williams scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Baron Davis has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Deron Williams averages 0.2 points more than Baron Davis in his 13 seasons (16.3 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 357 points more (13,804 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
13
Deron Williams 16.3
+0.2
12

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
13
Deron Williams 13,804
+357
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Deron Williams (+3.1 points per game) while Deron Williams scored more points (+470).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+3.1
7
Deron Williams 15.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Deron Williams 1,412
+470
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Deron Williams 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
Deron Williams 51
+7

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+12
Deron Williams 266

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
Deron Williams 689
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Deron Williams 837
+11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
+1
Deron Williams 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
Deron Williams 8
+1

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
Deron Williams 34
+9

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Deron Williams 65
+23

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Deron Williams 83
+33

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Deron Williams 7
+7

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835
difference:+0.2+0.1+1.3+3.6+0.2+1.1+3.7+0.6+0.2+11.1+1+10
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835
difference:+357+14+987+3.6+154+863+3.7+539+210+11.1+1+10
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50
difference:+3.1+1.3+2.9+0.3+0.5+1.8+4.3+0.1+0.7+9.4+2+40
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50
difference:+470+145+336+0.3+38+66+4.3+142+146+9.4+2+40
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Deron Williams 10.8
+4.9
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
200182
Deron Williams 16.2
+2.4
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
200282
Deron Williams 18.8
+0.7
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
200350
Deron Williams 19.4
+2.3
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+4.2
200467
Deron Williams 18.7
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Deron Williams 20.1
+0.9
201165

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
200654
Deron Williams 21.0
+3.1
201255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
+1.2
200763
Deron Williams 18.9
201378

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
+7.5
200882
Deron Williams 14.3
201464

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
+1.9
200965
Deron Williams 13.0
201568

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
+1.2
201075
Deron Williams 14.1
201665

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
+2.1
201158
Deron Williams 11.0
201764

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

* Baron Davis played 1 season more than Deron Williams in the NBA.

In that year—his season 13 in 2012—he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 29 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
200110
Deron Williams 19.2
+1.4
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+1.0
20029
Deron Williams 21.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+0.2
20035
Deron Williams 20.2
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
20047
Deron Williams 24.3
+6.2
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Deron Williams -
DNP
20120

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+4.7
200711
Deron Williams 20.6
20137

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Deron Williams 14.5
+14.5
201412

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Deron Williams 11.8
+11.8
20156

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Deron Williams 5.0
+5.0
20163

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Deron Williams 4.3
+4.3
201718

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Baron Davis played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 4 games.