Baron Davis vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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 Baron Davis has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 2.9 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (16.1 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 138 points more (13,447 vs. 13,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+2.9
13
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
+138
13
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Jermaine O'Neal (+7.2 points per game) while Jermaine O'Neal scored more points (+182).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+7.2
7
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+182
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
+1
Jermaine O'Neal 1

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
+2
Jermaine O'Neal 42

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+12
Jermaine O'Neal 266

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
+27
Jermaine O'Neal 619

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+124

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+52

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
+4
Jermaine O'Neal 3

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
+1
Jermaine O'Neal 24

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+32

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+15

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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:+2.9+0.8+3.4+5.8+1.6+4.9+17.3+0.2+0.3+0.4+5+176
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

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:+138+256+926+5.8+1,318+4,064+17.3+668+916+0.4+5+176
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+7.2+2.3+4.9+1.6+2.0+5.5+35.0+0.6+0.9+0.9+7+47
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+182+84+225+1.6+99+267+35.0+113+154+0.9+7+47
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
+1.8
200082
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
+9.3
200182
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+15.6
200282
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
+13.2
200350
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
+10.0
200467
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
+0.2
200546
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
200654
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
+2.9
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
200763
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
200882
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+2.5
200544

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
200965
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+5.2
200651

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
201075
Jermaine O'Neal 19.4
+4.1
200769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
201158
Jermaine O'Neal 13.6
+0.5
200842

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 6.1
201229
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+7.2
200968

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 5 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 18, from 2010 to 2014—he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 218 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.6 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
+21.0
20029
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
+18.9
20035
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
+8.3
20047
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
+17.2
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+22.8
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
+6.1
200711
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+16.0
200513

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Jermaine O'Neal 21.0
+21.0
20066

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20070

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Jermaine O'Neal -
DNP
20080

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 7.8
20124
Jermaine O'Neal 13.3
+5.5
20096

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.5 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6 ppg and his lowest 4.2.