Baron Davis vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan 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.

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Michael Jordan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Baron Davis.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Michael Jordan has better scoring stats than Baron Davis 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 14 points more than Baron Davis in his 13 seasons (30.1 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 18,845 points more (32,292 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
13
Michael Jordan 30.1
+14.0
15

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
13
Michael Jordan 32,292
+18,845
15

Scoring Titles

Baron Davis 0
Michael Jordan 10
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+10

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Michael Jordan has a better career point average than Baron Davis (+14.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,045).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
7
Michael Jordan 33.4
+14.6
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
7
Michael Jordan 5,987
+5,045
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Michael Jordan 4
+4

50+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Michael Jordan 31
+31

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
Michael Jordan 173
+171

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
Michael Jordan 562
+518

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
Michael Jordan 926
+648

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
Michael Jordan 1,059
+413

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
Michael Jordan 1,072
+246

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
+9
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Michael Jordan 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Michael Jordan 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 0
Michael Jordan 38
+38

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 7
Michael Jordan 109
+102

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 25
Michael Jordan 173
+148

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 42
Michael Jordan 179
+137

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 50
Michael Jordan 179
+129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 0
Michael Jordan 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+14.0+5.5+8.6+8.8+1.1+3.3+0.7+4.0+4.3+12.4+2+237
Michael Jordan 30.1 11.4 22.9 49.7 0.5 1.7 32.7 6.8 8.2 83.5 15 1,072

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:+18,845+7,304+12,586+8.8+751+2,381+0.7+4,988+5,480+12.4+2+237
Michael Jordan 32,292 12,192 24,537 49.7 581 1,778 32.7 7,327 8,772 83.5 15 1,072

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:+14.6+5.6+10.2+4.5+1.2+3.2+1.8+4.5+4.7+11.9+6+129
Michael Jordan 33.4 12.2 25.1 48.7 0.8 2.5 33.2 8.2 9.9 82.8 13 179

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:+5,045+1,859+3,752+4.5+49+163+1.8+1,278+1,505+11.9+6+129
Michael Jordan 5,987 2,188 4,497 48.7 148 446 33.2 1,463 1,766 82.8 13 179

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
Michael Jordan 28.2
+22.3
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.8
200182
Michael Jordan 22.7
+8.9
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
200282
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+19.0
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.1
200350
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+17.9
198882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.9
200467
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+9.6
198981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 19.2
200546
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+14.4
199082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.9
200654
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+13.6
1991NBA Champion82

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.1
200763
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+10.0
1992NBA Champion80

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 21.8
200882
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+10.8
1993NBA Champion78

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 14.9
200965
Michael Jordan 26.9
+12.0
199517

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 15.3
201075
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+15.1
1996NBA Champion82

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 13.1
201158
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+16.5
1997NBA Champion82

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 6.1
201229
Michael Jordan Scoring leader28.7
+22.6
1998NBA Champion82

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

- Michael Jordan played 2 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2002 to 2003—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 142 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
20004
Michael Jordan 29.3
+23.5
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 17.8
200110
Michael Jordan 43.7
+25.9
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 22.6
20029
Michael Jordan 35.7
+13.1
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 20.4
20035
Michael Jordan 36.3
+15.9
198810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 18.1
20047
Michael Jordan 34.8
+16.7
198917

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050
Michael Jordan 36.7
+36.7
199016

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060
Michael Jordan 31.1
+31.1
1991NBA Champion17

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 25.3
200711
Michael Jordan 34.5
+9.2
1992NBA Champion22

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080
Michael Jordan 35.1
+35.1
1993NBA Champion19

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090
Michael Jordan 31.5
+31.5
199510

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100
Michael Jordan 30.7
+30.7
1996NBA Champion18

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110
Michael Jordan 31.1
+31.1
1997NBA Champion19

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 7.8
20124
Michael Jordan 32.4
+24.6
1998NBA Champion21

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

- During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan didn't play in the postseason.

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