Baron Davis vs. VJ Edgecombe: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of VJ Edgecombe 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron Davis has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Baron Davis has better playoff stats. 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Baron Davis averages 0.6 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (16.1 points against 15.5), and he also scored a total of 13,043 points more (13,447 vs. 404).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Baron Davis 16.1
+0.6
13
VJ Edgecombe 15.5
1

Total Points

Seasons
Baron Davis 13,447
+13,043
13
VJ Edgecombe 404
1

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Baron Davis has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Baron Davis 18.8
+18.8
7
VJ Edgecombe 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Baron Davis 942
+942
7
VJ Edgecombe 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Baron Davis 2
+2
VJ Edgecombe 0

30+ Point Games

Baron Davis 44
+43
VJ Edgecombe 1

20+ Point Games

Baron Davis 278
+271
VJ Edgecombe 7

10+ Point Games

Baron Davis 646
+624
VJ Edgecombe 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Baron Davis 826
+800
VJ Edgecombe 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Baron Davis 9
+9
VJ Edgecombe 0

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Baron Davis' point thresholds are omited here.

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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:+0.6+0.1+0.5+0.8+0.4+0.6+4.6+0.8+1.4+6.2+12+809
VJ Edgecombe 15.5 5.8 13.8 41.7 2.0 5.6 36.6 2.0 2.5 77.3 1 26

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:+13,043+4,738+11,591+0.8+1,279+4,014+4.6+2,288+3,226+6.2+12+809
VJ Edgecombe 404 150 360 41.7 53 145 36.6 51 66 77.3 1 26

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:+18.8+6.6+14.9+44.2+2.0+5.7+35.0+3.7+5.2+70.9+7+50
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+942+329+745+44.2+99+283+35.0+185+261+70.9+7+50
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.9
200082
VJ Edgecombe 15.5
+9.6
202626

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

- Baron Davis played 12 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 13, from 2001 to 2012—he averaged 17.2 points in a total of 753 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.9 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

- During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Baron Davis played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.3 ppg and his lowest 7.8.