Bradley Beal vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Bradley Beal 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Bradley Beal.
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 and also scored more points in during the postseason while Bradley Beal scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 2.4 points more than Bradley Beal in his 13 seasons (23.9 points against 21.5). On the other hand Bradley Beal scored a total of 8,160 points more than Anthony Edwards (17,257 vs. 9,097).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | 13 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +2.4 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | +8,160 | 13 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 5 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Bradley Beal (+4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+7).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | 6 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +4.0 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | 6 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | +7 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 448 | +193 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 255 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 726 | +376 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 350 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 800 | +421 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 379 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +1 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 30 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 47 | +5 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 49 | +7 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | 7.9 | 17.1 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 37.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +2.4 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +8 | +420 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | 6,346 | 13,664 | 46.4 | 1,717 | 4,569 | 37.6 | 2,848 | 3,467 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +8,160 | +3,146 | +6,497 | +1.8 | +608 | +1,526 | +1.2 | +1,260 | +1,491 | +1.7 | +8 | +420 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 3,200 | 7,167 | 44.6 | 1,109 | 3,043 | 36.4 | 1,588 | 1,976 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | 8.3 | 18.9 | 44.2 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 35.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 82.8 | 6 | 49 |
| difference: | +4.0 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +4.0 | +2 | +7 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | 409 | 926 | 44.2 | 112 | 317 | 35.3 | 193 | 233 | 82.8 | 6 | 49 |
| difference: | +7 | +13 | +80 | +2.6 | +18 | +28 | +2.4 | +15 | +31 | +4.0 | +2 | +7 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Bradley Beal's additional seasons: | ||||
* Bradley Beal played 8 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 24.2 points in a total of 477 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 17. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 27.6 | +27.6 | 2024 | 16 |
Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.7 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 16.5. |