Deandre Ayton vs. Anthony Davis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Davis and Deandre Ayton 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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Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Deandre Ayton.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Deandre Ayton 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 7.7 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 8 seasons (24.1 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 12,329 points more (19,082 vs. 6,753).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
8
Anthony Davis 24.1
+7.7
14

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,753
8
Anthony Davis 19,082
+12,329
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Deandre Ayton (+10.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+852).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
3
Anthony Davis 26.1
+10.2
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
Anthony Davis 1,566
+852
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Anthony Davis 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Anthony Davis 45
+45

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
Anthony Davis 225
+211

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 132
Anthony Davis 537
+405

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 342
Anthony Davis 735
+393

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 411
Anthony Davis 789
+378

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Anthony Davis 3
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Anthony Davis 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Anthony Davis 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
Anthony Davis 46
+30

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
Anthony Davis 58
+20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
Anthony Davis 59
+14

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Anthony Davis 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 16.4 7.3 12.3 59.3 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.7 2.3 75.2 8 411
difference:+7.7+1.7+5.0+7.0+0.4+1.3+6.5+3.9+4.7+4.2+6+381
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.3 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.5 5.6 7.0 79.4 14 792

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 6,753 3,004 5,069 59.3 28 122 23.0 717 953 75.2 8 411
difference:+12,329+4,135+8,595+7.0+350+1,158+6.5+3,709+4,624+4.2+6+381
Anthony Davis 19,082 7,139 13,664 52.2 378 1,280 29.5 4,426 5,577 79.4 14 792

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 15.9 7.1 11.3 62.9 0.0 0.1 50.0 1.6 2.4 66.1 3 45
difference:+10.2+2.5+6.4+8.7+0.6+1.8+18.7+4.8+5.2+17.9+3+15
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 714 320 509 62.9 2 4 50.0 72 109 66.1 3 45
difference:+852+254+550+8.7+34+111+18.7+310+346+17.9+3+15
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.3
+2.8
201971
Anthony Davis 13.5
201364

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
202038
Anthony Davis 20.8
+2.6
201467

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202169
Anthony Davis 24.4
+10.0
201568

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
202258
Anthony Davis 24.3
+7.1
201661

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
202367
Anthony Davis 28.0
+10.0
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
202455
Anthony Davis 28.1
+11.4
201875

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202540
Anthony Davis 25.9
+11.5
201956

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.2
202613
Anthony Davis 26.1
+9.9
2020NBA Champion62

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 6 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 24.3 points in a total of 264 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202122
Anthony Davis 31.5
+15.7
20154

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
+17.9
202213
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
+13.4
202310
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
Anthony Davis 30.1
+30.1
20189

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20190

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP *
20260
Anthony Davis 27.7
+27.7
2020NBA Champion21
* season in progress

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 17.4.

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