Deandre Ayton vs. Khris Middleton: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Khris Middleton 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Khris Middleton 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, Khris Middleton averages 0.1 points more than Deandre Ayton in his 8 seasons (16.5 points against 16.4), and he also scored a total of 6,174 points more (13,068 vs. 6,894).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
8
Khris Middleton 16.5
+0.1
14

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,894
8
Khris Middleton 13,068
+6,174
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Khris Middleton has a better career point average than Deandre Ayton (+4.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+936).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
3
Khris Middleton 20.6
+4.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
Khris Middleton 1,650
+936
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Khris Middleton 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Khris Middleton 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
Khris Middleton 37
+23

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 135
Khris Middleton 278
+143

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 350
Khris Middleton 656
+306

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 421
Khris Middleton 782
+361

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Khris Middleton 10
+10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Khris Middleton 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Khris Middleton 12
+12

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
Khris Middleton 41
+25

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
Khris Middleton 75
+37

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
Khris Middleton 80
+35

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Khris Middleton 0

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 12.2 59.5 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.7 2.3 75.1 8 421
difference:+0.1+1.3+0.8+13.4+1.7+4.4+15.6+1.0+0.8+12.6+6+371
Khris Middleton 16.5 6.0 13.0 46.1 1.8 4.7 38.6 2.7 3.1 87.7 14 792

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 6,894 3,069 5,157 59.5 28 122 23.0 728 970 75.1 8 421
difference:+6,174+1,686+5,166+13.4+1,395+3,562+15.6+1,407+1,465+12.6+6+371
Khris Middleton 13,068 4,755 10,323 46.1 1,423 3,684 38.6 2,135 2,435 87.7 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:+4.7+0.3+5.4+18.7+2.5+6.2+11.0+1.8+1.5+20.5+6+35
Khris Middleton 20.6 7.4 16.7 44.1 2.5 6.3 39.0 3.4 3.9 86.6 9 80

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:+936+271+830+18.7+194+499+11.0+200+205+20.5+6+35
Khris Middleton 1,650 591 1,339 44.1 196 503 39.0 272 314 86.6 9 80

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.3
+10.2
201971
Khris Middleton 6.1
201327

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
+6.1
202038
Khris Middleton 12.1
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
+1.0
202169
Khris Middleton 13.4
201579

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
202258
Khris Middleton 18.2
+1.0
201679

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
+3.3
202367
Khris Middleton 14.7
201729

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
202455
Khris Middleton 20.1
+3.4
201882

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
202540
Khris Middleton 18.3
+3.9
201977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.3
202623
Khris Middleton 20.9
+5.6
202062

Khris Middleton's additional seasons:

* Khris Middleton played 6 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 16.9 points in a total of 275 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.4 ppg and his lowest 10.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20140

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
202122
Khris Middleton 15.8
20156

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
+17.9
202213
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20160

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
202310
Khris Middleton 14.5
+1.1
20176

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
Khris Middleton 24.7
+24.7
20187

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
Khris Middleton 16.9
+16.9
201915

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP *
20260
Khris Middleton 20.3
+20.3
202010
* season in progress

Khris Middleton's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Khris Middleton played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 36 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 14.5.

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