Deandre Ayton vs. Vlade Divac: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Vlade Divac 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 Deandre Ayton has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vlade Divac scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Deandre Ayton averages 4.6 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (16.4 points against 11.8). On the other hand Vlade Divac scored a total of 6,856 points more than Deandre Ayton (13,398 vs. 6,542).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 16.4
+4.6
7
Vlade Divac 11.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Deandre Ayton 6,542
7
Vlade Divac 13,398
+6,856
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Deandre Ayton has a better career point average than Vlade Divac (+3.8 points per game) while Vlade Divac scored more points (+754).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 15.9
+3.8
3
Vlade Divac 12.1
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Deandre Ayton 714
3
Vlade Divac 1,468
+754
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 14
+9
Vlade Divac 5

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 127
Vlade Divac 136
+9

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 331
Vlade Divac 708
+377

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 398
Vlade Divac 1,115
+717

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Vlade Divac 19
+19

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 0
Vlade Divac 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 16
+2
Vlade Divac 14

10+ Point Games

Deandre Ayton 38
Vlade Divac 79
+41

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Deandre Ayton 45
Vlade Divac 121
+76

0 Point Games (games without points)

Deandre Ayton 0
Vlade Divac 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 16.4 7.3 12.4 59.0 0.1 0.3 23.0 1.8 2.3 75.5 7 398
difference:+4.6+2.7+3.1+9.4+0.1+0.5+0.7+1.4+6.3+9+736
Vlade Divac 11.8 4.6 9.3 49.5 0.1 0.4 23.5 2.5 3.7 69.2 16 1,134

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Deandre Ayton 6,542 2,905 4,926 59.0 28 122 23.0 704 932 75.5 7 398
difference:+6,856+2,300+5,584+9.4+72+304+0.5+2,184+3,244+6.3+9+736
Vlade Divac 13,398 5,205 10,510 49.5 100 426 23.5 2,888 4,176 69.2 16 1,134

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:+3.8+2.6+2.0+14.9+0.1+0.3+25.9+1.5+1.8+7.0+11+76
Vlade Divac 12.1 4.5 9.3 48.0 0.1 0.4 24.1 3.1 4.2 73.1 14 121

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:+754+221+619+14.9+11+50+25.9+301+401+7.0+11+76
Vlade Divac 1,468 541 1,128 48.0 13 54 24.1 373 510 73.1 14 121

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.3
+7.8
201971
Vlade Divac 8.5
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.2
+7.0
202038
Vlade Divac 11.2
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
+3.1
202169
Vlade Divac 11.3
199236

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.2
+4.4
202258
Vlade Divac 12.8
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 18.0
+3.8
202367
Vlade Divac 14.2
199479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 16.7
+0.7
202455
Vlade Divac 16.0
199580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 14.4
+1.5
202540
Vlade Divac 12.9
199679

Vlade Divac's additional seasons:

* Vlade Divac played 9 seasons more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 16, from 1997 to 2005—he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 614 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.3 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20190
Vlade Divac 9.1
+9.1
19909

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20200
Vlade Divac 13.3
+13.3
199119

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 15.8
+6.0
202122
Vlade Divac 9.8
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 17.9
202213
Vlade Divac 18.0
+0.1
19935

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton 13.4
+13.4
202310
Vlade Divac -
DNP
19940

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20240
Vlade Divac 15.6
+15.6
199510

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Deandre Ayton -
DNP
20250
Vlade Divac 9.0
+9.0
19964

Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Vlade Divac played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.6 points in a total of 70 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18 ppg and his lowest 6.6.