Desmond Bane vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Desmond Bane 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
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Desmond Bane has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Anfernee Simons 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, Desmond Bane averages 2.8 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 7 seasons (17.8 points against 15.0). On the other hand Anfernee Simons scored a total of 257 points more than Desmond Bane (5,837 vs. 5,580).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 17.8 | +2.8 | 5 |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 5,580 | 5 | |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | +257 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Desmond Bane has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+12.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+385).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Desmond Bane | 16.9 | +12.2 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Desmond Bane | 455 | +385 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 137 | +11 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 126 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 256 | +7 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 249 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 311 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 368 | +57 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 2 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 21 | +19 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 3 | +3 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 10 | +10 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 18 | +15 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 3 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 27 | +16 | ||
| Anfernee Simons | 11 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Anfernee Simons | 4 | +4 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 17.8 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 47.2 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 41.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 88.3 | 5 | 313 |
| difference: | +2.8 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +2.9 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +2 | +76 |
| Anfernee Simons | 15.0 | 5.3 | 12.3 | 43.1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 38.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 5,580 | 2,045 | 4,333 | 47.2 | 812 | 1,979 | 41.0 | 678 | 768 | 88.3 | 5 | 313 |
| difference: | +257 | +24 | +471 | +4.1 | +155 | +560 | +2.9 | +54 | +64 | +0.3 | +2 | +76 |
| Anfernee Simons | 5,837 | 2,069 | 4,804 | 43.1 | 967 | 2,539 | 38.1 | 732 | 832 | 88.0 | 7 | 389 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 16.9 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 43.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 39.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 89.9 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +12.2 | +4.3 | +9.3 | +5.8 | +1.6 | +4.4 | +10.4 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +8.1 | +1 | +12 |
| Anfernee Simons | 4.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 37.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 455 | 156 | 357 | 43.7 | 72 | 182 | 39.6 | 71 | 79 | 89.9 | 4 | 27 |
| difference: | +385 | +134 | +299 | +5.8 | +55 | +148 | +10.4 | +62 | +68 | +8.1 | +1 | +12 |
| Anfernee Simons | 70 | 22 | 58 | 37.9 | 17 | 34 | 50.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 3 | 15 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Anfernee Simons' additional seasons: | ||||
* Anfernee Simons played 2 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 20.6 points in a total of 116 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | 15.3 | +15.3 | 2025 | 4 |
| Anfernee Simons | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Anfernee Simons' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Anfernee Simons didn't play in the postseason. |