Desmond Bane vs. Draymond Green: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Draymond Green 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.

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 while Draymond Green 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Desmond Bane averages 9.1 points more than Draymond Green in his 13 seasons (17.8 points against 8.7). On the other hand Draymond Green scored a total of 2,085 points more than Desmond Bane (7,665 vs. 5,580).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Desmond Bane 17.8
+9.1
5
Draymond Green 8.7
13

Total Points

Seasons
Desmond Bane 5,580
5
Draymond Green 7,665
+2,085
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Desmond Bane has a better career point average than Draymond Green (+5.5 points per game) while Draymond Green scored more points (+1,479).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 16.9
+5.5
4
Draymond Green 11.4
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Desmond Bane 455
4
Draymond Green 1,934
+1,479
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 2
+2
Draymond Green 0

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 29
+28
Draymond Green 1

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 137
+93
Draymond Green 44

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 256
Draymond Green 354
+98

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 311
Draymond Green 835
+524

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 2
Draymond Green 46
+44

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 3
+1
Draymond Green 2

20+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 10
Draymond Green 15
+5

10+ Point Games

Desmond Bane 18
Draymond Green 101
+83

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Desmond Bane 27
Draymond Green 168
+141

0 Point Games (games without points)

Desmond Bane 0
Draymond Green 1
+1

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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:+9.1+3.3+6.7+2.3+1.8+3.7+9.0+0.8+0.5+17.3+8+568
Draymond Green 8.7 3.2 7.1 44.9 0.8 2.6 32.0 1.4 2.0 71.0 13 881

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:+2,085+786+1,966+2.3+70+339+9.0+583+1,007+17.3+8+568
Draymond Green 7,665 2,831 6,299 44.9 742 2,318 32.0 1,261 1,775 71.0 13 881

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:+5.5+1.7+4.0+0.8+1.7+3.3+9.6+0.4+0.1+17.3+6+142
Draymond Green 11.4 4.1 9.2 44.5 1.0 3.4 30.0 2.2 3.0 72.6 10 169

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:+1,479+537+1,200+0.8+102+398+9.6+303+436+17.3+6+142
Draymond Green 1,934 693 1,557 44.5 174 580 30.0 374 515 72.6 10 169

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 9.2
+6.3
202168
Draymond Green 2.9
201379

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.2
+12.0
202276
Draymond Green 6.2
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 21.5
+9.8
202358
Draymond Green 11.7
2015NBA Champion79

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.7
+9.7
202442
Draymond Green 14.0
201681

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 19.2
+9.0
202569
Draymond Green 10.2
2017NBA Champion76

Draymond Green's additional seasons:

* Draymond Green played 8 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 484 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 5.6
20215
Draymond Green 5.8
+0.2
201312

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 18.8
+6.9
202212
Draymond Green 11.9
20147

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 23.5
+9.8
20236
Draymond Green 13.7
2015NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane -
DNP
20240
Draymond Green 15.4
+15.4
201623

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Desmond Bane 15.3
+2.2
20254
Draymond Green 13.1
2017NBA Champion17

Draymond Green's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Draymond Green played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 89 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 13.3 ppg and his lowest 8.