Desmond Bane vs. Jalen Green: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen 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.
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 Jalen Green has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Desmond Bane. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Green averages 2.3 points more than Desmond Bane in his 5 seasons (20.1 points against 17.8), and he also scored a total of 593 points more (6,173 vs. 5,580).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 17.8 | 5 | |
| Jalen Green | 20.1 | +2.3 | 4 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Desmond Bane | 5,580 | 5 | |
| Jalen Green | 6,173 | +593 | 4 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Desmond Bane has a better career point average than Jalen Green (+3.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+362).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Desmond Bane | 16.9 | +3.6 | 4 |
| Jalen Green | 13.3 | 1 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Desmond Bane | 455 | +362 | 4 |
| Jalen Green | 93 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 137 | |||
| Jalen Green | 158 | +21 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 256 | |||
| Jalen Green | 269 | +13 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 311 | +4 | ||
| Jalen Green | 307 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 2 | +2 | ||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 10 | +9 | ||
| Jalen Green | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 18 | +15 | ||
| Jalen Green | 3 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 27 | +20 | ||
| Jalen Green | 7 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Desmond Bane | 0 | |||
| Jalen Green | 0 | |||
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: | +2.3 | +0.5 | +2.8 | +5.0 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +6.8 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +8.4 | +1 | +6 |
| Jalen Green | 20.1 | 7.0 | 16.6 | 42.2 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 34.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 79.9 | 4 | 307 |
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: | +593 | +98 | +749 | +5.0 | +33 | +299 | +6.8 | +430 | +619 | +8.4 | +1 | +6 |
| Jalen Green | 6,173 | 2,143 | 5,082 | 42.2 | 779 | 2,278 | 34.2 | 1,108 | 1,387 | 79.9 | 4 | 307 |
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: | +3.6 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +6.5 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +10.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +23.2 | +3 | +20 |
| Jalen Green | 13.3 | 4.6 | 12.3 | 37.2 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 29.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 66.7 | 1 | 7 |
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: | +362 | +124 | +271 | +6.5 | +59 | +138 | +10.1 | +55 | +55 | +23.2 | +3 | +20 |
| Jalen Green | 93 | 32 | 86 | 37.2 | 13 | 44 | 29.5 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 1 | 7 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Desmond Bane's additional seasons: | ||||
* Desmond Bane played 1 season more than Jalen Green in the NBA. In that year—his season 5 in 2025—he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 69 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | 5.6 | +5.6 | 2021 | 5 |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2022 | 12 |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | 23.5 | +23.5 | 2023 | 6 |
| Jalen Green | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Desmond Bane | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2025 | 7 |
Desmond Bane's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Desmond Bane played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.3 points in a total of 4 games. |