Devin Booker vs. Derek Fisher: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derek Fisher and Devin Booker 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.

Devin Booker has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Derek Fisher.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Devin Booker has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Derek Fisher scored more points in the postseason. 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 by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	13.8	+9.9	2016	76
Derek Fisher	3.9		1997	80

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	22.1	+16.3	2017	78
Derek Fisher	5.8		1998	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	24.9	+19.0	2018	54
Derek Fisher	5.9		1999	50

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	26.6	+20.3	2019	64
Derek Fisher	6.3		2000	78

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	26.6	+15.1	2020	70
Derek Fisher	11.5		2001	20

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	25.6	+14.4	2021	67
Derek Fisher	11.2		2002	70

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	26.8	+16.3	2022	68
Derek Fisher	10.5		2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	27.8	+20.7	2023	53
Derek Fisher	7.1		2004	82

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	27.1	+15.2	2024	68
Derek Fisher	11.9		2005	74

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	25.6	+12.3	2025	75
Derek Fisher	13.3		2006	82

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	30.3	+20.2	2026	6
Derek Fisher	10.1		2007	82

Derek Fisher's additional seasons:

* Derek Fisher played 8 seasons more than Devin Booker in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 19, from 2008 to 2014—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 568 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	-	DNP	2016	0
Derek Fisher	1.3	+1.3	1997	6

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	-	DNP	2017	0
Derek Fisher	6.0	+6.0	1998	13

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	-	DNP	2018	0
Derek Fisher	9.8	+9.8	1999	8

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	-	DNP	2019	0
Derek Fisher	4.7	+4.7	2000	21

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	-	DNP	2020	0
Derek Fisher	13.4	+13.4	2001	16

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	27.3	+17.1	2021	22
Derek Fisher	10.2		2002	19

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	23.3	+10.5	2022	10
Derek Fisher	12.8		2003	12

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	33.7	+26.2	2023	11
Derek Fisher	7.5		2004	22

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	27.5	+27.5	2024	4
Derek Fisher	-	DNP	2005	0

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	-	DNP	2025	0
Derek Fisher	-	DNP	2006	0

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Devin Booker	-	DNP *	2026	0
Derek Fisher	9.5	+9.5	2007	16
* season in progress

Derek Fisher's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Derek Fisher played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 7.7 points in a total of 146 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 3.8.