Dillon Brooks vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Dillon Brooks 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.

Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dillon Brooks.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring stats than Dillon Brooks in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 9.6 points more than Dillon Brooks in his 9 seasons (24.1 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 2,245 points more (9,670 vs. 7,425).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 14.5
9
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+9.6
6

Total Points

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 7,425
9
Anthony Edwards 9,670
+2,245
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Dillon Brooks (+11.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+691).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 15.1
4
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+11.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 439
4
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+691
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Anthony Edwards 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Anthony Edwards 24
+24

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 17
Anthony Edwards 104
+87

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 122
Anthony Edwards 269
+147

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 369
Anthony Edwards 369

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 505
+106
Anthony Edwards 399

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 8
+6
Anthony Edwards 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 0
Anthony Edwards 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 2
Anthony Edwards 15
+13

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 10
Anthony Edwards 31
+21

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 21
Anthony Edwards 42
+21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 28
Anthony Edwards 42
+14

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 1
+1
Anthony Edwards 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 14.5 5.4 12.8 42.1 1.8 5.2 35.3 1.9 2.3 80.5 9 513
difference:+9.6+3.1+6.0+2.8+1.1+2.8+1.4+2.4+3.0+0.1+3+112
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 7,425 2,756 6,548 42.1 943 2,669 35.3 970 1,205 80.5 9 513
difference:+2,245+637+1,005+2.8+233+535+1.4+738+915+0.1+3+112
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 15.1 5.6 14.1 39.6 1.8 5.6 32.5 2.1 2.8 75.6 4 29
difference:+11.8+3.8+6.0+7.2+1.3+2.6+5.2+2.9+3.5+3.2+13
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 439 162 409 39.6 53 163 32.5 62 82 75.6 4 29
difference:+691+234+437+7.2+77+182+5.2+146+182+3.2+13
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 11.0
201882
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+8.3
202172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 7.5
201918
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+13.8
202272

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 16.2
202073
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+8.4
202379

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 17.2
202167
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+8.7
202479

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 18.4
202232
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+9.2
202579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.3
202373
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+14.4
202620

Dillon Brooks' additional seasons:

* Dillon Brooks played 3 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 168 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 12.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20180
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20190
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20200
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+31.6
20235

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 25.8
20215
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+1.8
202416

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 14.6
202211
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+10.7
202515

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 10.5
+10.5
20236
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dillon Brooks' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Dillon Brooks played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.3 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.3 ppg and his lowest 12.3.