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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
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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 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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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
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 game | Year | Games | |
| Dillon Brooks | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dillon Brooks | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2022 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dillon Brooks | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 31.6 | +31.6 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dillon Brooks | 10.5 | +10.5 | 2023 | 6 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * 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. |