Dillon Brooks vs. VJ Edgecombe: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of VJ Edgecombe 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season VJ Edgecombe has a better scoring average and Dillon Brooks scored more points, and since VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Dillon Brooks has better playoff stats. 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 1 NBA regular seasons played, VJ Edgecombe averages 0.3 points more than Dillon Brooks in his 9 seasons (14.7 points against 14.4). On the other hand Dillon Brooks scored a total of 7,074 points more than VJ Edgecombe (7,383 vs. 309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 14.4
9
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
+0.3
1

Total Points

Seasons
Dillon Brooks 7,383
+7,074
9
VJ Edgecombe 309
1

Points in the Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Dillon Brooks has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 15.1
+15.1
4
VJ Edgecombe 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Dillon Brooks 439
+439
4
VJ Edgecombe 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 17
+16
VJ Edgecombe 1

20+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 121
+117
VJ Edgecombe 4

10+ Point Games

Dillon Brooks 367
+350
VJ Edgecombe 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dillon Brooks 503
+482
VJ Edgecombe 21

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dillon Brooks 8
+8
VJ Edgecombe 0

Playoffs

VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Dillon Brooks' point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 14.4 5.4 12.8 42.1 1.8 5.2 35.2 1.9 2.4 80.5 9 511
difference:+0.3+0.1+0.0+0.2+0.2+3.5+0.1+5.0+8+490
VJ Edgecombe 14.7 5.4 12.9 42.1 2.0 5.0 38.7 1.9 2.5 75.5 1 21

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dillon Brooks 7,383 2,740 6,516 42.1 935 2,653 35.2 968 1,202 80.5 9 511
difference:+7,074+2,626+6,245+0.0+894+2,547+3.5+928+1,149+5.0+8+490
VJ Edgecombe 309 114 271 42.1 41 106 38.7 40 53 75.5 1 21

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:+15.1+5.6+14.1+39.6+1.8+5.6+32.5+2.1+2.8+75.6+4+29
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+439+162+409+39.6+53+163+32.5+62+82+75.6+4+29
VJ Edgecombe DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks 11.0
201882
VJ Edgecombe 14.7
+3.7
202621

Dillon Brooks' additional seasons:

* Dillon Brooks played 8 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 429 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 7.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dillon Brooks -
DNP
20180
VJ Edgecombe -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dillon Brooks' additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Dillon Brooks played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 29 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 10.5.