Dyson Daniels vs. Chet Holmgren: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chet Holmgren and Dyson Daniels 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 Chet Holmgren has better scoring stats than Dyson Daniels 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Chet Holmgren averages 7.7 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (16.1 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 182 points more (1,836 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
Chet Holmgren 16.1
+7.7
2

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
Chet Holmgren 1,836
+182
2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chet Holmgren has a better career point average than Dyson Daniels (+14 points per game) and he also scored more points (+501).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Chet Holmgren 15.3
+14.0
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Chet Holmgren 505
+501
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chet Holmgren 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
Chet Holmgren 33
+21

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
Chet Holmgren 94
+16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
+60
Chet Holmgren 113

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+22
Chet Holmgren 1

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chet Holmgren 8
+8

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chet Holmgren 28
+28

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Chet Holmgren 33
+32

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
Chet Holmgren 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196
difference:+7.7+2.4+4.0+4.7+0.7+1.8+4.5+2.1+2.4+16.6+1+82
Chet Holmgren 16.1 5.9 11.4 51.9 1.5 4.1 37.2 2.8 3.6 78.0 2 114

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196
difference:+182+9+148+4.7+24+9+4.5+176+176+16.6+1+82
Chet Holmgren 1,836 672 1,294 51.9 173 465 37.2 319 409 78.0 2 114

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3
difference:+14.0+4.8+9.7+13.9+1.2+3.6+28.4+3.1+3.9+77.7+1+30
Chet Holmgren 15.3 5.5 11.7 47.3 1.2 4.3 28.4 3.1 3.9 77.7 2 33

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3
difference:+501+180+379+13.9+40+139+28.4+101+130+77.7+1+30
Chet Holmgren 505 182 385 47.3 40 141 28.4 101 130 77.7 2 33

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Chet Holmgren 16.5
+12.7
202482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Chet Holmgren 15.0
+9.2
2025NBA Champion32

Dyson Daniels' additional seasons:

* Dyson Daniels played 1 season more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that year—his season 3 in 2025—he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 76 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Chet Holmgren 15.6
+15.6
202410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
20243
Chet Holmgren 15.2
+13.9
2025NBA Champion23

Dyson Daniels' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Dyson Daniels didn't play in the postseason.