Dyson Daniels vs. Chris Paul: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dyson Daniels.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Chris Paul 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Chris Paul averages 8.6 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (17.0 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 21,357 points more (23,011 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
Chris Paul 17.0
+8.6
20

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
Chris Paul 23,011
+21,357
20

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Chris Paul has a better career point average than Dyson Daniels (+18.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,977).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Chris Paul 20.0
+18.7
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Chris Paul 2,981
+2,977
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chris Paul 8
+8

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chris Paul 77
+77

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
Chris Paul 472
+460

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
Chris Paul 1,133
+1055

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
Chris Paul 1,350
+1177

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+19
Chris Paul 4

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chris Paul 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chris Paul 18
+18

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chris Paul 74
+74

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Chris Paul 134
+134

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Chris Paul 149
+148

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
Chris Paul 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:+8.6+2.5+5.4+0.3+0.6+1.4+4.3+2.9+2.9+25.7+17+1,158
Chris Paul 17.0 6.0 12.8 47.0 1.4 3.7 37.0 3.6 4.1 87.1 20 1,354

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:+21,357+7,466+15,910+0.3+1,711+4,573+4.3+4,714+5,346+25.7+17+1,158
Chris Paul 23,011 8,147 17,352 47.0 1,860 5,029 37.0 4,857 5,579 87.1 20 1,354

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:+18.7+6.7+13.3+15.0+1.6+3.7+37.3+3.5+4.1+85.4+14+146
Chris Paul 20.0 7.4 15.3 48.4 1.6 4.4 37.3 3.5 4.1 85.4 15 149

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:+2,977+1,104+2,281+15.0+244+652+37.3+525+615+85.4+14+146
Chris Paul 2,981 1,106 2,287 48.4 244 654 37.3 525 615 85.4 15 149

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Chris Paul 16.1
+12.3
200678

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Chris Paul 17.3
+11.5
200764

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576
Chris Paul 21.1
+7.0
200880

Chris Paul's additional seasons:

* Chris Paul played 17 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 20, from 2009 to 2025—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 1,132 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.8 ppg and his lowest 8.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Chris Paul -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243
Chris Paul -
DNP
20070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
Chris Paul 24.1
+24.1
200812

Chris Paul's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Chris Paul played in 14 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.6 points in a total of 137 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.3 ppg and his lowest 12.4.