Dyson Daniels vs. LeBron James: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of LeBron James 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.

LeBron James is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, 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 LeBron James 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, LeBron James averages 18.6 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (27.0 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 40,530 points more (42,184 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
LeBron James 27.0
+18.6
22

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
LeBron James 42,184
+40,530
22

Scoring Titles

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason LeBron James has a better career point average than Dyson Daniels (+27.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+8,285).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
LeBron James 28.4
+27.1
18

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
LeBron James 8,289
+8,285
18

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 14
+14

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 571
+571

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
LeBron James 1,286
+1274

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
LeBron James 1,554
+1476

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
LeBron James 1,562
+1389

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+23
LeBron James 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 29
+29

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 123
+123

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 261
+261

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
LeBron James 290
+290

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
LeBron James 292
+291

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
LeBron James 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:+18.6+6.4+12.2+3.4+0.8+2.4+2.2+4.8+6.3+12.3+19+1,366
LeBron James 27.0 9.9 19.6 50.6 1.6 4.7 34.9 5.5 7.5 73.7 22 1,562

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:+40,530+14,807+29,141+3.4+2,410+6,866+2.2+8,506+11,502+12.3+19+1,366
LeBron James 42,184 15,488 30,583 50.6 2,559 7,322 34.9 8,649 11,735 73.7 22 1,562

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:+27.1+9.5+18.5+16.3+1.6+4.2+33.3+6.4+8.6+74.1+17+289
LeBron James 28.4 10.2 20.5 49.6 1.6 4.9 33.3 6.4 8.6 74.1 18 292

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:+8,285+2,969+5,978+16.3+480+1,441+33.3+1,867+2,519+74.1+17+289
LeBron James 8,289 2,971 5,984 49.6 480 1,443 33.3 1,867 2,519 74.1 18 292

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
LeBron James 20.9
+17.1
200479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
LeBron James 27.2
+21.4
200580

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576
LeBron James 31.4
+17.3
200679

LeBron James' additional seasons:

* LeBron James played 19 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 22, from 2007 to 2025—he averaged 27.1 points in a total of 1,324 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.3 ppg and his lowest 24.4.

In those 19 extra years over Dyson Daniels, LeBron James won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
LeBron James -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243
LeBron James -
DNP
20050

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
LeBron James 30.8
+30.8
200613

LeBron James' additional Playoffs:

* During his 19 additional NBA seasons, LeBron James played in 17 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 28.3 points in a total of 279 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 35.3 ppg and his lowest 23.3.