Dyson Daniels vs. Zach Edey: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach Edey 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 Zach Edey has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Dyson Daniels scored more points in the regular season. 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, Zach Edey averages 1 point more than Dyson Daniels in his 4 seasons (9.9 points against 8.9). On the other hand Dyson Daniels scored a total of 1,232 points more than Zach Edey (1,992 vs. 760).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.9
4
Zach Edey 9.9
+1.0
2

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,992
+1,232
4
Zach Edey 760
2

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Zach Edey has a better career point average than Dyson Daniels (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+21).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Zach Edey 6.3
+5.0
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Zach Edey 25
+21
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Zach Edey 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 14
+10
Zach Edey 4

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 97
+62
Zach Edey 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 202
+125
Zach Edey 77

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+23
Zach Edey 0

Playoffs

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Zach Edey 4
+3

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
Zach Edey 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 8.9 3.7 7.8 47.5 0.7 2.3 30.8 0.8 1.3 61.3 4 225
difference:+1.0+0.4+0.9+11.5+0.5+1.6+2.5+0.7+0.8+11.0+2+148
Zach Edey 9.9 4.1 6.9 58.9 0.2 0.7 33.3 1.5 2.1 72.3 2 77

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1,992 830 1,749 47.5 156 507 30.8 176 287 61.3 4 225
difference:+1,232+517+1,218+11.5+137+450+2.5+61+128+11.0+2+148
Zach Edey 760 313 531 58.9 19 57 33.3 115 159 72.3 2 77

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:+5.0+1.8+1.8+33.3+0.7+1.3+1.8+71.4+1
Zach Edey 6.3 2.5 3.8 66.7 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 71.4 1 4

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:+21+8+9+33.3+2+5+7+71.4+1
Zach Edey 25 10 15 66.7 0 0 - 5 7 71.4 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Zach Edey 9.2
+5.4
202566

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Zach Edey 13.6
+7.8
202611

Dyson Daniels' additional seasons:

* Dyson Daniels played 2 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 4, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 105 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Zach Edey 6.3
+6.3
20254

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243
Zach Edey -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dyson Daniels' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dyson Daniels didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).