Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Baron Davis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Baron Davis and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 Baron Davis.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has better scoring stats than Baron Davis 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averages 8.5 points more than Baron Davis in his 13 seasons (24.6 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 24,940 points more (38,387 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+8.5
20
Baron Davis 16.1
13

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+24,940
20
Baron Davis 13,447
13

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Baron Davis 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a better career point average than Baron Davis (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,820).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+5.5
18
Baron Davis 18.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+4,820
18
Baron Davis 942
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Baron Davis 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+68
Baron Davis 2

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+385
Baron Davis 44

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+844
Baron Davis 278

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+863
Baron Davis 646

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+733
Baron Davis 826

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Baron Davis 9
+8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Baron Davis 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+68
Baron Davis 7

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+144
Baron Davis 25

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+181
Baron Davis 42

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+187
Baron Davis 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Baron Davis 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 10.2 18.1 55.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.6 4.3 6.0 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+8.5+4.3+3.8+15.0+1.6+5.0+26.4+1.5+2.1+1.0+7+725
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 15,837 28,307 55.9 * 1 * 18 * 5.6 6,712 9,304 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+24,940+10,949+16,356+15.0+1,331+4,141+26.4+4,373+6,012+1.0+7+725
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835

Notes: Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
* = some years in his career didn't have the stat.

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 9.9 18.7 53.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 4.4 6.0 74.0 18 237
difference:+5.5+3.3+3.8+9.1+2.0+5.7+35.0+0.7+0.8+3.1+11+187
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 2,356 4,422 53.3 * 0 * 4 * 0.0 1,050 1,419 74.0 18 237
difference:+4,820+2,027+3,677+9.1+99+279+35.0+865+1,158+3.1+11+187
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8
+22.9
197082
Baron Davis 5.9
200082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+17.9
1971NBA Champion82
Baron Davis 13.8
200182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+16.7
197281
Baron Davis 18.1
200282

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+13.1
197376
Baron Davis 17.1
200350

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+4.1
197481
Baron Davis 22.9
200467

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.0
+10.8
197565
Baron Davis 19.2
200546

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.7
+8.5
197682
Baron Davis 19.2
200546

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+8.3
197782
Baron Davis 17.9
200654

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.8
+5.7
197862
Baron Davis 20.1
200763

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.8
+2.0
197980
Baron Davis 21.8
200882

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.8
+9.9
1980NBA Champion82
Baron Davis 14.9
200965

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+10.9
198180
Baron Davis 15.3
201075

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.9
+10.8
1982NBA Champion76
Baron Davis 13.1
201158

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.8
+15.7
198379
Baron Davis 6.1
201229

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 6 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 20, from 1984 to 1989—he averaged 18.2 points in a total of 470 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.4 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+29.4
197010
Baron Davis 5.8
20004

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+8.8
1971NBA Champion14
Baron Davis 17.8
200110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+6.1
197211
Baron Davis 22.6
20029

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
+2.4
19736
Baron Davis 20.4
20035

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32.2
+14.1
197416
Baron Davis 18.1
20047

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19750
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19760
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.6
+34.6
197711
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+1.7
19783
Baron Davis 25.3
200711

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.5
+28.5
19798
Baron Davis -
DNP
20080

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31.9
+31.9
1980NBA Champion15
Baron Davis -
DNP
20090

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.7
+26.7
19813
Baron Davis -
DNP
20100

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20.4
+20.4
1982NBA Champion14
Baron Davis -
DNP
20110

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.1
+19.3
198315
Baron Davis 7.8
20124

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 111 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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