Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dyson Daniels: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dyson Daniels 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 Dyson Daniels.

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 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.

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 16.2 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (24.6 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 36,733 points more (38,387 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+16.2
20
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+36,733
20
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Dyson Daniels 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 Dyson Daniels (+23 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,758).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+23.0
18
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+5,758
18
Dyson Daniels 4
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Dyson Daniels 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+70
Dyson Daniels 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+429
Dyson Daniels 0

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+1110
Dyson Daniels 12

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+1431
Dyson Daniels 78

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+1386
Dyson Daniels 173

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Dyson Daniels 23
+22

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Dyson Daniels 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+75
Dyson Daniels 0

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+169
Dyson Daniels 0

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+223
Dyson Daniels 0

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+236
Dyson Daniels 1

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Dyson Daniels 2
+2

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:+16.2+6.7+10.7+8.7+0.8+2.3+27.1+3.6+4.8+10.7+17+1,364
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196

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:+36,733+15,156+26,865+8.7+148+438+27.1+6,569+9,071+10.7+17+1,364
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196

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:+23.0+9.2+16.7+19.9+0.7+4.4+6.0+74.0+17+234
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3

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:+5,758+2,354+4,416+19.9+2+1,050+1,419+74.0+17+234
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3

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
+25.0
197082
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+25.9
1971NBA Champion82
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+20.7
197281
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional seasons:

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 17 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 20, from 1973 to 1989—he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 1,315 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.2 ppg and his lowest 10.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+25.3
1971NBA Champion14
Dyson Daniels 1.3
20243

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+28.7
197211
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's additional Playoffs:

* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in 15 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 23.4 points in a total of 202 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34.6 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

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