Lonzo Ball vs. Devin Booker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Devin Booker and Lonzo Ball 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.

Devin Booker has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Lonzo Ball.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Devin Booker has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Devin Booker has better playoff stats. 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 10 NBA regular seasons played, Devin Booker averages 13 points more than Lonzo Ball in his 6 seasons (24.4 points against 11.4), and he also scored a total of 13,190 points more (16,452 vs. 3,262).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 11.4
6
Devin Booker 24.4
+13.0
10

Total Points

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 3,262
6
Devin Booker 16,452
+13,190
10

Points in the Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Devin Booker has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Devin Booker 28.0
+28.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Devin Booker 1,315
+1,315
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Devin Booker 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Devin Booker 2
+2

50+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Devin Booker 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Devin Booker 37
+37

30+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 2
Devin Booker 211
+209

20+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 27
Devin Booker 460
+433

10+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 161
Devin Booker 634
+473

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Lonzo Ball 283
Devin Booker 666
+383

0 Point Games (games without points)

Lonzo Ball 4
Devin Booker 7
+3

Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Devin Booker's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball 11.4 4.2 10.6 39.8 2.3 6.4 36.2 0.7 1.1 59.9 6 287
difference:+13.0+4.3+7.8+6.6+0.2+0.4+0.8+4.5+4.9+27.4+4+386
Devin Booker 24.4 8.5 18.4 46.4 2.1 6.0 35.4 5.2 6.0 87.3 10 673

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball 3,262 1,206 3,033 39.8 662 1,828 36.2 188 314 59.9 6 287
difference:+13,190+4,543+9,357+6.6+762+2,196+0.8+3,342+3,728+27.4+4+386
Devin Booker 16,452 5,749 12,390 46.4 1,424 4,024 35.4 3,530 4,042 87.3 10 673

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+28.0+9.9+20.3+48.6+2.3+6.0+38.9+5.9+6.6+89.9+4+47
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,315+464+955+48.6+110+283+38.9+277+308+89.9+4+47
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 10.2
201852
Devin Booker 13.8
+3.6
201676

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 9.9
201947
Devin Booker 22.1
+12.2
201778

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 11.8
202063
Devin Booker 24.9
+13.1
201854

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 14.6
202155
Devin Booker 26.6
+12.0
201964

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 13.0
202235
Devin Booker 26.6
+13.6
202070

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 7.6
202535
Devin Booker 25.6
+18.0
202167

Devin Booker's additional seasons:

* Devin Booker played 4 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 26.7 points in a total of 264 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 25.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20180
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20190
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20200
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20210
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20220
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20250
Devin Booker 27.3
+27.3
202122

Devin Booker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Devin Booker played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 28.6 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 33.7 ppg and his lowest 23.3.