Paolo Banchero vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Paolo Banchero 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Edwards and Paolo Banchero have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Paolo Banchero has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 1.8 points more than Paolo Banchero in his 4 seasons (24.1 points against 22.3), and he also scored a total of 4,884 points more (9,670 vs. 4,786).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.3 | 4 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 24.1 | +1.8 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,786 | 4 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,670 | +4,884 | 6 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Anthony Edwards (+1.1 points per game) while Anthony Edwards scored more points (+794).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | +1.1 | 2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 2 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | +794 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 140 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 269 | +129 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 205 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 369 | +164 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 215 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 399 | +184 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 10 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +21 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 11 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +31 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 12 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +30 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.3 | 7.6 | 17.2 | 44.5 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 31.6 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 73.4 | 4 | 215 |
| difference: | +1.8 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +5.1 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +7.2 | +2 | +186 |
| Anthony Edwards | 24.1 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 44.9 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 80.6 | 6 | 401 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,786 | 1,644 | 3,693 | 44.5 | 308 | 976 | 31.6 | 1,190 | 1,622 | 73.4 | 4 | 215 |
| difference: | +4,884 | +1,749 | +3,860 | +0.4 | +868 | +2,228 | +5.1 | +518 | +498 | +7.2 | +2 | +186 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,670 | 3,393 | 7,553 | 44.9 | 1,176 | 3,204 | 36.7 | 1,708 | 2,120 | 80.6 | 6 | 401 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 41.8 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
| difference: | +1.1 | +0.8 | +2.7 | +2.1 | +0.8 | +2.6 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +7.7 | +2 | +30 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 122 | 273 | 44.7 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 64 | 90 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
| difference: | +794 | +274 | +573 | +2.1 | +102 | +278 | +4.1 | +144 | +174 | +7.7 | +2 | +30 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Anthony Edwards' additional seasons: | ||||
* Anthony Edwards played 2 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 27.8 points in a total of 99 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 27.6 | +27.6 | 2024 | 16 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Anthony Edwards' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Edwards played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 25.3 points in a total of 15 games. |