Stephon Castle vs. Anthony Davis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Davis and Stephon Castle 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.

Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Stephon Castle.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Anthony Davis 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 9 points more than Stephon Castle in his 2 seasons (24.1 points against 15.1), and he also scored a total of 17,667 points more (19,082 vs. 1,415).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephon Castle 15.1
2
Anthony Davis 24.1
+9.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Stephon Castle 1,415
2
Anthony Davis 19,082
+17,667
14

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Anthony Davis has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Anthony Davis 26.1
+26.1
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephon Castle 0
0
Anthony Davis 1,566
+1,566
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Anthony Davis 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 0
Anthony Davis 45
+45

30+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 2
Anthony Davis 225
+223

20+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 31
Anthony Davis 537
+506

10+ Point Games

Stephon Castle 72
Anthony Davis 735
+663

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephon Castle 92
Anthony Davis 789
+697

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephon Castle 2
Anthony Davis 3
+1

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Anthony Davis' point thresholds are omited here.

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 15.1 5.3 12.2 43.7 1.1 4.1 27.9 3.3 4.6 71.8 2 94
difference:+9.0+3.7+5.1+8.5+0.6+2.5+1.6+2.3+2.4+7.6+12+698
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.3 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.5 5.6 7.0 79.4 14 792

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle 1,415 500 1,143 43.7 107 383 27.9 308 429 71.8 2 94
difference:+17,667+6,639+12,521+8.5+271+897+1.6+4,118+5,148+7.6+12+698
Anthony Davis 19,082 7,139 13,664 52.2 378 1,280 29.5 4,426 5,577 79.4 14 792

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+26.1+9.6+17.7+54.2+0.6+1.9+31.3+6.4+7.6+84.0+6+60
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+1,566+574+1,059+54.2+36+115+31.3+382+455+84.0+6+60
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 14.7
+1.2
202581
Anthony Davis 13.5
201364

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle 17.3
202613
Anthony Davis 20.8
+3.5
201467

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 13 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 15, from 2015 to 2026—he averaged 25.4 points in a total of 712 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.1 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephon Castle -
DNP *
20260
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140
* season in progress

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 26.1 points in a total of 60 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.5 ppg and his lowest 17.4.