Zach Edey vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Zach Edey 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brook Lopez has better scoring stats than Zach Edey 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Brook Lopez averages 5.8 points more than Zach Edey in his 2 seasons (15.7 points against 9.9), and he also scored a total of 16,927 points more (17,687 vs. 760).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Zach Edey 9.9
2
Brook Lopez 15.7
+5.8
18

Total Points

Seasons
Zach Edey 760
2
Brook Lopez 17,687
+16,927
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Brook Lopez has a better career point average than Zach Edey (+7.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,227).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Zach Edey 6.3
1
Brook Lopez 14.1
+7.8
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Zach Edey 25
1
Brook Lopez 1,252
+1,227
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Zach Edey 1
Brook Lopez 45
+44

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 4
Brook Lopez 347
+343

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 35
Brook Lopez 868
+833

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 77
Brook Lopez 1,122
+1045

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Brook Lopez 7
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Brook Lopez 21
+21

10+ Point Games

Zach Edey 0
Brook Lopez 60
+60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Zach Edey 4
Brook Lopez 87
+83

0 Point Games (games without points)

Zach Edey 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 9.9 4.1 6.9 58.9 0.2 0.7 33.3 1.5 2.1 72.3 2 77
difference:+5.8+1.9+5.1+9.4+0.8+2.1+2.0+1.2+1.3+7.4+16+1,052
Brook Lopez 15.7 6.0 12.0 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.3 2.7 3.4 79.7 18 1,129

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 760 313 531 58.9 19 57 33.3 115 159 72.3 2 77
difference:+16,927+6,425+13,055+9.4+1,095+3,095+2.0+2,982+3,725+7.4+16+1,052
Brook Lopez 17,687 6,738 13,586 49.6 1,114 3,152 35.3 3,097 3,884 79.7 18 1,129

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 6.3 2.5 3.8 66.7 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.8 71.4 1 4
difference:+7.8+2.9+6.8+15.3+1.1+3.2+33.1+0.9+0.8+11.4+8+85
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Zach Edey 25 10 15 66.7 0 0 - 5 7 71.4 1 4
difference:+1,227+473+926+15.3+94+284+33.1+187+225+11.4+8+85
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 9.2
202566
Brook Lopez 13.0
+3.8
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 13.6
202611
Brook Lopez 18.8
+5.2
201082

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

- Brook Lopez played 16 seasons more than Zach Edey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 3 to 18, from 2011 to 2026—he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 965 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 7.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey 6.3
+6.3
20254
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Zach Edey -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100
* season in progress

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

- During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 89 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.3 ppg and his lowest 5.