Cross-era · careers 10 years apart

David Robinson vs Anthony Davis

David Robinson 1989-2002 · Center Anthony Davis 2012-2025 · Forward-Center · active

David Robinson (1989-2002) and Anthony Davis (2012-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 10 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Anthony Davis was the higher-volume scorer (24.0 points per game to 21.1); adjusted for era they scored at 2.12× and 2.37× their league average respectively; Anthony Davis was the more efficient scorer (60.1% true shooting to 58.3%). David Robinson holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 2 championships and the #24 all-time ranking to Anthony Davis's #61.

Career averages

David RobinsonStatAnthony Davis
21.1 Points / game 24.0
10.6 Rebounds / game 10.7
2.5 Assists / game 2.6
1.4 Steals / game 1.3
3.0 Blocks / game 2.3
51.4% Field goal % 52.2%
13.4% 3-point % 24.6%
73.1% Free throw % 78.8%
58.3% True shooting % 60.1%
987 Games played 807

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

David RobinsonStatAnthony Davis
2.12× Points vs era avg 2.37×
2.56× Rebounds vs era avg 2.58×
1.09× Assists vs era avg 1.11×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for David Robinson.

David RobinsonStatAnthony Davis
— Offensive rating 110.2
— Defensive rating 107.5
— Net rating 2.7
— Usage % 27.5%
— Assist % 15.1%
— Rebound % 18.7%

Playoff averages

David RobinsonStatAnthony Davis
18.0 Points / game 26.1
10.6 Rebounds / game 11.7
2.3 Assists / game 2.9
1.2 Steals / game 1.3
2.5 Blocks / game 2.1
49.1% Field goal % 54.0%
2.4% 3-point % 28.0%
68.3% Free throw % 83.8%
123 Playoff games 60

Accolades

David RobinsonStatAnthony Davis
1 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
2 Championships 1
10 All-Star selections 7
4 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#24 All-time GOAT rank #61

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