Carmelo Anthony vs. Baron Davis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Baron Davis and Carmelo Anthony, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 6 more than Baron Davis, who played 13. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Baron Davis had his rookie season in 1999-00. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Carmelo Anthony 19 13 2003-04 to 2021-22
Baron Davis 13 7 1999-00 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2003-041999-00
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 82 36.5 21.0 2.2 3.8 6.1 2.8 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 7.6 17.9 .426 0.8 2.6 .322 5.0 6.4 .777
difference:+17.9+15.1+1.6+2.4+4.1+1.0+0.3-1.3-0.2+5.4+12.6+.006+0.5+1.2+.097+3.8+4.5+.143
Baron Davis 82 18.6 5.9 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.5 2.2 5.3 .420 0.3 1.4 .225 1.2 1.9 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 4 36.3 15.0 1.8 6.5 8.3 2.8 1.3 0.0 4.3 2.8 5.3 16.0 .328 0.5 2.8 .182 4.0 5.0 .800
difference:+21.8+9.2+1.0+5.7+6.8+1.3+0.3-3.5-1.3+2.8+10.2+.107+0.2+1.3+.015+3.5+4.0+.300
Baron Davis 4 14.5 5.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.8 .435 0.3 1.5 .167 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 2
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2004-052000-01
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 75 34.8 20.8 1.9 3.8 5.7 2.6 0.9 0.4 3.0 3.1 7.1 16.4 .431 0.6 2.1 .266 6.1 7.6 .796
difference:+7+4.1+7.0+0.3+0.4+0.7+4.7+1.2-0.2-0.2+2.1+4.7+.004+0.4+1.2+.044+3.3+3.5+.119
Baron Davis 82 38.9 13.8 1.6 3.4 5.0 7.3 2.1 0.4 2.8 3.3 5.0 11.7 .427 1.0 3.3 .310 2.8 4.1 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 5 36.2 19.2 2.8 2.6 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 2.6 4.0 7.0 16.6 .422 0.0 0.2 .000 5.2 6.4 .813
difference:+5+3.6+1.4+1.9+0.9+1.0+3.8+2.2+0.3-0.4-0.7+1.1+4.3+.058+2.0+4.8+.400+1.2+0.8+.099
Baron Davis 10 39.8 17.8 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.8 2.8 0.5 2.2 3.3 5.9 12.3 .480 2.0 5.0 .400 4.0 5.6 .714

Season 3
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2005-062001-02
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 80 36.8 26.5 1.5 3.4 4.9 2.7 1.1 0.5 2.7 2.9 9.5 19.7 .481 0.5 1.9 .243 7.2 8.9 .808
difference:+2+3.7+8.4+0.4+0.3+0.6+5.8+1.0+0.1-0.3+2.7+3.3+.064+1.6+3.9+.113+4.8+4.8+.228
Baron Davis 82 40.5 18.1 1.1 3.1 4.3 8.5 2.1 0.6 3.0 2.9 6.8 16.4 .417 2.1 5.8 .356 2.4 4.1 .580
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 5 38.6 21.0 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 3.0 4.0 6.6 19.8 .333 0.0 0.8 .000 7.8 10.4 .750
difference:+4+6.1+1.6+0.6+1.0+0.4+5.1+2.8+0.4+1.3+1.1+.045+2.3+6.1+.339+3.4+3.0+.153
Baron Davis 9 44.7 22.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 7.9 3.6 0.6 3.0 4.0 7.9 20.9 .378 2.3 6.9 .339 4.4 7.4 .597

Season 4
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2006-072002-03
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 65 38.2 28.9 2.2 3.8 6.0 3.8 1.2 0.4 3.6 3.1 10.6 22.4 .476 0.6 2.3 .268 7.1 8.7 .808
difference:+15+0.4+11.8+1.1+1.2+2.3+2.6+0.6-0.8-0.1+4.0+6.4+.060+1.4+3.4+.082+5.2+6.1+.098
Baron Davis 50 37.8 17.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.8 3.0 6.6 16.0 .416 2.0 5.7 .350 1.9 2.6 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 5 42.0 26.8 3.6 5.0 8.6 1.2 1.0 0.0 3.8 2.4 9.4 19.6 .480 1.8 3.6 .500 6.2 7.8 .795
difference:+3.2+6.4+2.8+2.2+5.0+7.2+0.4+0.4-0.8-1.6+2.0+3.0+.034+0.6+3.4+.157+3.0+3.4+.068
Baron Davis 5 38.8 20.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 1.4 0.4 3.0 4.0 7.4 16.6 .446 2.4 7.0 .343 3.2 4.4 .727

Season 5
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2007-082003-04
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 77 36.4 25.7 2.3 5.1 7.4 3.4 1.3 0.5 3.3 3.3 9.5 19.2 .492 0.8 2.1 .354 6.0 7.7 .786
difference:+10+3.7+2.8+1.3+1.8+3.1+4.1+1.1+0.1-0.1-0.6+1.2+1.7+.097+2.0+6.6+.033+2.5+2.4+.113
Baron Davis 67 40.1 22.9 1.0 3.3 4.3 7.5 2.4 0.4 3.2 2.7 8.3 20.9 .395 2.8 8.7 .321 3.5 5.3 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 4 36.5 22.5 4.8 4.8 9.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 3.0 4.3 8.0 22.0 .364 0.5 2.0 .250 6.0 7.3 .828
difference:+3+0.9+4.4+3.9+1.5+5.4+5.0+1.1+0.4-0.3-1.3+1.9+5.7+.013+1.8+5.0+.077+2.4+2.6+.070
Baron Davis 7 37.4 18.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.0 1.6 0.7 2.7 3.0 6.1 16.3 .377 2.3 7.0 .327 3.6 4.7 .758

Season 6
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2008-092004-05
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 66 34.5 22.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.0 3.0 8.1 18.3 .443 1.0 2.6 .371 5.6 7.1 .793
difference:+20+0.1+3.6+0.9+2.1+3.0+4.5+0.7+0.1-0.2-0.3+1.8+2.0+.056+1.6+5.1+.038+1.6+1.8+.032
Baron Davis 46 34.4 19.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 7.9 1.8 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.3 16.3 .387 2.6 7.7 .333 4.0 5.3 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 16 38.3 27.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.3 3.8 9.1 20.1 .453 1.5 4.1 .364 7.4 9.0 .826
Baron Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2009-102005-06
Team Denver NuggetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 69 38.2 28.2 2.2 4.4 6.6 3.2 1.3 0.4 3.0 3.3 10.0 21.8 .458 0.9 2.7 .316 7.4 8.9 .830
difference:+15+1.7+10.3+1.4+0.9+2.2+5.7+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.2+3.8+5.9+.069+1.0+3.3+.001+3.8+3.5+.155
Baron Davis 54 36.5 17.9 0.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 1.6 0.3 2.9 3.1 6.2 15.9 .389 1.9 6.0 .315 3.6 5.4 .675
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 6 42.3 30.7 2.3 6.2 8.5 3.3 2.0 0.5 3.5 4.3 10.7 23.0 .464 1.0 3.2 .316 8.3 9.5 .877
Baron Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2010-112006-07
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 77 35.7 25.6 1.5 5.8 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.9 8.9 19.5 .455 1.2 3.3 .378 6.6 7.9 .838
difference:+14+0.4+5.5+0.7+2.2+2.9+5.2+1.2+0.1-0.4+1.7+3.2+.016+0.1+1.1+.074+2.2+2.0+.093
Baron Davis 63 35.3 20.1 0.8 3.6 4.4 8.1 2.1 0.5 3.1 2.9 7.2 16.3 .439 1.3 4.4 .304 4.4 5.9 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 4 39.0 26.0 3.3 7.0 10.3 4.8 1.3 0.8 3.3 4.0 8.3 22.0 .375 2.3 6.5 .346 7.3 8.5 .853
difference:+7+1.5+0.7+2.3+3.5+5.8+1.7+1.6+0.2-0.4-0.2+0.6+4.6+.138+0.4+.027+2.1+1.8+.083
Baron Davis 11 40.5 25.3 1.0 3.5 4.5 6.5 2.9 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.9 17.4 .513 2.3 6.1 .373 5.2 6.7 .770

Season 9
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2011-122007-08
Team New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 55 34.1 22.6 1.6 4.7 6.3 3.6 1.1 0.4 2.6 2.8 8.0 18.6 .430 1.2 3.7 .335 5.4 6.7 .804
difference:+27+4.9+0.8+0.4+1.2+1.6+4.0+1.2+0.1-0.2-0.2+0.1+.004+0.9+2.7+.005+1.5+1.5+.054
Baron Davis 82 39.0 21.8 1.2 3.5 4.7 7.6 2.3 0.5 2.8 3.0 7.9 18.6 .426 2.1 6.4 .330 3.9 5.2 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 5 40.8 27.8 2.6 5.6 8.2 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.8 4.2 10.4 24.8 .419 0.8 3.6 .222 6.2 8.2 .756
Baron Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 10
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2012-132008-09
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 67 37.0 28.7 2.0 4.9 6.9 2.6 0.8 0.5 2.6 3.1 10.0 22.2 .449 2.3 6.2 .379 6.3 7.6 .830
difference:+2+2.4+13.8+1.3+1.9+3.2+5.1+0.9-0.4-0.1+4.5+7.4+.079+0.8+1.2+.077+3.9+4.4+.073
Baron Davis 65 34.6 14.9 0.7 3.0 3.7 7.7 1.7 0.5 3.0 3.0 5.5 14.8 .370 1.5 5.0 .302 2.4 3.2 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 12 40.1 28.8 0.9 5.7 6.6 1.6 1.1 0.2 2.6 3.8 10.5 25.8 .406 1.4 4.8 .298 6.4 7.3 .885
Baron Davis DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2013-142009-10
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 77 38.7 27.4 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.1 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.9 9.6 21.3 .452 2.2 5.4 .402 6.0 7.0 .848
difference:+2+5.1+12.1+1.2+3.3+4.6+4.9+0.5+0.1-0.2-0.1+4.1+7.8+.046+1.1+1.5+.125+2.8+3.1+.027
Baron Davis 75 33.6 15.3 0.7 2.9 3.5 8.0 1.7 0.6 2.8 2.8 5.5 13.5 .406 1.1 3.9 .277 3.2 3.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Baron Davis played in the postseason in their season 11

Season 12
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2014-152010-11
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 40 35.7 24.2 1.8 4.8 6.6 3.1 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.2 9.0 20.2 .444 1.5 4.5 .341 4.7 5.9 .797
difference:+18+7.3+11.1+1.2+2.7+3.9+3.6+0.3+0.1-0.3-0.3+4.0+8.3+.027+0.1+0.4+.002+3.0+3.6+.026
Baron Davis 58 28.4 13.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.7 1.3 0.5 2.5 2.5 5.0 11.9 .417 1.4 4.1 .339 1.7 2.3 .771
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Baron Davis played in the postseason in their season 12

Season 13
Carmelo Anthony Baron Davis
Season 2015-162011-12
Team New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 72 35.1 21.8 1.4 6.4 7.7 4.2 0.9 0.5 2.4 2.5 7.9 18.2 .434 1.5 4.3 .339 4.6 5.6 .829
difference:+43+14.6+15.7+1.0+4.9+5.8+0.5+0.3+0.4-0.2-0.4+5.6+11.9+.064+0.6+1.4+.033+4.0+4.8+.162
Baron Davis 29 20.5 6.1 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.7 1.2 0.1 2.6 2.1 2.3 6.3 .370 0.9 2.9 .306 0.6 0.8 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony DNP------ --- ----------
Baron Davis 4 24.3 7.8 0.0 0.8 0.8 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.8 2.8 5.8 .478 1.0 3.5 .286 1.3 1.3 1.000

Additional Years

* Carmelo Anthony played 6 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2017 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 6 extra years over Baron Davis, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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