Carmelo Anthony vs. Dennis Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dennis Johnson 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

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, 5 more than Dennis Johnson, who played 14. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Dennis Johnson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Dennis Johnson 14 13 1976-77 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2003-041976-77
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+1+15.9+11.8+0.2+2.1+2.4+1.3+0.3+0.2+4.1+10.9+.078+2.8+2.9+.153
Dennis Johnson 81 20.6 9.2 2.0 1.7 3.7 1.5 1.5 0.7 - 2.7 3.5 7.0 .504 - - - 2.2 3.5 .624
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
Dennis Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2004-051977-78
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost NBA Finals
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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:+6+7.5+8.1+2.0+2.1+0.2+0.6+0.2-1.0-0.5+2.6+5.5+.014+2.4+2.6+.064
Dennis Johnson 81 27.3 12.7 1.9 1.8 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 4.5 10.9 .417 - - - 3.7 5.0 .732
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:+17+1.4+3.1+0.7+0.1+0.8+1.3+0.4+0.8-0.1-1.1+1.5+3.2+.010+0.1+0.8+.109
Dennis Johnson 22 37.6 16.1 2.1 2.5 4.6 3.3 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.9 5.5 13.4 .412 - - - 5.1 7.2 .704

Season 3

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2005-061978-79
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+2.8+10.6+0.3+0.5+0.2+0.8+0.2+0.7-0.3-0.3+3.5+5.8+.047+3.4+4.0+.027
Dennis Johnson 80 34.0 15.9 1.8 2.9 4.7 3.5 1.3 1.2 2.4 2.6 6.0 13.9 .434 - - - 3.8 4.9 .781
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:+12+1.5+0.1+0.2+0.7+0.5+1.3+0.8+1.3-0.3+1.4+2.0+.117+2.9+4.0+.021
Dennis Johnson 17 40.1 20.9 2.6 3.5 6.1 4.1 1.6 1.5 3.0 3.7 8.0 17.8 .450 - - - 4.9 6.4 .771

Season 4

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2006-071979-80
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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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:+16+1.9+9.9+0.1+0.8+0.9+0.3+0.6+0.6-0.8-0.2+3.5+5.6+.054+0.5+1.6+.061+2.4+2.7+.028
Dennis Johnson 81 36.3 19.0 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 2.8 3.3 7.1 16.8 .422 0.1 0.7 .207 4.7 6.0 .780
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:+10+3.2+9.7+1.9+2.4+4.3+2.6+0.8+0.7-0.9-0.8+2.7+3.3+.070+1.5+2.6+.167+2.7+3.7+.044
Dennis Johnson 15 38.8 17.1 1.7 2.6 4.3 3.8 1.8 0.7 2.9 3.2 6.7 16.3 .410 0.3 1.0 .333 3.5 4.1 .839

Season 5

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2007-081980-81
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+2+3.3+6.9+0.3+2.5+2.8+0.3+0.4+0.3-0.7-0.2+2.8+3.8+.056+0.7+1.5+.138+0.8+1.4+.034
Dennis Johnson 79 33.1 18.8 2.0 2.6 4.6 3.7 1.7 0.8 2.6 3.1 6.7 15.4 .436 0.1 0.6 .216 5.2 6.3 .820
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+1.6+2.9+3.8+1.1+4.8+0.9+0.8+1.0-0.3-1.7+0.6+6.3+.109+0.4+1.3+.050+1.4+1.3+.066
Dennis Johnson 7 38.1 19.6 1.0 3.7 4.7 2.9 1.3 1.3 2.7 2.6 7.4 15.7 .473 0.1 0.7 .200 4.6 6.0 .762

Season 6

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2008-091981-82
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+14+2.2+3.3+0.2+1.8+1.7+1.2+0.2+0.3-0.1-0.2+0.9+2.9+.027+0.9+2.1+.181+0.6+0.9+.013
Dennis Johnson 80 36.7 19.5 1.8 3.4 5.1 4.6 1.3 0.7 2.9 3.2 7.2 15.4 .470 0.1 0.5 .190 5.0 6.2 .806
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
difference:+9+0.4+4.9+0.3+1.6+1.4+0.5+0.3-1.3-0.2+0.1+1.2+.024+1.5+3.7+.364+3.1+3.4+.057
Dennis Johnson 7 38.7 22.3 1.9 2.6 4.4 4.6 2.1 0.6 3.6 4.0 9.0 18.9 .477 0.0 0.4 .000 4.3 5.6 .769

Season 7

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2009-101982-83
Team Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+8+5.1+14.0+1.0+1.2+2.2+1.8+0.1-0.4-0.7+4.8+10.6+.004+0.8+2.3+.155+3.6+4.1+.039
Dennis Johnson 77 33.1 14.2 1.2 3.2 4.4 5.0 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.6 5.2 11.2 .462 0.1 0.4 .161 3.8 4.8 .791
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
difference:+3+6.3+12.7+0.3+0.5+0.8+2.4+0.3+0.2-0.8-1.3+3.4+7.0+.006+1.0+2.9+.316+5.0+5.5+.044
Dennis Johnson 3 36.0 18.0 2.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.7 3.0 7.3 16.0 .458 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 8

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2010-111983-84
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+3+2.4+12.4+0.4+3.4+3.8+1.3+0.3+0.1-0.5-0.2+4.1+8.5+.018+1.1+2.9+.253+3.1+3.8+.014
Dennis Johnson 80 33.3 13.2 1.1 2.4 3.5 4.2 1.2 0.7 2.2 3.1 4.8 11.0 .437 0.1 0.4 .125 3.5 4.1 .852
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:+18+2.3+9.4+1.9+4.8+6.7+0.4+0.2+0.5-0.9-0.6+2.4+7.5+.029+2.2+6.2+.083+2.6+3.0+.014
Dennis Johnson 22 36.7 16.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 4.4 1.1 0.3 2.4 3.4 5.9 14.5 .404 0.1 0.3 .429 4.7 5.5 .867

Season 9

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2011-121984-85
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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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:+25+3.1+6.9+0.5+1.9+2.3+3.2+0.1+0.1-0.1+1.8+5.3+.032+1.1+3.4+.066+2.1+2.9+.049
Dennis Johnson 80 37.2 15.7 1.1 2.8 4.0 6.8 1.2 0.5 2.7 2.8 6.2 13.3 .462 0.1 0.3 .269 3.3 3.8 .853
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
difference:+16+0.4+10.5+1.5+2.7+4.2+5.1+0.3+0.2-0.6-1.1+3.6+9.6+.026+0.8+2.9+.222+2.4+3.8+.104
Dennis Johnson 21 40.4 17.3 1.1 2.9 4.0 7.3 1.5 0.4 3.4 3.1 6.8 15.2 .445 0.0 0.7 .000 3.8 4.4 .860

Season 10

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2012-131985-86
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+11+2.0+13.1+1.1+2.3+3.5+3.2+0.6+0.1-0.4-0.5+3.8+8.6+.006+2.2+5.7+.236+3.2+3.8+.012
Dennis Johnson 78 35.0 15.6 0.9 2.6 3.4 5.8 1.4 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.2 13.6 .455 0.1 0.5 .143 3.1 3.8 .818
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
difference:+6+0.4+12.6+0.4+2.8+2.4+4.3+1.1+0.1-0.2-0.6+4.4+12.2+.039+1.1+3.9+.077+2.7+2.6+.087
Dennis Johnson 18 39.7 16.2 1.3 2.9 4.2 5.9 2.2 0.3 2.8 3.2 6.1 13.6 .445 0.3 0.9 .375 3.7 4.7 .798

Season 11

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2013-141986-87
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost NBA Finals
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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+1.6+14.0+1.3+3.5+4.8+4.4+0.1+0.2-0.4-0.4+4.2+9.2+.008+2.1+4.6+.289+3.4+3.8+.015
Dennis Johnson 79 37.1 13.4 0.6 2.7 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.5 5.4 12.1 .444 0.1 0.8 .113 2.6 3.2 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Johnson 23 41.9 18.9 1.0 2.9 4.0 8.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 3.1 7.3 15.7 .465 0.1 1.1 .115 4.2 4.9 .850

Season 12

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2014-151987-88
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+37+1.0+11.6+1.0+2.5+3.5+4.7+0.2-0.3-0.4+4.4+9.8+.006+1.3+3.9+.080+1.4+2.0+.059
Dennis Johnson 77 34.7 12.6 0.8 2.3 3.1 7.8 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.6 4.6 10.4 .438 0.2 0.6 .261 3.3 3.9 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Johnson 17 41.3 15.9 0.9 3.6 4.5 8.2 1.4 0.5 2.6 3.0 5.4 12.4 .433 0.4 0.9 .375 4.8 6.1 .796

Season 13

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2015-161988-89
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+3.0+11.8+1.0+4.2+5.1+2.4+0.4+0.2-0.4+4.1+9.3+1.4+3.6+.199+2.4+2.9+.008
Dennis Johnson 72 32.1 10.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.6 1.3 0.3 2.4 2.9 3.8 8.9 .434 0.1 0.7 .140 2.2 2.7 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Johnson 3 19.7 2.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.7 1.3 5.0 .267 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Carmelo Anthony Dennis Johnson
Season 2016-171989-90
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony 74 34.3 22.4 0.8 5.1 5.9 2.9 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.7 8.1 18.8 .433 2.0 5.7 .359 4.1 4.9 .833
difference:+1+7.2+15.3+0.2+3.1+3.2+3.6+0.3+0.3-0.5-0.3+5.4+12.5+.001+2.0+5.4+.317+2.5+3.0+.010
Dennis Johnson 75 27.1 7.1 0.6 2.0 2.7 6.5 1.1 0.2 1.6 2.4 2.7 6.3 .434 0.0 0.3 .042 1.6 1.9 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony DNP------ --- ----------
Dennis Johnson 5 32.4 13.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 5.6 0.4 0.4 2.0 3.4 6.0 12.4 .484 0.4 1.2 .333 1.4 1.4 1.000

Additional Years

* Carmelo Anthony played 5 seasons more than Dennis Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2018 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 3 Playoffs.