Carmelo Anthony vs. Desmond Bane Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Desmond Bane 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
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, 14 more than Desmond Bane, who played 5. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Desmond Bane had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Desmond Bane | 5 | 4 | 2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Desmond Bane | |
| Season | 2003-04 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +14 | +14.2 | +11.8 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -2.1 | -0.9 | +4.2 | +10.6 | +.043 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +.110 | +4.4 | +5.7 | +.039 |
| Desmond Bane | 68 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .469 | 1.7 | 4.0 | .432 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .816 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +1 | +16.5 | +9.4 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +4.9 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -3.7 | -1.6 | +3.1 | +12.2 | +.251 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.318 | +4.0 | +5.0 | |
| Desmond Bane | 5 | 19.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | .579 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
Season 2 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Desmond Bane | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +1 | +5.0 | +2.6 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -1.5 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +.030 | +2.4 | +4.8 | +.170 | +4.3 | +5.6 | +.107 | ||
| Desmond Bane | 76 | 29.8 | 18.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 14.5 | .461 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .436 | 1.8 | 2.0 | .903 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +7 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -2.1 | +0.7 | +3.3 | +.056 | +3.6 | +7.1 | +.489 | +2.7 | +3.5 | +.044 |
| Desmond Bane | 12 | 35.7 | 18.8 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 13.3 | .478 | 3.6 | 7.3 | .489 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .857 |
Season 3 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Desmond Bane | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +22 | +5.0 | +5.0 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +1.7 | +3.5 | +.002 | +2.4 | +5.1 | +.165 | +4.1 | +5.4 | +.075 |
| Desmond Bane | 58 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 16.2 | .479 | 2.9 | 7.0 | .408 | 3.1 | 3.5 | .883 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +1 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -0.8 | +1.6 | +0.5 | +.089 | +2.7 | +7.5 | +.320 | +3.3 | +5.6 | +.181 |
| Desmond Bane | 6 | 38.5 | 23.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 19.3 | .422 | 2.7 | 8.3 | .320 | 4.5 | 4.8 | .931 |
Season 4 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Desmond Bane | |
| Season | 2006-07 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +23 | +3.8 | +5.2 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +2.0 | +3.9 | +.012 | +2.7 | +6.3 | +.113 | +3.8 | +4.9 | +.062 |
| Desmond Bane | 42 | 34.4 | 23.7 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 18.5 | .464 | 3.3 | 8.6 | .381 | 3.3 | 3.8 | .870 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
| Desmond Bane | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 5 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Desmond Bane | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +8 | +4.4 | +6.5 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | +2.4 | +4.4 | +.008 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +.038 | +3.4 | +4.8 | +.108 |
| Desmond Bane | 69 | 32.0 | 19.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 14.8 | .484 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .392 | 2.6 | 2.9 | .894 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +1.7 | +7.2 | +3.5 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -2.0 | +3.0 | +6.2 | +.047 | +1.3 | +6.0 | +.031 | +2.5 | +3.5 | +.105 | |
| Desmond Bane | 4 | 34.8 | 15.3 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 15.8 | .317 | 1.8 | 8.0 | .219 | 3.5 | 3.8 | .933 |
Additional Years |
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* Carmelo Anthony played 14 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2009 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 8 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Desmond Bane, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Scoring Leader 8 All-Star Game |