Carmelo Anthony vs. Jae Crowder Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jae Crowder 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 / 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 Jae Crowder, who played 13. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Jae Crowder had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Jae Crowder 13 11 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2003-042012-13
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
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:+4+19.2+16.0+1.8+1.9+3.7+1.6+0.4+0.3-2.4-1.1+5.8+13.2+.042+0.1+.006+4.4+5.5+.133
Jae Crowder 78 17.3 5.0 0.4 1.9 2.4 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.8 4.7 .384 0.8 2.5 .328 0.6 0.9 .644
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
Jae Crowder DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2004-052013-14
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+3+18.7+16.2+1.3+1.9+3.2+1.8+0.1+0.1-2.5-1.8+5.4+12.6+.008+0.2+.065+5.5+6.8+.042
Jae Crowder 78 16.1 4.6 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.7 3.8 .439 0.6 1.9 .331 0.6 0.8 .754
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:+2+24.6+16.5+2.2+1.5+3.7+1.7+0.3+0.1-2.2-2.1+5.9+14.0+.022+0.4+0.8+.429+5.2+6.4
Jae Crowder 7 11.6 2.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.9 1.1 2.6 .444 0.4 1.0 .429 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2005-062014-15
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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+16.7+18.8+0.6+0.7+1.3+1.6+0.2+0.2-2.1-1.2+6.7+13.1+.061+0.2+0.6+.050+5.9+7.2+.035
Jae Crowder 82 20.1 7.7 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.7 2.8 6.6 .420 0.7 2.5 .293 1.3 1.7 .773
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:+1+13.6+10.2+0.4+1.2+1.6+0.8+0.2+0.6-1.7-0.5+2.8+12.5+.184+0.8+1.7+.300+5.3+7.1+.019
Jae Crowder 4 25.0 10.8 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.5 3.8 7.3 .517 0.8 2.5 .300 2.5 3.3 .769

Season 4

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2006-072015-16
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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:+8+6.6+14.7+1.2+0.4+0.9+2.0+0.5+0.1-2.5-0.4+5.7+11.3+.033+1.1+2.7+.068+4.4+5.4+.012
Jae Crowder 73 31.6 14.2 1.0 4.2 5.1 1.8 1.7 0.5 1.1 2.7 4.9 11.1 .443 1.7 5.0 .336 2.7 3.3 .820
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:+1+9.2+17.3+2.8+0.7+2.1+1.0+0.5+0.5-2.6-0.4+6.1+7.6+.202+0.1+3.2+.256+5.0+6.0+.159
Jae Crowder 6 32.8 9.5 0.8 5.7 6.5 2.2 1.5 0.5 1.2 2.8 3.3 12.0 .278 1.7 6.8 .244 1.2 1.8 .636

Season 5

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2007-082016-17
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+5+4.0+11.8+1.6+1.6+1.2+0.3+0.2-2.2-1.1+4.9+9.2+.029+1.4+3.4+.044+3.6+4.7+.025
Jae Crowder 72 32.4 13.9 0.7 5.1 5.8 2.2 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.0 .463 2.2 5.5 .398 2.4 3.0 .811
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:+14+3.4+8.9+3.7+0.5+3.1+0.7+0.6-2.3-1.4+3.2+10.9+.071+1.2+2.9+.102+3.8+4.6+.005
Jae Crowder 18 33.1 13.6 1.1 5.3 6.4 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.7 2.9 4.8 11.1 .435 1.7 4.9 .352 2.2 2.7 .833

Season 6

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2008-092017-18
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsJazz 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+8.4+13.1+0.9+2.5+3.4+2.2+0.3+0.1-2.1-0.7+4.7+9.9+.039+0.4+1.7+.048+4.1+5.2+.025
Jae Crowder 80 26.1 9.7 0.7 2.7 3.4 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.3 3.4 8.4 .404 1.4 4.3 .323 1.5 1.9 .818
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:+5+8.9+17.2+1.2+0.5+0.7+2.4+0.4+0.4-1.0-1.5+5.9+10.3+.129+0.5+1.9+.031+5.8+6.5+.183
Jae Crowder 11 29.4 10.0 0.4 4.7 5.1 1.7 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.3 3.2 9.8 .324 2.0 6.0 .333 1.6 2.5 .643

Season 7

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2009-102018-19
Team Denver NuggetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdJazz 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:+11+11.1+16.3+1.4+0.3+1.8+1.5+0.5-1.9-1.2+6.0+11.8+.059+1.3+3.8+.015+5.6+6.4+.109
Jae Crowder 80 27.1 11.9 0.8 4.1 4.8 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.1 4.0 10.0 .399 2.2 6.5 .331 1.8 2.5 .721
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:+1+16.3+19.3+1.5+1.2+2.7+2.5+1.0+0.5-3.3-2.9+7.3+13.8+.094+0.8+2.8+.016+5.5+5.7+.140
Jae Crowder 5 26.0 11.4 0.8 5.0 5.8 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.4 3.4 9.2 .370 1.8 6.0 .300 2.8 3.8 .737

Season 8

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksMemphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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:+12+6.9+15.1+0.7+0.7+1.4+0.4+0.2+0.2-1.6-0.7+5.4+10.8+.054+0.9+2.8+.035+5.1+6.0+.062
Jae Crowder 65 28.8 10.5 0.8 5.1 5.9 2.5 1.1 0.4 1.1 2.2 3.5 8.7 .401 2.1 6.1 .343 1.5 1.9 .776
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:+17+7.6+14.0+2.8+2.0+4.7+2.9+0.6+0.2-2.6-1.4+4.4+12.4+.028+0.3+1.2+.004+5.6+6.3+.092
Jae Crowder 21 31.4 12.0 0.5 5.0 5.6 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 2.6 3.9 9.6 .403 2.6 7.7 .342 1.7 2.2 .761

Season 9

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2011-122020-21
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdSuns 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:+5+6.6+12.5+1.1+0.5+1.6+1.5+0.3+0.1-1.7-0.7+4.7+10.4+.026+1.3+2.6+.054+4.4+5.4+.044
Jae Crowder 60 27.5 10.1 0.5 4.2 4.7 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.9 2.1 3.3 8.2 .404 2.5 6.3 .389 1.0 1.3 .760
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:+17+7.7+17.0+2.1+2.1+0.3+0.3+0.6-1.9-1.2+6.9+16.4+.006+1.7+2.9+.158+4.8+6.6+.130
Jae Crowder 22 33.1 10.8 0.5 5.6 6.1 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 3.0 3.5 8.4 .413 2.5 6.5 .380 1.4 1.6 .886

Season 10

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2012-132021-22
Team New York KnicksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisSuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+8.9+19.3+1.6+0.1+1.6+0.7+0.6+0.1-1.8-0.5+6.8+14.1+.050+0.4+0.8+.031+5.2+6.3+.041
Jae Crowder 67 28.1 9.4 0.4 4.8 5.3 1.9 1.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 3.2 8.1 .399 1.9 5.4 .348 1.1 1.3 .789
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:+1+10.6+19.4+0.3+1.6+1.9+0.8+0.1+0.3-1.1-0.2+7.3+17.7+.006+0.1+.004+4.9+5.3+.154
Jae Crowder 13 29.5 9.4 0.6 4.1 4.7 2.4 1.0 0.5 1.5 3.6 3.2 8.1 .400 1.5 4.8 .302 1.5 2.0 .731

Season 11

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2013-142022-23
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+59+19.8+20.5+1.0+3.3+4.3+1.6+0.5+0.4-2.2-1.4+7.1+16.1+.027+0.9+2.3+.034+5.4+6.3+.015
Jae Crowder 18 18.9 6.9 0.9 2.9 3.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.5 2.5 5.2 .479 1.3 3.1 .436 0.6 0.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony DNP------ --- ----------
Jae Crowder 4 10.3 1.8 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.8 3.3 .231 0.0 1.5 .000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 12

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2014-152023-24
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+10+12.6+18.0+1.2+2.2+3.4+1.8+0.2+0.2-1.7-0.7+6.7+14.8+.022+0.3+1.2+.008+4.2+5.2+.075
Jae Crowder 50 23.1 6.2 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.3 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.5 2.3 5.4 .422 1.2 3.3 .349 0.5 0.7 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Carmelo Anthony DNP------ --- ----------
Jae Crowder 4 10.5 2.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.8 3.0 .250 0.3 1.8 .143 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 13

Carmelo Anthony Jae Crowder
Season 2015-162024-25
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+63+23.7+19.2+0.7+4.8+5.5+3.5+0.6+0.5-2.0-1.4+7.1+15.8+.116+1.1+2.6+.072+4.0+4.9+.004
Jae Crowder 9 11.4 2.6 0.7 1.6 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.4 .318 0.4 1.7 .267 0.6 0.7 .833
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Jae Crowder played in the postseason in their season 13

Additional Years

* Carmelo Anthony played 6 seasons more than Jae Crowder 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 Jae Crowder, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game