Carmelo Anthony vs. Jayson Tatum Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jayson Tatum 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, 11 more than Jayson Tatum, who played 8. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Jayson Tatum had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Jayson Tatum 8 8 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2003-042017-18
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+2+6.0+7.1+1.6+0.6+1.1+1.2+0.2+0.2-1.6-0.6+2.6+7.5+.049+0.5+0.4+.112+2.3+3.2+.049
Jayson Tatum 80 30.5 13.9 0.6 4.4 5.0 1.6 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.1 5.0 10.4 .475 1.3 3.0 .434 2.7 3.2 .826
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:+15+0.4+3.5+1.3+2.7+3.9+0.1+0.1+0.5-2.1-0.2+1.2+2.3+.143+0.7+0.9+.142+0.3+0.1+.045
Jayson Tatum 19 35.9 18.5 0.5 3.8 4.4 2.7 1.2 0.5 2.2 2.6 6.5 13.7 .471 1.2 3.7 .324 4.3 5.1 .845

Season 2

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics 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:+4+3.7+5.1+1.0+1.4+0.3+0.5+0.2+0.3-1.5-1.0+1.2+3.3+.019+0.9+1.8+.107+3.6+4.7+.059
Jayson Tatum 79 31.1 15.7 0.9 5.2 6.0 2.1 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 5.9 13.1 .450 1.5 3.9 .373 2.5 2.9 .855
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:+4+3.4+4.0+2.0+3.3+1.3+0.1+0.5+0.6-0.6-1.7+1.6+4.2+.016+1.1+3.2+.323+2.0+2.1+.069
Jayson Tatum 9 32.8 15.2 0.8 5.9 6.7 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.0 2.3 5.4 12.4 .438 1.1 3.4 .323 3.2 4.3 .744

Season 3

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+14+2.5+3.1+0.5+2.6+2.1+0.3+0.3+0.4-0.4-0.8+1.1+1.1+.031+2.4+5.2+.160+3.4+4.2+.004
Jayson Tatum 66 34.3 23.4 1.0 6.0 7.0 3.0 1.4 0.9 2.3 2.1 8.4 18.6 .450 2.9 7.1 .403 3.8 4.7 .812
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+2.0+4.7+1.1+4.5+3.4+2.2+0.2+1.0-0.2-1.6+1.9+0.2+.101+2.8+6.6+.373+1.9+3.2+.063
Jayson Tatum 17 40.6 25.7 1.3 8.7 10.0 5.0 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.4 8.5 19.6 .434 2.8 7.4 .373 5.9 7.2 .813

Season 4

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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:+1+2.4+2.5+1.4+2.8+1.4+0.5+0.1-0.9-1.2+1.1+1.8+.017+2.3+5.3+.118+2.5+3.4+.060
Jayson Tatum 64 35.8 26.4 0.8 6.6 7.4 4.3 1.2 0.5 2.7 1.9 9.5 20.6 .459 2.9 7.6 .386 4.6 5.3 .868
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:+5.0+3.8+3.0+0.2+2.8+3.4+0.2+1.6-1.2-0.6+2.6+.057+1.0+3.6+.111+2.8+2.0+.123
Jayson Tatum 5 37.0 30.6 0.6 5.2 5.8 4.6 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.0 9.4 22.2 .423 2.8 7.2 .389 9.0 9.8 .918

Season 5

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2007-082021-22
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost NBA 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:+1+0.5+1.2+1.2+1.8+0.6+1.0+0.3+0.1-0.4-1.0+0.2+1.4+.039+2.2+6.5+.001+0.7+1.5+.067
Jayson Tatum 76 35.9 26.9 1.1 6.9 8.0 4.4 1.0 0.6 2.9 2.3 9.3 20.6 .453 3.0 8.6 .353 5.3 6.2 .853
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:+20+4.5+3.1+3.8+0.9+2.8+4.2+0.7+0.6-1.2-1.3+0.4+2.3+.062+2.7+6.2+.143+0.3+0.2+.028
Jayson Tatum 24 41.0 25.6 1.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 1.2 0.9 4.2 3.0 8.4 19.7 .426 3.2 8.2 .393 5.7 7.1 .800

Season 6

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+8+2.4+7.3+0.5+2.5+2.0+1.2+0.3-0.1-0.8+1.7+2.8+.023+2.2+6.7+.021+1.6+1.3+.061
Jayson Tatum 74 36.9 30.1 1.1 7.7 8.8 4.6 1.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 9.8 21.1 .466 3.2 9.3 .350 7.2 8.4 .854
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:+4+1.7+0.3+5.0+4.7+1.2+0.7+0.5-0.5-1.6+0.2+0.1+.005+1.2+4.1+.041+1.4+2.1+.050
Jayson Tatum 20 40.0 27.2 1.3 9.2 10.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 2.8 2.2 9.3 20.2 .458 2.7 8.2 .323 6.0 6.9 .876

Season 7

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+5+2.5+1.3+1.3+2.8+1.5+1.7+0.3+0.2-0.5-1.3+0.9+2.5+.013+2.2+5.5+.060+1.8+2.2+.003
Jayson Tatum 74 35.7 26.9 0.9 7.2 8.1 4.9 1.0 0.6 2.5 2.0 9.1 19.3 .471 3.1 8.2 .376 5.6 6.7 .833
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:+13+1.9+5.7+1.4+2.6+1.2+3.0+0.9+0.2-0.9-1.5+2.3+3.4+.037+1.1+4.1+.033+2.1+2.3+.016
Jayson Tatum 19 40.4 25.0 0.9 8.8 9.7 6.3 1.1 0.7 2.6 2.8 8.4 19.6 .427 2.1 7.3 .283 6.2 7.2 .861

Season 8

Carmelo Anthony Jayson Tatum
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+5+0.7+1.2+0.8+2.2+1.4+3.1+0.2+0.1-0.2-0.7+0.3+0.8+.003+2.3+6.8+.035+1.6+1.8+.024
Jayson Tatum 72 36.4 26.8 0.7 8.0 8.7 6.0 1.1 0.5 2.9 2.2 9.2 20.3 .452 3.5 10.1 .343 5.0 6.1 .814
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:+4+1.3+2.1+2.2+3.4+1.2+0.6+0.8-1.4+1.0+0.1+.048+1.3+3.3+.026+1.3+1.7+.036
Jayson Tatum 8 40.3 28.1 1.1 10.4 11.5 5.4 2.1 0.8 3.3 2.6 9.3 21.9 .423 3.6 9.8 .372 6.0 6.8 .889

Additional Years

* Carmelo Anthony played 11 seasons more than Jayson Tatum in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2012 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 11 extra years over Jayson Tatum, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 6 All-Star Game