Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Garnett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Garnett 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, 2 less than Kevin Garnett, who played 21. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Kevin Garnett had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Kevin Garnett	21	14	1995-96 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2003-04	1995-96
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+2	+7.8	+10.6		+0.3	+0.2	+1.0	+0.1	+1.1	-1.6	-0.3	+3.1	+8.7	+.065	+0.7	+2.2	+.036	+3.7	+4.5	+.072
Kevin Garnett	80	28.7	10.4	2.2	4.1	6.3	1.8	1.1	1.6	1.4	2.4	4.5	9.2	.491	0.1	0.4	.286	1.3	1.9	.705

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
Kevin Garnett	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2004-05	1996-97
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves 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	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:	+2	+4.1	+3.8	+0.6	+1.8	+2.3	+0.5	+0.5	+1.7	-0.7	-0.5		+2.1	+.068	+0.5	+1.8	+.020	+3.4	+4.1	+.042
Kevin Garnett	77	38.9	17.0	2.5	5.6	8.0	3.1	1.4	2.1	2.3	2.6	7.1	14.3	.499	0.1	0.3	.286	2.7	3.5	.754

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:	+2	+5.5	+1.9	+1.9	+2.1	+3.9	+1.7	+0.7	+0.8	-1.3	-2.0	+1.0	+0.4	+.049	+0.3	+0.1	+1.000	+4.2	+5.4	+.187
Kevin Garnett	3	41.7	17.3	4.7	4.7	9.3	3.7	1.3	1.0	1.3	2.0	8.0	17.0	.471	0.3	0.3	1.000	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 3
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2005-06	1997-98
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves 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:	+2	+2.5	+8.0	+1.2	+3.5	+4.7	+1.5	+0.6	+1.3	-0.4	-0.2	+1.8	+3.9	+.010	+0.5	+1.7	+.055	+4.2	+4.9	+.070
Kevin Garnett	82	39.3	18.5	2.7	6.9	9.6	4.2	1.7	1.8	2.3	2.7	7.7	15.8	.491	0.0	0.2	.188	3.0	4.0	.738

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:			+5.2	+1.0	+2.0	+3.0	+1.2		+2.2	-1.4	-0.6	+0.6	+4.8	+.147		+0.8		+6.4	+8.6	+.028
Kevin Garnett	5	38.6	15.8	3.4	6.2	9.6	4.0	0.8	2.4	4.4	3.4	7.2	15.0	.480	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	1.8	.778


Season 4
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2006-07	1998-99
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+18	+0.3	+8.1	+1.3	+3.1	+4.4	+0.5	+0.5	+1.4	-0.7	-0.1	+1.8	+3.3	+.016	+0.5	+2.0	+.018	+4.0	+4.3	+.104
Kevin Garnett	47	37.9	20.8	3.5	6.9	10.4	4.3	1.7	1.8	2.9	3.2	8.8	19.1	.460	0.1	0.3	.286	3.1	4.4	.704

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
difference:	+1	+0.5	+5.0	+0.4	+3.0	+3.4	+2.6	+0.8	+2.0	-0.5	-0.1	+0.6	+0.2	+.037	+1.8	+3.1	+.500	+1.9	+2.0	+.056
Kevin Garnett	4	42.5	21.8	4.0	8.0	12.0	3.8	1.8	2.0	3.3	2.5	8.8	19.8	.443	0.0	0.5	.000	4.3	5.8	.739


Season 5
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2007-08	1999-00
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves 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:	+4	+3.6	+2.8	+0.5	+3.9	+4.4	+1.6	+0.2	+1.1		-0.8	+0.1	+0.4	+.005	+0.4	+1.1	+.016	+2.2	+2.7	+.021
Kevin Garnett	81	40.0	22.9	2.8	9.0	11.8	5.0	1.5	1.6	3.3	2.5	9.4	18.8	.497	0.4	1.0	.370	3.8	5.0	.765

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:		+6.0	+3.7	+1.5	+2.7	+1.3	+6.8	+0.8	+0.5	-0.2	-1.3	+0.5	+2.5	+.021		+1.2	+.417	+2.7	+3.3	+.015
Kevin Garnett	4	42.5	18.8	3.3	7.5	10.8	8.8	1.3	0.8	2.8	3.0	7.5	19.5	.385	0.5	0.8	.667	3.3	4.0	.813


Season 6
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2008-09	2000-01
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th 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	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:	+15	+5.0	+0.8	+1.1	+3.5	+4.6	+1.6	+0.3	+1.4	-0.2	-0.5	+0.6	+0.1	+.034	+0.8	+1.8	+.083	+1.2	+1.3	+.029
Kevin Garnett	81	39.5	22.0	2.7	8.7	11.4	5.0	1.4	1.8	2.8	2.5	8.7	18.2	.477	0.2	0.8	.288	4.4	5.8	.764

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+12	+3.0	+6.2	+0.9	+5.3	+6.2	+0.2	+0.8	+0.9	-0.8	-0.5	+2.3	+5.6	+.013	+1.5	+3.3	+.364	+0.1		+.007
Kevin Garnett	4	41.3	21.0	2.5	9.5	12.0	4.3	1.0	1.5	1.5	3.3	6.8	14.5	.466	0.0	0.8	.000	7.5	9.0	.833


Season 7
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2009-10	2001-02
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves 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	TO	PF	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:	+12	+1.0	+7.0	+0.8	+4.7	+5.5	+2.0	+0.1	+1.2	-0.2	-1.0	+1.9	+4.5	+.012	+0.4	+1.3	+.003	+3.0	+3.4	+.029
Kevin Garnett	81	39.2	21.2	3.0	9.1	12.1	5.2	1.2	1.6	2.8	2.3	8.1	17.3	.470	0.5	1.4	.319	4.4	5.5	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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	+1.0	+6.7	+3.0	+7.1	+10.2	+1.7	+0.3	+1.2	-0.5	-0.6	+2.7	+4.3	+.035	+0.7	+2.5	+.184	+0.6	+1.2	+.158
Kevin Garnett	3	43.3	24.0	5.3	13.3	18.7	5.0	1.7	1.7	4.0	3.7	8.0	18.7	.429	0.3	0.7	.500	7.7	10.7	.719


Season 8
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2010-11	2002-03
Team	Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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8th 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	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	+4.8	+2.6	+1.5	+4.7	+6.1	+3.1	+0.5	+1.0	-0.1	-0.5	+0.2	+1.4	+.047	+1.0	+2.4	+.096	+2.0	+1.8	+.087
Kevin Garnett	82	40.5	23.0	3.0	10.5	13.4	6.0	1.4	1.6	2.8	2.4	9.1	18.1	.502	0.2	0.9	.282	4.6	6.1	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+2	+5.0	+1.0	+1.5	+6.8	+5.4	+0.4	+0.4	+0.9	-0.3	-0.2	+3.5	+1.0	+.139	+1.8	+5.0	+.013	+4.5	+3.8	+.246
Kevin Garnett	6	44.0	27.0	1.8	13.8	15.7	5.2	1.7	1.7	3.0	3.8	11.8	23.0	.514	0.5	1.5	.333	2.8	4.7	.607


Season 9
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2011-12	2003-04
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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9th 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	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	+5.3	+1.6	+1.4	+6.2	+7.6	+1.4	+0.4	+1.8		-0.3	+1.8	+1.0	+.069	+1.1	+3.2	+.079	+0.9	+1.0	+.013
Kevin Garnett	82	39.4	24.2	3.0	10.9	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	2.6	2.5	9.8	19.6	.499	0.1	0.5	.256	4.5	5.7	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+13	+2.7	+3.5	+0.4	+6.8	+6.4	+2.9	+0.1	+2.1	-1.4	-1.0	+1.1	+4.1	+.033	+0.5	+2.7	+.091	+0.8	+1.3	+.020
Kevin Garnett	18	43.5	24.3	2.2	12.4	14.6	5.1	1.3	2.3	4.2	3.2	9.3	20.7	.452	0.3	0.9	.313	5.4	6.9	.776


Season 10
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2012-13	2004-05
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	Scoring Leader	-
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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10th 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	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:	+15	+1.1	+6.5	+1.0	+5.6	+6.6	+3.1	+0.7	+0.9	-0.1	-0.6	+1.7	+5.6	+.053	+2.2	+5.9	+.139	+0.9	+0.9	+.019
Kevin Garnett	82	38.1	22.2	3.0	10.5	13.5	5.7	1.5	1.4	2.7	2.5	8.3	16.6	.502	0.1	0.3	.240	5.4	6.7	.811

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
Kevin Garnett	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2013-14	2005-06
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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11th 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	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:	+1	+0.2	+5.6	+0.9	+3.7	+4.6	+1.0	+0.2	+0.7	-0.2	-0.2	+1.4	+5.6	+.074	+2.1	+5.0	+.135	+0.8	+0.6	+.038
Kevin Garnett	76	38.9	21.8	2.8	9.9	12.7	4.1	1.4	1.4	2.4	2.7	8.2	15.7	.526	0.1	0.4	.267	5.2	6.4	.810

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Kevin Garnett played in the postseason in their season 11


Season 12
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2014-15	2006-07
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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12th 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	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:	+36	+3.7	+1.8	+0.6	+5.6	+6.2	+1.0	+0.2	+1.3	-0.5	-0.2	+0.6	+2.6	+.032	+1.3	+3.8	+.127	+0.8	+0.7	+.038
Kevin Garnett	76	39.4	22.4	2.4	10.4	12.8	4.1	1.2	1.7	2.7	2.4	8.4	17.6	.476	0.2	0.7	.214	5.5	6.6	.835

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Kevin Garnett played in the postseason in their season 12


Season 13
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2015-16	2007-08
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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13th 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	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:	+1	+2.3	+3.0	+0.5	+0.9	+1.5	+0.8	+0.5	+0.8	-0.5	-0.2	+0.4	+4.3	+.105	+1.5	+4.1	+.339	+0.8	+0.9	+.028
Kevin Garnett	71	32.8	18.8	1.9	7.3	9.2	3.4	1.4	1.3	1.9	2.3	7.5	13.9	.539	0.0	0.2	.000	3.8	4.7	.801

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	26	38.0	20.4	2.8	7.8	10.5	3.3	1.3	1.1	2.1	2.8	8.3	16.8	.495	0.1	0.3	.250	3.6	4.5	.810


Season 14
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2016-17	2008-09
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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14th 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	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:	+17	+3.2	+6.6	+0.6	+2.0	+2.6	+0.4	+0.3	+0.7	-0.5	-0.5	+1.2	+5.8	+.098	+2.0	+5.6	+.109	+2.2	+2.6	+.008
Kevin Garnett	57	31.1	15.8	1.4	7.1	8.5	2.5	1.1	1.2	1.6	2.2	6.9	13.0	.531	0.0	0.1	.250	1.9	2.3	.841

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Carmelo Anthony nor Kevin Garnett played in the postseason in their season 14


Season 15
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2017-18	2009-10
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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15th 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	78	32.1	16.2	0.9	4.9	5.8	1.3	0.6	0.6	1.3	2.5	6.1	15.0	.404	2.2	6.1	.357	1.9	2.5	.767
difference:	+9	+2.2	+1.9	+0.2	+1.3	+1.5	+1.4	+0.4	+0.2	-0.2		+0.3	+3.8	+.117	+2.2	+6.0	+.157	+0.8	+0.7	+.070
Kevin Garnett	69	29.9	14.3	1.1	6.2	7.3	2.7	1.0	0.8	1.5	2.5	5.8	11.2	.521	0.0	0.1	.200	2.7	3.2	.837

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	6	32.3	11.8	0.5	5.2	5.7	0.3	1.7	0.7	1.0	2.3	4.5	12.0	.375	1.0	4.7	.214	1.8	2.5	.733
difference:	+17	+1.0	+3.2	+0.9	+0.8	+1.7	+2.2	+0.6	+0.2	-0.3	-0.9	+2.0	+1.1	+.120	+1.0	+4.6	+.214	+0.2	+0.1	+.106
Kevin Garnett	23	33.3	15.0	1.4	6.0	7.4	2.5	1.1	0.9	1.3	3.2	6.5	13.1	.495	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.4	.839


Season 16
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2018-19	2010-11
Team	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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16th 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	10	29.4	13.4	0.9	4.5	5.4	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.8	3.2	4.9	12.1	.405	2.1	6.4	.328	1.5	2.2	.682
difference:	+61	+1.9	+1.5	+0.3	+3.2	+3.5	+1.9	+0.9	+0.1	-0.8	-1.1	+1.2	+0.5	+.123	+2.1	+6.3	+.128	+1.1	+0.9	+.180
Kevin Garnett	71	31.3	14.9	1.2	7.7	8.9	2.4	1.3	0.8	1.6	2.1	6.1	11.6	.528	0.0	0.1	.200	2.6	3.1	.862

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	9	36.4	14.9	2.3	8.6	10.9	2.6	1.9	1.0	2.1	3.0	6.2	14.1	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.2	.759


Season 17
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2019-20	2011-12
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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17th 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	58	32.8	15.4	1.2	5.1	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	1.7	2.9	5.8	13.5	.430	1.5	3.9	.385	2.3	2.8	.845
difference:	+2	+1.7	+0.4	+0.1	+2.0	+1.9	+1.4	+0.1	+0.5	-0.1	-0.5	+0.7	+0.5	+.073	+1.4	+3.7	+.052	+0.4	+0.4	+.012
Kevin Garnett	60	31.1	15.8	1.1	7.1	8.2	2.9	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.4	6.5	13.0	.503	0.1	0.2	.333	2.7	3.2	.857

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	5	35.2	15.2	0.2	4.8	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.4	2.6	4.0	5.6	13.6	.412	1.6	3.8	.421	2.4	2.8	.857
difference:	+15	+1.7	+4.0	+1.4	+4.0	+5.3	+0.5	+0.2	+1.1	-0.4	-1.0	+2.4	+2.4	+.085	+1.5	+3.6	+.171	+0.9	+1.2	+.044
Kevin Garnett	20	36.9	19.2	1.6	8.8	10.3	1.5	1.2	1.5	2.2	3.0	8.0	16.0	.497	0.1	0.2	.250	3.3	4.0	.813


Season 18
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2020-21	2012-13
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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18th 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	69	24.5	13.4	0.5	2.6	3.1	1.5	0.7	0.6	0.9	2.1	4.7	11.3	.421	1.9	4.7	.409	2.0	2.2	.890
difference:	+1	+5.2	+1.4	+0.6	+4.1	+4.7	+0.8	+0.4	+0.3	-0.7	-0.2	+1.5	+1.2	+.075	+1.9	+4.5	+.284	+0.3	+0.8	+.104
Kevin Garnett	68	29.7	14.8	1.1	6.7	7.8	2.3	1.1	0.9	1.6	2.3	6.2	12.5	.496	0.0	0.2	.125	2.3	3.0	.786

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	6	23.8	12.3	0.3	2.8	3.2	1.5	0.3	0.2	1.2	2.5	4.2	10.0	.417	2.3	6.2	.378	1.7	1.8	.909
difference:		+11.5	+0.4	+1.2	+9.4	+10.5	+2.0	+0.5	+0.8	-2.0	-1.3	+0.8		+.083	+2.3	+5.9	+.378	+1.0	+1.0	+.032
Kevin Garnett	6	35.3	12.7	1.5	12.2	13.7	3.5	0.8	1.0	3.2	3.8	5.0	10.0	.500	0.0	0.3	.000	2.7	2.8	.941


Season 19
	Carmelo Anthony	Kevin Garnett
Season	2021-22	2013-14
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

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19th 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	69	26.0	13.3	0.9	3.3	4.2	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.9	2.4	4.6	10.5	.441	2.2	5.8	.375	1.9	2.3	.830
difference:	+15	+5.5	+6.8	+0.2	+2.2	+2.4	+0.5	+0.1	+0.1	-0.4	-0.1	+1.7	+3.9		+2.2	+5.7	+.375	+1.2	+1.4	+.021
Kevin Garnett	54	20.5	6.5	1.1	5.5	6.6	1.5	0.8	0.7	1.3	2.3	2.9	6.6	.441	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	0.9	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Carmelo Anthony	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Garnett	12	20.8	6.9	1.6	4.8	6.3	1.3	0.8	0.4	1.1	2.1	2.8	5.3	.524	0.0	0.2	.000	1.4	1.9	.739

Additional Years

* Kevin Garnett played 2 seasons more than Carmelo Anthony in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 20 to 21, from 2015 to 2016—Kevin Garnett didn't play in the postseason.

Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Garnett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Garnett 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Season 12

12th Season Stats Comparison

Season 13

13th Season Stats Comparison

Season 14

14th Season Stats Comparison

Season 15

15th Season Stats Comparison

Season 16

16th Season Stats Comparison

Season 17

17th Season Stats Comparison

Season 18

18th Season Stats Comparison

Season 19

19th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years