Carmelo Anthony vs. OG Anunoby Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of OG Anunoby 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 OG Anunoby, who played 8. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while OG Anunoby 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
OG Anunoby 8 5 2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2003-042017-18
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+8+16.5+15.1+1.6+1.9+3.6+2.1+0.5+0.3-2.4-0.9+5.4+13.2+.045+0.2+0.1+.049+4.5+5.6+.148
OG Anunoby 74 20.0 5.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.8 2.2 4.7 .471 1.0 2.7 .371 0.5 0.8 .629
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:+6+12.5+7.1+0.9+5.3+6.2+2.1+0.7+0.4-3.7-0.5+2.4+10.8+.230+0.8+0.1+.266+3.2+3.9+.073
OG Anunoby 10 23.8 7.9 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 2.3 2.9 5.2 .558 1.3 2.9 .448 0.8 1.1 .727

Season 2
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+8+14.6+13.8+1.0+1.7+2.8+1.9+0.2+0.1-2.2-1.0+4.4+10.4+.022+0.4+0.9+.066+5.6+6.7+.215
OG Anunoby 67 20.2 7.0 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.8 2.1 2.7 6.0 .453 1.0 3.0 .332 0.5 0.9 .581
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
OG Anunoby DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf Semis
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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:+11+6.9+15.9+0.3+0.7+0.4+1.1+0.3+0.2-1.6-0.5+5.4+11.5+.024+0.8+1.4+.147+6.2+7.4+.102
OG Anunoby 69 29.9 10.6 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.6 1.4 0.7 1.1 2.4 4.1 8.2 .505 1.3 3.3 .390 1.0 1.5 .706
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:+6+2.9+10.5+0.3+0.3+1.6+0.2+1.0-1.5-1.5+3.0+11.8+.122+1.5+2.9+.415+6.2+7.9+.107
OG Anunoby 11 35.7 10.5 2.4 4.5 6.9 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.5 3.6 8.0 .455 1.5 3.7 .415 1.6 2.5 .643

Season 4
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+22+4.9+13.0+0.9+0.5+0.5+1.6+0.3+0.3-1.9-0.4+4.8+10.3+.004+1.8+3.8+.130+5.2+6.3+.024
OG Anunoby 43 33.3 15.9 1.3 4.3 5.5 2.2 1.5 0.7 1.7 2.7 5.8 12.1 .480 2.4 6.1 .398 1.9 2.4 .784
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
OG Anunoby DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2007-082021-22
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdRaptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+29+0.4+8.6+0.8+1.1+1.9+0.8+0.2-1.6-0.6+3.1+4.7+.049+1.6+4.5+.009+4.1+5.2+.032
OG Anunoby 48 36.0 17.1 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.6 1.5 0.5 1.7 2.7 6.4 14.5 .443 2.4 6.6 .363 1.9 2.5 .754
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:+2+0.3+5.2+3.6+2.0+5.5+0.5+0.5+0.1-1.3-1.3+1.5+8.3+.112+1.8+4.8+.091+4.0+4.6+.078
OG Anunoby 6 36.2 17.3 1.2 2.8 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.7 3.0 6.5 13.7 .476 2.3 6.8 .341 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 6
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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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:+1+1.1+6.0+0.2+1.7+1.8+1.4+0.8+0.3-1.0+1.8+5.1+.033+1.1+2.9+.016+3.5+4.6+.045
OG Anunoby 67 35.6 16.8 1.4 3.5 5.0 2.0 1.9 0.7 2.0 3.0 6.3 13.2 .476 2.1 5.5 .387 2.1 2.5 .838
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
OG Anunoby DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Denver NuggetsToronto Raptors, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
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:+19+4.2+13.5+1.3+1.2+2.4+1.1+0.1+0.3-1.4-0.9+4.4+10.3+.031+1.1+2.6+.066+6.1+7.1+.077
OG Anunoby 50 34.0 14.7 0.9 3.2 4.2 2.1 1.4 0.7 1.6 2.4 5.6 11.5 .489 2.0 5.3 .382 1.3 1.8 .753
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+15.6+1.5+1.0+2.5+2.2+1.1+0.5-2.4-2.6+4.5+10.7+.041+0.8+1.1+.094+7.4+8.1+.262
OG Anunoby 9 36.0 15.1 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.7 6.2 12.3 .505 1.8 4.3 .410 0.9 1.4 .615

Season 8
Carmelo Anthony OG Anunoby
Season 2010-112024-25
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks Lost East Conf 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:+3+0.9+7.6+0.2+2.3+2.5+0.7+0.6+0.3-1.3-0.6+2.3+5.6+.021+1.1+2.9+.006+4.1+4.8+.028
OG Anunoby 74 36.6 18.0 1.3 3.5 4.8 2.2 1.5 0.9 1.4 2.3 6.6 13.9 .476 2.3 6.2 .372 2.5 3.1 .810
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:+14+0.2+9.7+2.0+3.7+5.7+3.5+0.7+0.4-1.6-1.3+2.6+8.3+.042+0.2+.007+4.7+5.3+.043
OG Anunoby 18 39.2 16.3 1.3 3.3 4.6 1.3 2.0 1.2 1.7 2.7 5.7 13.7 .417 2.3 6.7 .339 2.6 3.2 .810

Additional Years

* Carmelo Anthony played 11 seasons more than OG Anunoby 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 OG Anunoby, 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
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