Bam Adebayo vs. Carmelo Anthony: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Carmelo Anthony and Bam Adebayo to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
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Carmelo Anthony is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Bam Adebayo.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Carmelo Anthony has better scoring stats than Bam Adebayo in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 6.8 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (22.5 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 19,366 points more (28,289 vs. 8,923).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 8 | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +6.8 | 19 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | 8 | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +19,366 | 19 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Bam Adebayo (+6.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+636).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +6.7 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 7 | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +636 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +618 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +724 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +696 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | +3 | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +21 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +13 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | |||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +6 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | +1 | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 53.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 31.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 75.6 | 8 | 567 |
| difference: | +6.8 | +2.0 | +6.7 | +9.0 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +4.1 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +5.8 | +11 | +693 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | 3,428 | 6,389 | 53.7 | 102 | 325 | 31.4 | 1,965 | 2,598 | 75.6 | 8 | 567 |
| difference: | +19,366 | +6,691 | +16,254 | +9.0 | +1,629 | +4,548 | +4.1 | +4,355 | +5,166 | +5.8 | +11 | +693 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | 10,119 | 22,643 | 44.7 | 1,731 | 4,873 | 35.5 | 6,320 | 7,764 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +6.7 | +1.6 | +6.9 | +10.2 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +8.1 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +6.9 | +6 | +5 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 8.1 | 19.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 32.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 504 | 975 | 51.7 | 9 | 37 | 24.3 | 261 | 345 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +636 | +165 | +639 | +10.2 | +92 | +275 | +8.1 | +214 | +230 | +6.9 | +6 | +5 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 669 | 1,614 | 41.4 | 101 | 312 | 32.4 | 475 | 575 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 13 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 21, from 2011 to 2022—he averaged 21.3 points in a total of 823 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 13.3. In those 13 extra years over Bam Adebayo, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.8 points in a total of 42 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.8 ppg and his lowest 11.8. |