Carmelo Anthony vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Carmelo Anthony 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Edwards and Carmelo Anthony have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (Carmelo Anthony is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Carmelo Anthony scored more total points in both stages. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 1.4 points more than Carmelo Anthony in his 19 seasons (23.9 points against 22.5). On the other hand Carmelo Anthony scored a total of 19,192 points more than Anthony Edwards (28,289 vs. 9,097).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | 19 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +1.4 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +19,192 | 19 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 5 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Carmelo Anthony (+3.8 points per game) while Carmelo Anthony scored more points (+784).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 13 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +3.8 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +784 | 13 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +541 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 255 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +812 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 350 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +878 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 379 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | +1 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +23 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +35 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +41 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.0 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +14 | +879 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +19,192 | +6,919 | +15,476 | +0.0 | +622 | +1,830 | +0.9 | +4,732 | +5,788 | +1.0 | +14 | +879 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 3,200 | 7,167 | 44.6 | 1,109 | 3,043 | 36.4 | 1,588 | 1,976 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 8.1 | 19.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 32.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +5.4 | +1.9 | +4.4 | +5.3 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +3.8 | +9 | +41 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 669 | 1,614 | 41.4 | 101 | 312 | 32.4 | 475 | 575 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +784 | +273 | +768 | +5.4 | +29 | +33 | +5.3 | +267 | +311 | +3.8 | +9 | +41 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 15 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 20, from 2009 to 2022—he averaged 21.9 points in a total of 958 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 13.3. In those 15 extra years over Anthony Edwards, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 64 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 11.8. |