Carmelo Anthony vs. Baron Davis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Baron Davis 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.

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 Baron Davis.

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 Baron Davis 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 6.4 points more than Baron Davis in his 13 seasons (22.5 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 14,842 points more (28,289 vs. 13,447).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	22.5	+6.4	19
Baron Davis	16.1		13

Total Points			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	28,289	+14,842	19
Baron Davis	13,447		13

Scoring Titles
Carmelo Anthony	1	+1
Baron Davis	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	21.0	+15.1	2004	82
Baron Davis	5.9		2000	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	20.8	+7.0	2005	75
Baron Davis	13.8		2001	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	26.5	+8.4	2006	80
Baron Davis	18.1		2002	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.9	+11.8	2007	65
Baron Davis	17.1		2003	50

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.7	+2.8	2008	77
Baron Davis	22.9		2004	67

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.8	+3.6	2009	66
Baron Davis	19.2		2005	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.2	+10.3	2010	69
Baron Davis	17.9		2006	54

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+5.5	2011	77
Baron Davis	20.1		2007	63

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.6	+0.8	2012	55
Baron Davis	21.8		2008	82

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.7	+13.8	2013	67
Baron Davis	14.9		2009	65

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	27.4	+12.1	2014	77
Baron Davis	15.3		2010	75

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	24.2	+11.1	2015	40
Baron Davis	13.1		2011	58

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	21.8	+8.7	2016	72
Baron Davis	13.1		2011	58

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.4	+16.3	2017	74
Baron Davis	6.1		2012	29

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 5 seasons more than Baron Davis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 284 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 13.3.