Carmelo Anthony vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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.
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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 Brook Lopez.
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 Brook Lopez 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 6.6 points more than Brook Lopez in his 17 seasons (22.5 points against 15.9), and he also scored a total of 10,772 points more (28,289 vs. 17,517).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +6.6 | 19 |
| Brook Lopez | 15.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +10,772 | 19 |
| Brook Lopez | 17,517 | 17 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |
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 Brook Lopez (+9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+662).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +9.0 | 13 |
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +662 | 13 |
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 36 | +36 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +450 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 346 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +300 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 862 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +156 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 1,101 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 4 | +1 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +33 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +17 | ||
| Brook Lopez | 60 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 87 | +4 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Brook Lopez | 2 | +2 | ||
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: | +6.6 | +2.0 | +5.8 | +5.0 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +2 | +155 |
| Brook Lopez | 15.9 | 6.0 | 12.2 | 49.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 35.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 79.7 | 17 | 1,105 |
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: | +10,772 | +3,439 | +9,196 | +5.0 | +656 | +1,818 | +0.3 | +3,238 | +3,899 | +1.7 | +2 | +155 |
| Brook Lopez | 17,517 | 6,680 | 13,447 | 49.7 | 1,075 | 3,055 | 35.2 | 3,082 | 3,865 | 79.7 | 17 | 1,105 |
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: | +9.0 | +2.7 | +8.8 | +9.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +4.3 | +0.2 | +4 | +6 |
| Brook Lopez | 14.1 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 51.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
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: | +662 | +186 | +673 | +9.9 | +7 | +28 | +0.7 | +283 | +343 | +0.2 | +4 | +6 |
| Brook Lopez | 1,252 | 483 | 941 | 51.3 | 94 | 284 | 33.1 | 192 | 232 | 82.8 | 9 | 89 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 3 seasons more than Brook Lopez in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 18 to 20, from 2020 to 2022—he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 196 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 21.0 | +21.0 | 2006 | 5 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2007 | 5 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 27.2 | +27.2 | 2009 | 16 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2011 | 4 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2011 | 4 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2012 | 5 |
| Brook Lopez | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2020 | 10 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 13.0 | +13.0 | 2021 | 23 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 10.6 | +10.6 | 2022 | 12 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 19.0 | +19.0 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Brook Lopez | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2025 | 5 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 12.3. |