Carmelo Anthony vs. Chauncey Billups: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Chauncey Billups 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 Chauncey Billups.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Carmelo Anthony has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Chauncey Billups scored more points in the postseason. 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 7.3 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (22.5 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 12,487 points more (28,289 vs. 15,802).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +7.3 | 19 |
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +12,487 | 19 |
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 17 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Chauncey Billups (+5.8 points per game) while Chauncey Billups scored more points (+612).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +5.8 | 13 |
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 12 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 13 | |
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | +612 | 12 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 36 | +36 | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +488 | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 308 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +386 | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 776 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +230 | ||
| Chauncey Billups | 1,027 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Chauncey Billups | 16 | +13 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | |||
| Chauncey Billups | 57 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Chauncey Billups | 123 | +46 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Chauncey Billups | 143 | +60 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Chauncey Billups | 3 | +3 | ||
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: | +7.3 | +3.5 | +7.1 | +3.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +3.2 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +8.0 | +2 | +217 |
| Chauncey Billups | 15.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 38.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
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: | +12,487 | +5,381 | +11,230 | +3.2 | +99 | +148 | +3.2 | +1,824 | +2,735 | +8.0 | +2 | +217 |
| Chauncey Billups | 15,802 | 4,738 | 11,413 | 41.5 | 1,830 | 4,725 | 38.7 | 4,496 | 5,029 | 89.4 | 17 | 1,043 |
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: | +5.8 | +3.1 | +7.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +4.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +5.4 | +1 | +63 |
| Chauncey Billups | 17.3 | 5.0 | 12.3 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
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: | +612 | +68 | +179 | +0.3 | +166 | +417 | +4.2 | +310 | +317 | +5.4 | +1 | +63 |
| Chauncey Billups | 2,526 | 737 | 1,793 | 41.1 | 267 | 729 | 36.6 | 785 | 892 | 88.0 | 12 | 146 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Chauncey Billups' additional seasons: | ||||
* Chauncey Billups played 1 season more than Carmelo Anthony in the NBA. In that year—his season 20 in 2014—he averaged 3.8 points in a total of 19 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 21.0 | +21.0 | 2006 | 5 |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2007 | 5 |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 18.6 | +18.6 | 2007 | 16 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 16.1 | +16.1 | 2008 | 15 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 20.6 | +20.6 | 2009 | 16 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 20.3 | +20.3 | 2010 | 6 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2011 | 1 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 12.3 | +12.3 | 2021 | 6 |
| Chauncey Billups | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 19 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Chauncey Billups | 6.2 | +6.2 | 2013 | 6 |
Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Chauncey Billups didn't play in the postseason. |