Carmelo Anthony vs. Chris Webber: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Webber 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 Chris Webber.

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 Chris Webber 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 1.8 points more than Chris Webber in his 15 seasons (22.5 points against 20.7), and he also scored a total of 11,107 points more (28,289 vs. 17,182).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	22.5	+1.8	19
Chris Webber	20.7		15

Total Points			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	28,289	+11,107	19
Chris Webber	17,182		15

Scoring Titles
Carmelo Anthony	1	+1
Chris Webber	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	+3.5	2004	82
Chris Webber	17.5		1994	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	20.8	+0.7	2005	75
Chris Webber	20.1		1995	54

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	26.5	+2.8	2006	80
Chris Webber	23.7		1996	15

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.9	+8.8	2007	65
Chris Webber	20.1		1997	72

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.7	+3.8	2008	77
Chris Webber	21.9		1998	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.8	+2.8	2009	66
Chris Webber	20.0		1999	42

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.2	+3.7	2010	69
Chris Webber	24.5		2000	75

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6		2011	77
Chris Webber	27.1	+1.5	2001	70

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+1.1	2011	77
Chris Webber	24.5		2002	54

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.6		2012	55
Chris Webber	23.0	+0.4	2003	67

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.7	+10.0	2013	67
Chris Webber	18.7		2004	23

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	27.4	+7.9	2014	77
Chris Webber	19.5		2005	67

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	24.2	+4.0	2015	40
Chris Webber	20.2		2006	75

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	21.8	+10.6	2016	72
Chris Webber	11.2		2007	61

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.4	+18.5	2017	74
Chris Webber	3.9		2008	9

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 5 seasons more than Chris Webber in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 20, 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.