Carmelo Anthony vs. C.J. McCollum: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of C.J. McCollum 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 C.J. McCollum.
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 C.J. McCollum 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 2.9 points more than C.J. McCollum in his 12 seasons (22.5 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 12,875 points more (28,289 vs. 15,414).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +2.9 | 19 |
| C.J. McCollum | 19.6 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +12,875 | 19 |
| C.J. McCollum | 15,414 | 12 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| C.J. McCollum | 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 C.J. McCollum (+3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+570).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +3.0 | 13 |
| C.J. McCollum | 20.1 | 10 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +570 | 13 |
| C.J. McCollum | 1,344 | 10 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +391 | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 405 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +485 | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 677 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +493 | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 764 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| C.J. McCollum | 23 | +20 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +14 | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 40 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +20 | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 57 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +21 | ||
| C.J. McCollum | 62 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| C.J. McCollum | 5 | +5 | ||
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: | +2.9 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +4.2 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +1.5 | +7 | +473 |
| C.J. McCollum | 19.6 | 7.5 | 16.5 | 45.3 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 39.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 79.9 | 12 | 787 |
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: | +12,875 | +4,248 | +9,677 | +0.6 | +258 | +138 | +4.2 | +4,637 | +5,657 | +1.5 | +7 | +473 |
| C.J. McCollum | 15,414 | 5,871 | 12,966 | 45.3 | 1,989 | 5,011 | 39.7 | 1,683 | 2,107 | 79.9 | 12 | 787 |
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: | +3.0 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +4.4 | +3.3 | +3.8 | +6.0 | +3 | +16 |
| C.J. McCollum | 20.1 | 7.7 | 17.8 | 43.3 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 36.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 76.6 | 10 | 67 |
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: | +570 | +152 | +420 | +1.9 | +49 | +96 | +4.4 | +315 | +366 | +6.0 | +3 | +16 |
| C.J. McCollum | 1,344 | 517 | 1,194 | 43.3 | 150 | 408 | 36.8 | 160 | 209 | 76.6 | 10 | 67 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 9 seasons more than C.J. McCollum in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 21, from 2014 to 2022—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 547 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3. |
Playoffs
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2011 | 4 |
| C.J. McCollum | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2013 | 12 |
| C.J. McCollum | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 11.8. |