Carmelo Anthony vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard 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 and Damian Lillard are among the most prolific scorers in NBA history—combining for an staggering season total of 50,887 points—and they also have two of the all-time best scoring averages. Here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Damian Lillard has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Carmelo Anthony scored more total points in both stages. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 2.6 points more than Carmelo Anthony in his 19 seasons (25.1 points against 22.5). On the other hand Carmelo Anthony scored a total of 5,691 points more than Damian Lillard (28,289 vs. 22,598).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
19
Damian Lillard 25.1
+2.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+5,691
19
Damian Lillard 22,598
13

Scoring Titles

Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1
Damian Lillard 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Carmelo Anthony (+2.1 points per game) while Carmelo Anthony scored more points (+199).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
13
Damian Lillard 25.2
+2.1
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
+199
13
Damian Lillard 1,715
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1
Damian Lillard 5
+4

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
Damian Lillard 15
+11

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 36
Damian Lillard 60
+24

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 272
+7
Damian Lillard 265

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 796
+146
Damian Lillard 650

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+280
Damian Lillard 882

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+357
Damian Lillard 900

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 3
+3
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
Damian Lillard 4

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 22
Damian Lillard 23
+1

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 54
+8
Damian Lillard 46

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 77
+11
Damian Lillard 66

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 83
+16
Damian Lillard 67

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+2.6+0.1+0.4+0.8+1.7+4.5+1.6+0.8+0.3+8.5+6+360
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900

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:+5,691+2,853+6,075+0.8+1,073+2,683+1.6+1,058+1,911+8.5+6+360
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900

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:+2.1+0.1+0.1+0.6+2.1+5.1+4.4+0.3+0.1+6.7+3+15
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68

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:+199+128+290+0.6+121+291+4.4+64+115+6.7+3+15
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+2.0
200482
Damian Lillard 19.0
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 20.8
+0.1
200575
Damian Lillard 20.7
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.5
+5.5
200680
Damian Lillard 21.0
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.9
+3.8
200765
Damian Lillard 25.1
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.7
200877
Damian Lillard 27.0
+1.3
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.8
200966
Damian Lillard 26.9
+4.1
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.2
+2.4
201069
Damian Lillard 25.8
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
201177
Damian Lillard 30.0
+4.4
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.6
201255
Damian Lillard 28.8
+6.2
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony Scoring leader28.7
+4.7
201367
Damian Lillard 24.0
202229

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.4
201477
Damian Lillard 32.2
+4.8
202358

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 24.2
201540
Damian Lillard 24.3
+0.1
202473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.8
201672
Damian Lillard 24.9
+3.1
202558

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 6 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2017 to 2022—he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 358 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+15.0
20044
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 19.2
20055
Damian Lillard 22.9
+3.7
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
20065
Damian Lillard 21.6
+0.6
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.8
+0.3
20075
Damian Lillard 26.5
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
20084
Damian Lillard 27.8
+5.3
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.2
+8.7
200916
Damian Lillard 18.5
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 30.7
+3.8
20106
Damian Lillard 26.9
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
+1.7
20114
Damian Lillard 24.3
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.8
20125
Damian Lillard 34.3
+6.5
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.8
+28.8
201312
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20140
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20230

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20150
Damian Lillard 31.3
+31.3
20244

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20160
Damian Lillard 7.0
+7.0
20253

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 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.

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