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.
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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 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 | ![]() +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 | ||
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 | ||
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
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
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
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 game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2013 | 12 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 31.3 | +31.3 | 2024 | 4 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Damian Lillard | 7.0 | +7.0 | 2025 | 3 |
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. |