Carmelo Anthony vs. De'Aaron Fox: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Carmelo Anthony scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while De'Aaron Fox has a better scoring average 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 1 point more than De'Aaron Fox in his 8 seasons (22.5 points against 21.5), and he also scored a total of 16,890 points more (28,289 vs. 11,399).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +1.0 | 19 |
De'Aaron Fox | 21.5 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +16,890 | 19 |
De'Aaron Fox | 11,399 | 8 |
Scoring Titles | ||
Carmelo Anthony | 1 | ![]() +1 |
De'Aaron Fox | 0 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Carmelo Anthony (+4.3 points per game) while Carmelo Anthony scored more points (+1,722).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 13 | |
De'Aaron Fox | 27.4 | +4.3 | 1 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +1,722 | 13 |
De'Aaron Fox | 192 | 1 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 1 | |||
De'Aaron Fox | 1 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +497 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 299 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +677 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 485 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +727 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 530 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 3 | +2 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 1 |
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 0 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +48 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 6 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +70 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 7 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +76 | ||
De'Aaron Fox | 7 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
De'Aaron Fox | 0 |
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: | +1.0 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +6.8 | +11 | +729 |
De'Aaron Fox | 21.5 | 7.9 | 16.9 | 47.0 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 33.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 74.6 | 8 | 531 |
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: | +16,890 | +5,909 | +13,684 | +2.3 | +916 | +2,406 | +2.5 | +4,156 | +4,864 | +6.8 | +11 | +729 |
De'Aaron Fox | 11,399 | 4,210 | 8,959 | 47.0 | 815 | 2,467 | 33.0 | 2,164 | 2,900 | 74.6 | 8 | 531 |
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: | +4.3 | +1.9 | +4.2 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +5.2 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +7.0 | +12 | +76 |
De'Aaron Fox | 27.4 | 10.0 | 23.6 | 42.4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 33.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 75.6 | 1 | 7 |
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: | +1,722 | +599 | +1,449 | +1.0 | +80 | +249 | +0.9 | +444 | +534 | +7.0 | +12 | +76 |
De'Aaron Fox | 192 | 70 | 165 | 42.4 | 21 | 63 | 33.3 | 31 | 41 | 75.6 | 1 | 7 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 10 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2013 to 2022—he averaged 20.1 points in a total of 614 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 13.3. In those 10 extra years over De'Aaron Fox, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 21.0 | +21.0 | 2006 | 5 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2007 | 5 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +22.5 | 2008 | 4 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 30.7 | +30.7 | 2010 | 6 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2011 | 4 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Carmelo Anthony | 27.8 | +27.8 | 2012 | 5 |
De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.6 points in a total of 29 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.8 ppg and his lowest 11.8. |