Carmelo Anthony vs. Domantas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis.

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 Domantas Sabonis 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 6.4 points more than Domantas Sabonis in his 10 seasons (22.5 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 17,838 points more (28,289 vs. 10,451).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	22.5	+6.4	19
Domantas Sabonis	16.1		10

Total Points			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	28,289	+17,838	19
Domantas Sabonis	10,451		10

Scoring Titles
Carmelo Anthony	1	+1
Domantas Sabonis	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	+15.1	2004	82
Domantas Sabonis	5.9		2017	81

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	20.8	+9.2	2005	75
Domantas Sabonis	11.6		2018	74

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	26.5	+12.4	2006	80
Domantas Sabonis	14.1		2019	74

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.9	+10.4	2007	65
Domantas Sabonis	18.5		2020	62

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.7	+5.4	2008	77
Domantas Sabonis	20.3		2021	62

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.8	+3.9	2009	66
Domantas Sabonis	18.9		2022	62

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.2	+9.3	2010	69
Domantas Sabonis	18.9		2022	62

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+6.7	2011	77
Domantas Sabonis	18.9		2022	62

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+6.5	2011	77
Domantas Sabonis	19.1		2023	79

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+6.2	2011	77
Domantas Sabonis	19.4		2024	82

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.6	+3.5	2012	55
Domantas Sabonis	19.1		2025	70

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.7	+16.2	2013	67
Domantas Sabonis	12.5		2026	4

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 9 seasons more than Domantas Sabonis 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.