Carmelo Anthony vs. Jalen Brunson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson.
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 Jalen Brunson 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 4.3 points more than Jalen Brunson in his 8 seasons (22.5 points against 18.2), and he also scored a total of 19,312 points more (28,289 vs. 8,977).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +4.3 | 19 |
| Jalen Brunson | 18.2 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +19,312 | 19 |
| Jalen Brunson | 8,977 | 8 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Carmelo Anthony (+2.3 points per game) while Carmelo Anthony scored more points (+213).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 13 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +2.3 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +213 | 13 |
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +589 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 207 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +784 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 378 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +778 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 479 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +10 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +6 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +16 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +16 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 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: | +4.3 | +1.3 | +4.3 | +4.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +3.3 | +1.8 | +2.3 | +0.9 | +11 | +768 |
| Jalen Brunson | 18.2 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 8 | 492 |
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: | +19,312 | +6,823 | +15,898 | +4.2 | +940 | +2,835 | +3.3 | +4,726 | +5,828 | +0.9 | +11 | +768 |
| Jalen Brunson | 8,977 | 3,296 | 6,745 | 48.9 | 791 | 2,038 | 38.8 | 1,594 | 1,936 | 82.3 | 8 | 492 |
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: | +2.3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +4.5 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +8 | +16 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 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: | +213 | +63 | +296 | +4.5 | +31 | +74 | +1.8 | +118 | +143 | +8 | +16 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 11 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2012 to 2022—he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 669 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 13.3. In those 11 extra years over Jalen Brunson, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2011 | 4 |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.8 points in a total of 34 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.8 ppg and his lowest 11.8. |