Carmelo Anthony vs. Jaylen Brown: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Carmelo Anthony has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jaylen Brown scored more points 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 3.5 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 9 seasons (22.5 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 16,853 points more (28,289 vs. 11,436).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +3.5 | 19 |
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +16,853 | 19 |
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 9 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+3.8 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+694).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +3.8 | 13 |
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 8 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 13 | |
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +694 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +500 | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +674 | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +665 | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +8 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +19 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +39 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +47 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +5 | ||
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: | +3.5 | +0.9 | +3.1 | +3.1 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +8.8 | +10 | +657 |
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
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: | +16,853 | +5,821 | +13,653 | +3.1 | +587 | +1,688 | +0.4 | +4,624 | +5,428 | +8.8 | +10 | +657 |
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 4,298 | 8,990 | 47.8 | 1,144 | 3,185 | 35.9 | 1,696 | 2,336 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
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: | +3.8 | +0.9 | +4.4 | +6.7 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +3.0 | +2.8 | +2.9 | +9.9 | +5 | +52 |
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
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: | +694 | +309 | +416 | +6.7 | +162 | +430 | +3.0 | +86 | +40 | +9.9 | +5 | +52 |
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 10 seasons more than Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +22.5 | 2008 | 4 |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 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. |