Carmelo Anthony vs. Jimmy Butler: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler.
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 Jimmy Butler 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 4.2 points more than Jimmy Butler in his 15 seasons (22.5 points against 18.3), and he also scored a total of 12,284 points more (28,289 vs. 16,005).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +4.2 | 19 |
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 15 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +12,284 | 19 |
| Jimmy Butler | 16,005 | 15 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Jimmy Butler (+2 points per game) while Jimmy Butler scored more points (+831).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +2.0 | 13 |
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 12 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 13 | |
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +831 | 12 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +393 | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 403 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +445 | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 717 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +408 | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 849 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +22 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | |||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +16 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +37 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +44 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | +3 | ||
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: | +4.2 | +2.1 | +5.5 | +2.5 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +3.0 | +4 | +386 |
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 15 | 874 |
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: | +12,284 | +4,941 | +11,677 | +2.5 | +1,039 | +2,775 | +2.5 | +1,363 | +1,889 | +3.0 | +4 | +386 |
| Jimmy Butler | 16,005 | 5,178 | 10,966 | 47.2 | 692 | 2,098 | 33.0 | 4,957 | 5,875 | 84.4 | 15 | 874 |
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: | +2.0 | +1.0 | +3.9 | +4.4 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +1 | +47 | |||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
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: | +831 | +254 | +398 | +4.4 | +55 | +142 | +2.0 | +268 | +323 | +0.1 | +1 | +47 |
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 923 | 2,012 | 45.9 | 156 | 454 | 34.4 | 743 | 898 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 4 seasons more than Jimmy Butler in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 19, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 206 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +22.5 | 2008 | 4 |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Jimmy Butler | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2022 | 17 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Jimmy Butler | 26.9 | +26.9 | 2023 | 22 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jimmy Butler | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2025 | 11 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 11.8 | +11.8 | 2018 | 6 |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 12.3. |