Carmelo Anthony vs. J.R. Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of J.R. Smith 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 J.R. Smith.

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 J.R. Smith 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 10.1 points more than J.R. Smith in his 16 seasons (22.5 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 16,141 points more (28,289 vs. 12,148).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+10.1
19
J.R. Smith 12.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+16,141
19
J.R. Smith 12,148
16

Scoring Titles

Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1
J.R. Smith 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than J.R. Smith (+12.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+421).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
+12.4
13
J.R. Smith 10.7
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
+421
13
J.R. Smith 1,493
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1
+1
J.R. Smith 0

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
J.R. Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 36
+32
J.R. Smith 4

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 272
+248
J.R. Smith 24

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 796
+636
J.R. Smith 160

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+558
J.R. Smith 604

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+325
J.R. Smith 932

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 3
J.R. Smith 45
+42

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
J.R. Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 22
+22
J.R. Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 54
+40
J.R. Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 77
J.R. Smith 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 83
J.R. Smith 130
+47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 0
J.R. Smith 10
+10

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+10.1+3.5+7.3+2.8+0.6+1.4+1.8+3.5+4.2+8.1+3+283
J.R. Smith 12.4 4.5 10.7 41.9 2.0 5.3 37.3 1.5 2.0 73.3 16 977

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:+16,141+5,739+12,178+2.8+199+305+1.8+4,862+5,774+8.1+3+283
J.R. Smith 12,148 4,380 10,465 41.9 1,930 5,178 37.3 1,458 1,990 73.3 16 977

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:+12.4+4.4+10.1+1.7+0.9+1.9+4.3+4.5+5.3+12.0+1+57
J.R. Smith 10.7 3.7 9.3 39.7 2.1 5.7 36.7 1.2 1.6 70.6 12 140

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:+421+150+308+1.7+193+489+4.3+314+347+12.0+1+57
J.R. Smith 1,493 519 1,306 39.7 294 801 36.7 161 228 70.6 12 140

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+10.7
200482
J.R. Smith 10.3
200576

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 20.8
+13.1
200575
J.R. Smith 7.7
200655

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.5
+13.5
200680
J.R. Smith 13.0
200763

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.9
+16.6
200765
J.R. Smith 12.3
200874

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.7
+10.5
200877
J.R. Smith 15.2
200981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.8
+7.4
200966
J.R. Smith 15.4
201075

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.2
+15.9
201069
J.R. Smith 12.3
201179

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
+13.1
201177
J.R. Smith 12.5
201235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.6
+4.5
201255
J.R. Smith 18.1
201380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony Scoring leader28.7
+14.2
201367
J.R. Smith 14.5
201474

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.4
+15.3
201477
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 24.2
+12.1
201540
J.R. Smith 12.1
201570

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.8
+9.4
201672
J.R. Smith 12.4
2016NBA Champion77

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.4
+13.8
201774
J.R. Smith 8.6
201741

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 16.2
+7.9
201878
J.R. Smith 8.3
201880

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 13.4
+6.7
201910
J.R. Smith 6.7
201911

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.4
+12.6
202058
J.R. Smith 2.8
2020NBA Champion6

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 2 seasons more than J.R. Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 18 to 19, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 138 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+15.0
20044
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 19.2
+19.2
20055
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+16.5
20065
J.R. Smith 4.5
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.8
+8.5
20075
J.R. Smith 18.3
20084

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+7.6
20084
J.R. Smith 14.9
200916

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.2
+16.0
200916
J.R. Smith 11.2
20106

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 30.7
+20.9
20106
J.R. Smith 9.8
20115

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
+13.8
20114
J.R. Smith 12.2
20125

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.8
+13.5
20125
J.R. Smith 14.3
201311

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.8
+28.8
201312
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20140

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20140
J.R. Smith 12.8
+12.8
201518

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20150
J.R. Smith 12.8
+12.8
201518

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20160
J.R. Smith 11.5
+11.5
2016NBA Champion21

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20170
J.R. Smith 8.1
+8.1
201718

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 11.8
+3.1
20186
J.R. Smith 8.7
201822

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20190
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.2
+13.2
20205
J.R. Smith 2.0
2020NBA Champion10

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 12.3 points in a total of 6 games.

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