Carmelo Anthony vs. Kevin Durant: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kevin Durant 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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Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony are among the most prolific scorers in NBA history—combining for an staggering season total of 58,860 points—and they also have two of the all-time best scoring averages. Here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kevin Durant has better scoring stats than Carmelo Anthony 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.
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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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Kevin Durant averages 4.7 points more than Carmelo Anthony in his 19 seasons (27.2 points against 22.5), and he also scored a total of 2,282 points more (30,571 vs. 28,289).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | 19 | |
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | +4.7 | 17 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | 19 | |
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | +2,282 | 17 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  |
| Kevin Durant | 4 | +3 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kevin Durant has a better career point average than Carmelo Anthony (+6.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,071).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 13 | |
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | +6.2 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 13 | |
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | +3,071 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 960 | +164 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +50 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1,112 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +135 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1,122 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | +2 | ||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 156 | +102 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +93 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 170 | +87 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Kevin Durant | 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: | +4.7 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +5.5 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +3.5 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +6.8 | +2 | +137 |
| Kevin Durant | 27.2 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 50.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 39.0 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 88.2 | 17 | 1,123 |
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: | +2,282 | +423 | +1,644 | +5.5 | +460 | +747 | +3.5 | +976 | +507 | +6.8 | +2 | +137 |
| Kevin Durant | 30,571 | 10,542 | 20,999 | 50.2 | 2,191 | 5,620 | 39.0 | 7,296 | 8,271 | 88.2 | 17 | 1,123 |
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: | +6.2 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +6.3 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +3.2 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +87 | |
| Kevin Durant | 29.3 | 9.9 | 20.8 | 47.7 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 35.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
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: | +3,071 | +1,015 | +1,914 | +6.3 | +265 | +717 | +3.2 | +776 | +866 | +4.2 | +87 | |
| Kevin Durant | 4,985 | 1,684 | 3,528 | 47.7 | 366 | 1,029 | 35.6 | 1,251 | 1,441 | 86.8 | 13 | 170 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 4 seasons more than Kevin Durant in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 18 to 21, 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
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2011 | 4 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 34.3 | +34.3 | 2021 | 12 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 26.3 | +26.3 | 2022 | 4 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 29.0 | +29.0 | 2023 | 11 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Kevin Durant | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2024 | 4 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 11.8 | +11.8 | 2018 | 6 |
| Kevin Durant | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
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. |