Carmelo Anthony vs. Khris Middleton: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Khris Middleton 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 Khris Middleton.
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 Khris Middleton 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 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 6 points more than Khris Middleton in his 14 seasons (22.5 points against 16.5), and he also scored a total of 15,221 points more (28,289 vs. 13,068).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +6.0 | 19 |
| Khris Middleton | 16.5 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +15,221 | 19 |
| Khris Middleton | 13,068 | 14 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Khris Middleton | 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 Khris Middleton (+2.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+264).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +2.5 | 13 |
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +264 | 13 |
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +518 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 278 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +506 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 656 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +475 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 782 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 10 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +13 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 41 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +2 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 75 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +3 | ||
| Khris Middleton | 80 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Khris Middleton | 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: | +6.0 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +3.1 | +2.3 | +3.1 | +6.3 | +5 | +468 |
| Khris Middleton | 16.5 | 6.0 | 13.0 | 46.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 38.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 87.7 | 14 | 792 |
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: | +15,221 | +5,364 | +12,320 | +1.4 | +308 | +1,189 | +3.1 | +4,185 | +5,329 | +6.3 | +5 | +468 |
| Khris Middleton | 13,068 | 4,755 | 10,323 | 46.1 | 1,423 | 3,684 | 38.6 | 2,135 | 2,435 | 87.7 | 14 | 792 |
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: | +2.5 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +2.7 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +6.6 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +4 | +3 |
| Khris Middleton | 20.6 | 7.4 | 16.7 | 44.1 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 39.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
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: | +264 | +78 | +275 | +2.7 | +95 | +191 | +6.6 | +203 | +261 | +4.0 | +4 | +3 |
| Khris Middleton | 1,650 | 591 | 1,339 | 44.1 | 196 | 503 | 39.0 | 272 | 314 | 86.6 | 9 | 80 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 5 seasons more than Khris Middleton in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 284 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 13.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2007 | 5 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 23.8 | +23.8 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | 24.7 | +24.7 | 2024 | 6 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Khris Middleton | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 11.8. |