Carmelo Anthony vs. Paolo Banchero: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Paolo Banchero 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.
Carmelo Anthony and Paolo Banchero have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (Carmelo Anthony is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and 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 Carmelo Anthony scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Paolo Banchero has a better scoring average 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 0.1 points more than Paolo Banchero in his 3 seasons (22.5 points against 22.4), and he also scored a total of 23,857 points more (28,289 vs. 4,432).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +0.1 | 19 |
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +23,857 | 19 |
| Paolo Banchero | 4,432 | 3 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Carmelo Anthony (+4.9 points per game) while Carmelo Anthony scored more points (+1,578).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 13 | |
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | +4.9 | 2 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +1,578 | 13 |
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 2 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +667 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 129 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +972 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 190 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +1059 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 198 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | +3 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +44 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 10 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +66 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 11 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +71 | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 12 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Paolo Banchero | 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: | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +8.4 | +16 | +1,062 |
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 44.5 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 32.0 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 73.0 | 3 | 198 |
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: | +23,857 | +8,588 | +19,203 | +0.2 | +1,440 | +3,965 | +3.5 | +5,241 | +6,286 | +8.4 | +16 | +1,062 |
| Paolo Banchero | 4,432 | 1,531 | 3,440 | 44.5 | 291 | 908 | 32.0 | 1,079 | 1,478 | 73.0 | 3 | 198 |
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: | +4.9 | +2.1 | +3.4 | +3.2 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +9.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +11.5 | +11 | +71 |
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 41.8 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
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: | +1,578 | +547 | +1,341 | +3.2 | +73 | +245 | +9.4 | +411 | +485 | +11.5 | +11 | +71 |
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 122 | 273 | 44.7 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 64 | 90 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 16 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 19, from 2007 to 2022—he averaged 22.4 points in a total of 1,023 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.9 ppg and his lowest 13.3. In those 16 extra years over Paolo Banchero, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 11.8. |