Carmelo Anthony vs. Rasheed Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Rasheed Wallace 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 Rasheed Wallace.
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 Rasheed Wallace 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 8.1 points more than Rasheed Wallace in his 16 seasons (22.5 points against 14.4), and he also scored a total of 12,283 points more (28,289 vs. 16,006).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +8.1 | 19 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.4 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +12,283 | 19 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16,006 | 16 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Rasheed Wallace (+9.6 points per game) while Rasheed Wallace scored more points (+470).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +9.6 | 13 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.5 | 14 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 13 | |
| Rasheed Wallace | 2,384 | +470 | 14 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +543 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 253 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +331 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 831 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +155 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 1,102 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 7 | +4 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +22 | ||
| Rasheed Wallace | 32 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 136 | +59 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 173 | +90 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Rasheed Wallace | 4 | +4 | ||
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: | +8.1 | +2.3 | +5.8 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +2.9 | +3.3 | +9.3 | +3 | +151 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.4 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 46.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 33.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 72.1 | 16 | 1,109 |
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: | +12,283 | +3,799 | +9,114 | +2.0 | +645 | +1,645 | +1.9 | +4,040 | +4,602 | +9.3 | +3 | +151 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16,006 | 6,320 | 13,529 | 46.7 | 1,086 | 3,228 | 33.6 | 2,280 | 3,162 | 72.1 | 16 | 1,109 |
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: | +9.6 | +2.9 | +7.7 | +3.0 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +3.7 | +4.1 | +10.9 | +1 | +94 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.5 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 44.4 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 35.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 71.7 | 14 | 177 |
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: | +470 | +248 | +451 | +3.0 | +89 | +228 | +2.8 | +115 | +73 | +10.9 | +1 | +94 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 2,384 | 917 | 2,065 | 44.4 | 190 | 540 | 35.2 | 360 | 502 | 71.7 | 14 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 2 seasons more than Rasheed Wallace 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Rasheed Wallace | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.6 | +13.6 | 2005 | 25 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.1 | +14.1 | 2006 | 18 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2007 | 16 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 13.2 | +13.2 | 2008 | 17 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 6.1 | +6.1 | 2010 | 24 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2020 | 5 |
| Rasheed Wallace | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
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. |