Carmelo Anthony vs. Rudy Gobert: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rudy Gobert 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 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 Rudy Gobert.

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 Rudy Gobert 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 9.9 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (22.5 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 17,831 points more (28,289 vs. 10,458).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	22.5	+9.9	19
Rudy Gobert	12.6		12

Total Points			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	28,289	+17,831	19
Rudy Gobert	10,458		12

Scoring Titles
Carmelo Anthony	1	+1
Rudy Gobert	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	21.0	+18.7	2004	82
Rudy Gobert	2.3		2014	45

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	20.8	+12.4	2005	75
Rudy Gobert	8.4		2015	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	26.5	+17.4	2006	80
Rudy Gobert	9.1		2016	61

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.9	+14.9	2007	65
Rudy Gobert	14.0		2017	81

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.7	+12.2	2008	77
Rudy Gobert	13.5		2018	56

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.8	+6.9	2009	66
Rudy Gobert	15.9		2019	81

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.2	+13.1	2010	69
Rudy Gobert	15.1		2020	68

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+11.3	2011	77
Rudy Gobert	14.3		2021	71

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.6	+7.0	2012	55
Rudy Gobert	15.6		2022	66

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.7	+15.3	2013	67
Rudy Gobert	13.4		2023	70

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	27.4	+13.4	2014	77
Rudy Gobert	14.0		2024	76

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	24.2	+12.2	2015	40
Rudy Gobert	12.0		2025	72

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 7 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 430 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3.