Carmelo Anthony vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook 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 Russell Westbrook are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 54,494 points—. Here we compare their scoring stats.

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 Russell Westbrook 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 1.3 points more than Russell Westbrook in his 17 seasons (22.5 points against 21.2), and he also scored a total of 2,084 points more (28,289 vs. 26,205).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	22.5	+1.3	19
Russell Westbrook	21.2		17

Total Points			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	28,289	+2,084	19
Russell Westbrook	26,205		17

Scoring Titles
Carmelo Anthony	1
Russell Westbrook	2	+1

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	+5.7	2004	82
Russell Westbrook	15.3		2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	20.8	+4.7	2005	75
Russell Westbrook	16.1		2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	26.5	+4.6	2006	80
Russell Westbrook	21.9		2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.9	+5.3	2007	65
Russell Westbrook	23.6		2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.7	+2.5	2008	77
Russell Westbrook	23.2		2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.8	+1.0	2009	66
Russell Westbrook	21.8		2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.2	+0.1	2010	69
Russell Westbrook	28.1		2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+2.1	2011	77
Russell Westbrook	23.5		2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6		2011	77
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+6.0	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+0.2	2011	77
Russell Westbrook	25.4		2018	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.6		2012	55
Russell Westbrook	22.9	+0.3	2019	73

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.7	+1.5	2013	67
Russell Westbrook	27.2		2020	57

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	27.4	+5.2	2014	77
Russell Westbrook	22.2		2021	65

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	24.2	+5.7	2015	40
Russell Westbrook	18.5		2022	78

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	21.8	+5.9	2016	72
Russell Westbrook	15.9		2023	73

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.4	+6.5	2017	74
Russell Westbrook	15.9		2023	73

Season 17	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	16.2	+5.1	2018	78
Russell Westbrook	11.1		2024	68

Season 18	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	13.4	+0.1	2019	10
Russell Westbrook	13.3		2025	75

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 3 seasons more than Russell Westbrook in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 19 to 21, from 2020 to 2022—he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 196 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3.