Carmelo Anthony vs. Scottie Barnes: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Barnes 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 Scottie Barnes.

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 Scottie Barnes 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 5.1 points more than Scottie Barnes in his 5 seasons (22.5 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 23,020 points more (28,289 vs. 5,269).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+5.1
19
Scottie Barnes 17.4
5

Total Points

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+23,020
19
Scottie Barnes 5,269
5

Scoring Titles

Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1
Scottie Barnes 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 Scottie Barnes (+10.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,863).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
+10.3
13
Scottie Barnes 12.8
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
+1,863
13
Scottie Barnes 51
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1
+1
Scottie Barnes 0

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Scottie Barnes 0

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 36
+36
Scottie Barnes 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 272
+256
Scottie Barnes 16

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 796
+686
Scottie Barnes 110

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+896
Scottie Barnes 266

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+956
Scottie Barnes 301

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 3
+2
Scottie Barnes 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Scottie Barnes 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 22
+22
Scottie Barnes 0

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 54
+54
Scottie Barnes 0

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 77
+74
Scottie Barnes 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 83
+79
Scottie Barnes 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 0
Scottie Barnes 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+5.1+1.2+3.6+2.3+0.3+0.3+4.8+2.2+2.5+4.5+14+958
Scottie Barnes 17.4 6.8 14.4 46.9 1.1 3.6 30.7 2.8 3.7 76.9 5 302

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:+23,020+8,079+18,297+2.3+1,397+3,786+4.8+5,465+6,652+4.5+14+958
Scottie Barnes 5,269 2,040 4,346 46.9 334 1,087 30.7 855 1,112 76.9 5 302

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:+10.3+3.6+8.9+1.4+0.7+0.8+15.7+2.4+2.9+1.3+12+79
Scottie Barnes 12.8 4.5 10.5 42.9 0.5 3.0 16.7 3.3 4.0 81.3 1 4

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:+1,863+651+1,572+1.4+99+300+15.7+462+559+1.3+12+79
Scottie Barnes 51 18 42 42.9 2 12 16.7 13 16 81.3 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+5.7
200482
Scottie Barnes 15.3
202274

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 20.8
+5.5
200575
Scottie Barnes 15.3
202377

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.5
+6.6
200680
Scottie Barnes 19.9
202460

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.9
+9.6
200765
Scottie Barnes 19.3
202565

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.7
+6.0
200877
Scottie Barnes 19.7
202626

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 14 seasons more than Scottie Barnes in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2009 to 2022—he averaged 21.6 points in a total of 881 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 13.3.

In those 14 extra years over Scottie Barnes, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+2.2
20044
Scottie Barnes 12.8
20224

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 19.2
+19.2
20055
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+21.0
20065
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20240

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.8
+26.8
20075
Scottie Barnes -
DNP
20250

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+22.5
20084
Scottie Barnes -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* During his 14 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 60 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 11.8.

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