Carmelo Anthony vs. Stephon Castle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Carmelo Anthony has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Carmelo Anthony has better playoff stats. 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 7.8 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (22.5 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 27,099 points more (28,289 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+7.8
19
Stephon Castle 14.7
1

Total Points

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+27,099
19
Stephon Castle 1,190
1

Scoring Titles

Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1
Stephon Castle 0

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Carmelo Anthony has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
+23.1
13
Stephon Castle 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
+1,914
13
Stephon Castle 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1
+1
Stephon Castle 0

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Stephon Castle 0

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 36
+36
Stephon Castle 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 272
+270
Stephon Castle 2

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 796
+770
Stephon Castle 26

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+1102
Stephon Castle 60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+1178
Stephon Castle 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 3
+1
Stephon Castle 2

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Carmelo Anthony's point thresholds are omited here.

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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:+7.8+2.8+5.8+1.9+0.2+0.2+7.0+1.9+2.0+9.0+18+1,179
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81

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:+27,099+9,696+21,655+1.9+1,636+4,540+7.0+6,071+7,420+9.0+18+1,179
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81

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:+23.1+8.1+19.4+41.4+1.2+3.8+32.4+5.7+6.9+82.6+13+83
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+1,914+669+1,614+41.4+101+312+32.4+475+575+82.6+13+83
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+6.3
200482
Stephon Castle 14.7
202581

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 18 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 19, from 2005 to 2022—he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 1,178 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.9 ppg and his lowest 13.3.

In those 18 extra years over Stephon Castle, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+15.0
20044
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 12 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.5 points in a total of 79 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30.7 ppg and his lowest 11.8.