Carmelo Anthony vs. Toni Kukoc: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Toni Kukoc 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 Toni Kukoc.

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 Toni Kukoc 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 10.9 points more than Toni Kukoc in his 13 seasons (22.5 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 18,479 points more (28,289 vs. 9,810).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+10.9
19
Toni Kukoc 11.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+18,479
19
Toni Kukoc 9,810
13

Scoring Titles

Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1
Toni Kukoc 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 Toni Kukoc (+12.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+850).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
+12.4
13
Toni Kukoc 10.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
+850
13
Toni Kukoc 1,064
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1
+1
Toni Kukoc 0

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Toni Kukoc 0

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 36
+36
Toni Kukoc 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 272
+263
Toni Kukoc 9

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 796
+680
Toni Kukoc 116

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+681
Toni Kukoc 481

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+445
Toni Kukoc 812

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 3
Toni Kukoc 34
+31

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Toni Kukoc 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 22
+21
Toni Kukoc 1

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 54
+47
Toni Kukoc 7

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 77
+28
Toni Kukoc 49

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 83
Toni Kukoc 97
+14

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 0
Toni Kukoc 2
+2

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:+10.9+3.7+8.4+0.0+0.5+1.3+2.0+2.9+3.3+8.5+6+414
Toni Kukoc 11.6 4.3 9.6 44.7 0.9 2.6 33.5 2.1 2.9 72.9 13 846

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:+18,479+6,486+14,516+0.0+1,000+2,689+2.0+4,507+5,277+8.5+6+414
Toni Kukoc 9,810 3,633 8,127 44.7 731 2,184 33.5 1,813 2,487 72.9 13 846

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:+12.4+4.2+10.5+2.5+0.1+0.6+1.8+3.8+4.2+12.9+4+16
Toni Kukoc 10.7 3.9 8.9 44.0 1.1 3.2 34.2 1.9 2.7 69.7 9 99

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:+850+283+736+2.5+7+4+1.8+291+311+12.9+4+16
Toni Kukoc 1,064 386 878 44.0 108 316 34.2 184 264 69.7 9 99

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+10.1
200482
Toni Kukoc 10.9
199475

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 20.8
+5.1
200575
Toni Kukoc 15.7
199581

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.5
+13.4
200680
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1996NBA Champion81

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.9
+15.7
200765
Toni Kukoc 13.2
1997NBA Champion57

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.7
+12.4
200877
Toni Kukoc 13.3
1998NBA Champion74

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.8
+4.0
200966
Toni Kukoc 18.8
199944

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.2
+13.4
201069
Toni Kukoc 14.8
200056

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
+14.5
201177
Toni Kukoc 11.1
200165

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.6
+11.5
201255
Toni Kukoc 11.1
200165

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony Scoring leader28.7
+18.8
201367
Toni Kukoc 9.9
200259

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.4
+15.8
201477
Toni Kukoc 11.6
200363

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 24.2
+15.8
201540
Toni Kukoc 8.4
200473

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.8
+16.2
201672
Toni Kukoc 5.6
200553

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.4
+17.5
201774
Toni Kukoc 4.9
200665

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 5 seasons more than Toni Kukoc in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 19, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 284 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 13.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+5.7
20044
Toni Kukoc 9.3
199410

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 19.2
+5.4
20055
Toni Kukoc 13.8
199510

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+10.2
20065
Toni Kukoc 10.8
1996NBA Champion15

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.8
+18.9
20075
Toni Kukoc 7.9
1997NBA Champion19

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+9.4
20084
Toni Kukoc 13.1
1998NBA Champion21

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.2
+27.2
200916
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
19990

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 30.7
+21.4
20106
Toni Kukoc 9.3
200010

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
+26.0
20114
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.8
+27.8
20125
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20010

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.8
+28.8
201312
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20020

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20140
Toni Kukoc 14.8
+14.8
20036

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20150
Toni Kukoc 8.4
+8.4
20045

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20160
Toni Kukoc -
DNP
20050

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20170
Toni Kukoc 7.3
+7.3
20063

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 11.8.

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