Carmelo Anthony vs. Tyrese Maxey: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tyrese Maxey 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 Tyrese Maxey.
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 Tyrese Maxey 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 3 points more than Tyrese Maxey in his 5 seasons (22.5 points against 19.5), and he also scored a total of 22,087 points more (28,289 vs. 6,202).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +3.0 | 19 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 19.5 | 5 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +22,087 | 19 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,202 | 5 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 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 Tyrese Maxey (+5.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,184).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +5.3 | 13 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 17.8 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +1,184 | 13 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 730 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +639 | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 157 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +905 | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 257 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +949 | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 308 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Tyrese Maxey | 10 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +38 | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 16 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | +45 | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 32 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | +44 | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 39 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Tyrese Maxey | 2 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +3.0 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +2.6 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +5.2 | +14 | +942 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 19.5 | 7.0 | 15.2 | 46.1 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 38.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 86.6 | 5 | 318 |
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: | +22,087 | +7,884 | +17,796 | +1.4 | +1,035 | +3,045 | +2.6 | +5,284 | +6,568 | +5.2 | +14 | +942 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,202 | 2,235 | 4,847 | 46.1 | 696 | 1,828 | 38.1 | 1,036 | 1,196 | 86.6 | 5 | 318 |
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: | +5.3 | +1.6 | +5.3 | +4.4 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +6.5 | +2.9 | +3.7 | +4.4 | +9 | +42 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 17.8 | 6.5 | 14.1 | 45.8 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 38.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 87.0 | 4 | 41 |
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: | +1,184 | +404 | +1,036 | +4.4 | +15 | +91 | +6.5 | +361 | +444 | +4.4 | +9 | +42 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 730 | 265 | 578 | 45.8 | 86 | 221 | 38.9 | 114 | 131 | 87.0 | 4 | 41 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 14 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey 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 Tyrese Maxey, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +22.5 | 2008 | 4 |
| Tyrese Maxey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
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. |