Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Carmelo Anthony: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Carmelo Anthony and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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 Giannis Antetokounmpo are among the most prolific scorers in NBA history—combining for an staggering season total of 48,827 points—and they also have two of the all-time best scoring averages. Here we compare all their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Giannis Antetokounmpo has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Carmelo Anthony scored more points in the regular season. 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Giannis Antetokounmpo averages 1.4 points more than Carmelo Anthony in his 19 seasons (23.9 points against 22.5). On the other hand Carmelo Anthony scored a total of 7,751 points more than Giannis Antetokounmpo (28,289 vs. 20,538).

Points Per Game

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 23.9
+1.4
12
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
19

Total Points

Seasons
G. Antetokounmpo 20,538
12
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+7,751
19

Scoring Titles

G. Antetokounmpo 0
Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Giannis Antetokounmpo has a better career point average than Carmelo Anthony (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+356).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 27.0
+3.9
9
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
G. Antetokounmpo 2,270
+356
9
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
Carmelo Anthony 1

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 9
+5
Carmelo Anthony 4

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 54
+18
Carmelo Anthony 36

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 293
+21
Carmelo Anthony 272

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 563
Carmelo Anthony 796
+233

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 760
Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+402

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 856
Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+401

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 3
Carmelo Anthony 3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 1
+1
Carmelo Anthony 0

40+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 8
+4
Carmelo Anthony 4

30+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 37
+15
Carmelo Anthony 22

20+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 66
+12
Carmelo Anthony 54

10+ Point Games

G. Antetokounmpo 81
+4
Carmelo Anthony 77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

G. Antetokounmpo 84
+1
Carmelo Anthony 83

0 Point Games (games without points)

G. Antetokounmpo 0
Carmelo Anthony 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 23.9 8.8 15.9 55.1 0.6 2.2 28.4 5.8 8.3 69.3 12 859
difference:+1.4+0.8+2.1+10.4+0.8+1.7+7.1+0.8+2.1+12.1+7+401
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 20,538 7,525 13,668 55.1 542 1,908 28.4 4,946 7,134 69.3 12 859
difference:+7,751+2,594+8,975+10.4+1,189+2,965+7.1+1,374+630+12.1+7+401
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

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.0 10.1 19.1 53.2 0.7 2.8 25.9 6.0 9.6 62.5 9 84
difference:+3.9+2.0+0.3+11.7+0.5+1.0+6.5+0.3+2.7+20.1+4+1
Carmelo Anthony 23.1 8.1 19.4 41.4 1.2 3.8 32.4 5.7 6.9 82.6 13 83

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Giannis Antetokounmpo 2,270 852 1,602 53.2 62 239 25.9 504 807 62.5 9 84
difference:+356+183+12+11.7+39+73+6.5+29+232+20.1+4+1
Carmelo Anthony 1,914 669 1,614 41.4 101 312 32.4 475 575 82.6 13 83

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 6.8
201477
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+14.2
200482

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 12.7
201581
Carmelo Anthony 20.8
+8.1
200575

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 16.9
201680
Carmelo Anthony 26.5
+9.6
200680

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 22.9
201780
Carmelo Anthony 28.9
+6.0
200765

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.9
+1.2
201875
Carmelo Anthony 25.7
200877

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 27.7
+4.9
201972
Carmelo Anthony 22.8
200966

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.5
+1.3
202063
Carmelo Anthony 28.2
201069

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 28.1
+2.5
2021NBA Champion61
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
201177

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 29.9
+7.3
202267
Carmelo Anthony 22.6
201255

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.1
+2.4
202363
Carmelo Anthony Scoring leader28.7
201367

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+3.0
202473
Carmelo Anthony 27.4
201477

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.4
+6.2
202567
Carmelo Anthony 24.2
201540

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 7 seasons more than Giannis Antetokounmpo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 19, from 2016 to 2022—he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 430 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20140
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+15.0
20044

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 11.5
20156
Carmelo Anthony 19.2
+7.7
20055

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20160
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+21.0
20065

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 24.8
20176
Carmelo Anthony 26.8
+2.0
20075

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.7
+3.2
20187
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
20084

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 25.5
201915
Carmelo Anthony 27.2
+1.7
200916

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 26.7
20209
Carmelo Anthony 30.7
+4.0
20106

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 30.2
+4.2
2021NBA Champion21
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
20114

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 31.7
+3.9
202212
Carmelo Anthony 27.8
20125

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 23.3
20233
Carmelo Anthony 28.8
+5.5
201312

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo -
DNP
20240
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20140

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
G. Antetokounmpo 33.0
+33.0
20255
Carmelo Anthony -
DNP
20150

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 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.