Steven Adams vs. Carmelo Anthony: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Carmelo Anthony and Steven Adams 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 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 Steven Adams.

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 Steven Adams 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 13.7 points more than Steven Adams in his 11 seasons (22.5 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 21,546 points more (28,289 vs. 6,743).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Steven Adams	8.8		11
Carmelo Anthony	22.5	+13.7	19

Total Points			Seasons
Steven Adams	6,743		11
Carmelo Anthony	28,289	+21,546	19

Scoring Titles
Steven Adams	0
Carmelo Anthony	1	+1

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.3		2014	81
Carmelo Anthony	21.0	+17.7	2004	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.7		2015	70
Carmelo Anthony	20.8	+13.1	2005	75

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.0		2016	80
Carmelo Anthony	26.5	+18.5	2006	80

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	11.3		2017	80
Carmelo Anthony	28.9	+17.6	2007	65

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2018	76
Carmelo Anthony	25.7	+11.8	2008	77

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2019	80
Carmelo Anthony	22.8	+8.9	2009	66

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.9		2020	63
Carmelo Anthony	28.2	+17.3	2010	69

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.6		2021	58
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+18.0	2011	77

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	6.9		2022	76
Carmelo Anthony	25.6	+18.7	2011	77

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.6		2023	42
Carmelo Anthony	22.6	+14.0	2012	55

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.9		2025	58
Carmelo Anthony	28.7	+24.8	2013	67

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 9 seasons more than Steven Adams in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 20, from 2014 to 2022—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 547 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3.