Carmelo Anthony

Seasons 2003-04–2021-22 · 19 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1984

★ Hall of Fame★ Scoring champion10× All-Star6× All-NBA

Player info

Nickname	Melo
Position	PF
Number	#7 (also #15, #00)
Team	Los Angeles Lakers
Height	6-7
Weight	238 lb
Born	1984-05-29
College	Syracuse
Drafted	2003 · Round 1, Pick 3 · Denver Nuggets
Seasons	2003-04–2021-22 (19)

Career averages

22.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.7 APG · 1260 games · .447 FG% · .355 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
2003-04	DEN	19	82	36.5	.426	.322	.777	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	21.0	17.6	.509
2004-05	DEN	20	75	34.8	.431	.266	.796	5.7	2.6	0.9	0.4	20.8	16.7	.526
2005-06	DEN	21	80	36.8	.481	.243	.808	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	26.5	22.0	.563
2006-07	DEN	22	65	38.2	.476	.268	.808	6.0	3.8	1.2	0.4	28.9	22.1	.552
2007-08	DEN	23	77	36.4	.492	.354	.786	7.4	3.4	1.3	0.5	25.7	21.1	.568
2008-09	DEN	24	66	34.5	.443	.371	.793	6.8	3.4	1.1	0.4	22.8	19.0	.532
2009-10	DEN	25	69	38.2	.458	.316	.830	6.6	3.2	1.3	0.4	28.2	22.2	.548
2010-11	2TM	26	77	35.7	.455	.378	.838	7.3	2.9	0.9	0.6	25.6	21.7	.557
	DEN	26	50	35.5	.452	.333	.823	7.6	2.8	0.9	0.6	25.2	21.2	.547
	NYK	26	27	36.2	.461	.424	.872	6.7	3.0	0.9	0.6	26.3	22.8	.575
2011-12	NYK	27	55	34.1	.430	.335	.804	6.3	3.6	1.1	0.4	22.6	21.1	.525
2012-13	NYK	28	67	37.0	.449	.379	.830	6.9	2.6	0.8	0.5	28.7	24.8	.560
2013-14	NYK	29	77	38.7	.452	.402	.848	8.1	3.1	1.2	0.7	27.4	24.4	.561
2014-15	NYK	30	40	35.7	.444	.341	.797	6.6	3.1	1.0	0.4	24.2	21.5	.531
2015-16	NYK	31	72	35.1	.434	.339	.829	7.7	4.2	0.9	0.5	21.8	20.3	.530
2016-17	NYK	32	74	34.3	.433	.359	.833	5.9	2.9	0.8	0.5	22.4	17.9	.535
2017-18	OKC	33	78	32.1	.404	.357	.767	5.8	1.3	0.6	0.6	16.2	12.7	.503
2018-19	HOU	34	10	29.4	.405	.328	.682	5.4	0.5	0.4	0.7	13.4	10.9	.513
2019-20	POR	35	58	32.8	.430	.385	.845	6.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	15.4	12.4	.525
2020-21	POR	36	69	24.5	.421	.409	.890	3.1	1.5	0.7	0.6	13.4	14.6	.547
2021-22	LAL	37	69	26.0	.441	.375	.830	4.2	1.0	0.7	0.8	13.3	14.8	.579

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2003-04	DEN	82	82	2,995	624	1,465	.426	69	214	408	525	498	227	97	41	247	1,725
2004-05	DEN	75	75	2,608	530	1,230	.431	42	158	456	573	426	194	68	30	224	1,558
2005-06	DEN	80	80	2,941	756	1,572	.481	37	152	573	709	394	216	88	42	218	2,122
2006-07	DEN	65	65	2,486	691	1,453	.476	40	149	459	568	391	249	77	23	234	1,881
2007-08	DEN	77	77	2,806	728	1,481	.492	58	164	464	590	571	259	98	39	253	1,978
2008-09	DEN	66	66	2,277	535	1,207	.443	63	170	371	468	450	222	75	24	199	1,504
2009-10	DEN	69	69	2,634	688	1,502	.458	59	187	508	612	454	222	88	30	209	1,943
2010-11	2TM	77	77	2,751	684	1,503	.455	95	251	507	605	563	221	68	46	206	1,970
	DEN	50	50	1,774	437	967	.452	42	126	343	417	382	140	43	31	142	1,259
	NYK	27	27	977	247	536	.461	53	125	164	188	181	81	25	15	64	711
2011-12	NYK	55	55	1,876	441	1,025	.430	68	203	295	367	344	200	62	24	144	1,245
2012-13	NYK	67	67	2,482	669	1,489	.449	157	414	425	512	460	171	52	32	175	1,920
2013-14	NYK	77	77	2,982	743	1,643	.452	167	415	459	541	622	242	95	51	198	2,112
2014-15	NYK	40	40	1,428	358	806	.444	61	179	189	237	264	122	40	17	89	966
2015-16	NYK	72	72	2,530	567	1,307	.434	105	310	334	403	556	299	62	38	176	1,573
2016-17	NYK	74	74	2,538	602	1,389	.433	151	421	304	365	438	213	60	34	153	1,659
2017-18	OKC	78	78	2,501	472	1,168	.404	169	474	148	193	453	103	47	49	99	1,261
2018-19	HOU	10	2	294	49	121	.405	21	64	15	22	54	5	4	7	8	134
2019-20	POR	58	58	1,902	336	782	.430	87	226	136	161	368	85	49	27	100	895
2020-21	POR	69	3	1,690	327	777	.421	133	325	137	154	214	104	46	38	61	924
2021-22	LAL	69	3	1,793	319	723	.441	149	397	132	159	288	68	47	52	59	919
Career		1260	—	—	10,119	22,643	.447	1731	4873	6320	7764	7808	3422	1223	644	3052	28,289

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	7.5	17.6	.426	0.8	2.6	4.9	6.3	6.0	2.7	1.2	0.5	3.0	20.7
2004-05	DEN	75	34.8	7.3	17.0	.431	0.6	2.2	6.3	7.9	5.9	2.7	0.9	0.4	3.1	21.5
2005-06	DEN	80	36.8	9.3	19.2	.481	0.5	1.9	7.0	8.7	4.8	2.6	1.1	0.5	2.7	26.0
2006-07	DEN	65	38.2	10.0	21.0	.476	0.6	2.2	6.6	8.2	5.7	3.6	1.1	0.3	3.4	27.2
2007-08	DEN	77	36.4	9.3	19.0	.492	0.7	2.1	6.0	7.6	7.3	3.3	1.3	0.5	3.2	25.4
2008-09	DEN	66	34.5	8.5	19.1	.443	1.0	2.7	5.9	7.4	7.1	3.5	1.2	0.4	3.1	23.8
2009-10	DEN	69	38.2	9.4	20.5	.458	0.8	2.6	6.9	8.4	6.2	3.0	1.2	0.4	2.9	26.6
2010-11	2TM	77	35.7	9.0	19.7	.455	1.2	3.3	6.6	7.9	7.4	2.9	0.9	0.6	2.7	25.8
	DEN	50	35.5	8.9	19.6	.452	0.9	2.6	7.0	8.5	7.8	2.8	0.9	0.6	2.9	25.5
	NYK	27	36.2	9.1	19.8	.461	2.0	4.6	6.0	6.9	6.7	3.0	0.9	0.6	2.4	26.2
2011-12	NYK	55	34.1	8.5	19.7	.430	1.3	3.9	5.7	7.0	6.6	3.8	1.2	0.5	2.8	23.9
2012-13	NYK	67	37.0	9.7	21.6	.449	2.3	6.0	6.2	7.4	6.7	2.5	0.8	0.5	2.5	27.8
2013-14	NYK	77	38.7	9.0	19.8	.452	2.0	5.0	5.5	6.5	7.5	2.9	1.1	0.6	2.4	25.5
2014-15	NYK	40	35.7	9.0	20.3	.444	1.5	4.5	4.8	6.0	6.7	3.1	1.0	0.4	2.2	24.4
2015-16	NYK	72	35.1	8.1	18.6	.434	1.5	4.4	4.8	5.7	7.9	4.3	0.9	0.5	2.5	22.4
2016-17	NYK	74	34.3	8.5	19.7	.433	2.1	6.0	4.3	5.2	6.2	3.0	0.9	0.5	2.2	23.5
2017-18	OKC	78	32.1	6.8	16.8	.404	2.4	6.8	2.1	2.8	6.5	1.5	0.7	0.7	1.4	18.2
2018-19	HOU	10	29.4	6.0	14.8	.405	2.6	7.8	1.8	2.7	6.6	0.6	0.5	0.9	1.0	16.4
2019-20	POR	58	32.8	6.4	14.8	.430	1.6	4.3	2.6	3.0	7.0	1.6	0.9	0.5	1.9	16.9
2020-21	POR	69	24.5	7.0	16.6	.421	2.8	6.9	2.9	3.3	4.6	2.2	1.0	0.8	1.3	19.7
2021-22	LAL	69	26.0	6.4	14.5	.441	3.0	8.0	2.7	3.2	5.8	1.4	0.9	1.0	1.2	18.5

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2003-04	DEN	82	2,995	17.6	.509	28.5	3.7	2.4	6.1	.098	+1.6	-1.6	+0.1	+1.6
2004-05	DEN	75	2,608	16.7	.526	29.2	2.3	2.6	4.9	.090	+0.4	-1.6	-1.2	+0.5
2005-06	DEN	80	2,941	22.0	.563	32.0	6.8	2.6	9.4	.153	+3.5	-0.9	+2.7	+3.5
2006-07	DEN	65	2,486	22.1	.552	33.4	5.2	2.1	7.3	.140	+3.2	-1.3	+1.9	+2.5
2007-08	DEN	77	2,806	21.1	.568	30.2	5.2	3.0	8.2	.140	+2.5	-0.9	+1.6	+2.5
2008-09	DEN	66	2,277	19.0	.532	31.5	2.4	2.6	5.0	.105	+1.5	-1.0	+0.5	+1.5
2009-10	DEN	69	2,634	22.2	.548	33.4	5.6	2.4	7.9	.145	+3.5	-1.2	+2.3	+2.9
2010-11	2TM	77	2,751	21.7	.557	32.0	5.4	2.5	7.9	.138	+3.2	-1.2	+1.9	+2.7
	DEN	50	1,774	21.2	.547	32.5	2.8	1.9	4.7	.127	+2.4	-1.0	+1.4	+1.5
	NYK	27	977	22.8	.575	31.0	2.6	0.6	3.2	.157	+4.6	-1.7	+2.9	+1.2
2011-12	NYK	55	1,876	21.1	.525	31.8	3.7	2.6	6.2	.160	+3.8	-0.2	+3.6	+2.7
2012-13	NYK	67	2,482	24.8	.560	35.6	7.5	2.0	9.5	.184	+6.0	-1.7	+4.3	+3.9
2013-14	NYK	77	2,982	24.4	.561	32.4	8.1	2.5	10.7	.172	+5.8	-0.8	+5.0	+5.3
2014-15	NYK	40	1,428	21.5	.531	32.2	2.2	0.6	2.9	.097	+4.9	-1.9	+3.0	+1.8
2015-16	NYK	72	2,530	20.3	.530	29.7	3.9	2.5	6.4	.121	+3.8	-0.5	+3.3	+3.4
2016-17	NYK	74	2,538	17.9	.535	29.1	3.2	1.5	4.7	.089	+2.3	-1.6	+0.7	+1.7
2017-18	OKC	78	2,501	12.7	.503	23.2	1.2	2.5	3.7	.071	-0.6	-1.3	-1.9	+0.0
2018-19	HOU	10	294	10.9	.513	20.5	0.1	0.2	0.3	.048	-1.3	-1.4	-2.7	-0.1
2019-20	POR	58	1,902	12.4	.525	21.2	0.4	0.9	1.3	.033	-1.8	-1.8	-3.6	-0.8
2020-21	POR	69	1,690	14.6	.547	23.1	1.7	0.8	2.6	.073	+0.2	-1.3	-1.1	+0.4
2021-22	LAL	69	1,793	14.8	.579	20.4	2.2	1.4	3.6	.097	+0.4	-0.8	-0.5	+0.7
Career		1260	—	—	—	—	—	—	108.6	—	—	—	—	+36.7

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
2003-04	5	35.8	12.0	6.6	2.2	1.0	0.0	.328	.182	.412
2004-05	5	35.4	19.2	5.4	2.0	0.6	0.2	.422	0.000	.494
2005-06	5	38.0	21.0	6.6	2.8	0.8	0.2	.333	0.000	.431
2006-07	5	41.8	26.8	8.6	1.2	1.0	0.0	.480	.500	.582
2007-08	4	36.0	22.5	9.5	2.0	0.5	0.2	.364	.250	.447
2008-09	16	37.8	27.2	5.8	4.1	1.8	0.6	.453	.364	.564
2009-10	6	41.8	30.7	8.5	3.3	2.0	0.5	.464	.316	.564
2010-11	4	38.2	26.0	10.2	4.8	1.2	0.8	.375	.346	.505
2011-12	5	40.2	27.8	8.2	2.2	1.2	0.2	.419	.222	.489
2012-13	12	39.6	28.8	6.6	1.6	1.1	0.2	.406	.298	.497
2017-18	6	31.8	11.8	5.7	0.3	1.7	0.7	.375	.214	.452
2019-20	5	34.6	15.2	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.4	.412	.421	.512
2020-21	6	23.3	12.3	3.2	1.5	0.3	0.2	.417	.378	.571
Career	84	36.8	22.8	6.6	2.4	1.2	0.3	.414	.324	.513

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	677	21.5	6.0	2.8	429–248
Away	670	20.5	5.6	2.3	284–386
In wins	713	22.4	6.0	2.8	713–0
In losses	634	19.4	5.6	2.2	0–634

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	41	23.9	6.5	2.8	21–20
BOS Boston Celtics	45	21.4	6.2	2.9	19–26
BKN Brooklyn Nets	48	20.0	5.8	2.9	26–22
CHA Charlotte Hornets	46	20.2	5.8	2.8	26–20
CHI Chicago Bulls	47	22.9	6.2	2.9	25–22
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	45	20.1	5.6	2.5	24–21
DAL Dallas Mavericks	53	19.4	5.8	2.7	23–30
DEN Denver Nuggets	21	20.2	5.5	2.0	6–15
DET Detroit Pistons	41	18.8	4.6	3.0	21–20
GSW Golden State Warriors	47	21.1	5.9	2.6	28–19
HOU Houston Rockets	47	20.5	6.3	1.9	21–26
IND Indiana Pacers	47	20.8	5.4	2.2	27–20
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	50	21.5	5.7	2.6	21–29
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	48	20.0	5.5	2.8	24–24
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	51	19.5	5.5	1.9	32–19
MIA Miami Heat	42	22.1	5.5	2.5	24–18
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	46	23.0	7.0	2.8	24–22
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	53	21.4	5.8	2.9	34–19
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	21	18.1	6.2	1.9	7–14
NYK New York Knicks	23	25.2	5.5	2.9	13–10
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	27	19.0	5.3	2.1	15–12
ORL Orlando Magic	44	22.7	6.4	2.8	28–16
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	43	21.8	6.0	2.6	31–12
PHX Phoenix Suns	52	19.4	6.4	2.4	21–31
POR Portland Trail Blazers	46	22.7	5.7	2.3	26–20
SAC Sacramento Kings	49	19.2	5.5	2.2	27–22
SAS San Antonio Spurs	46	17.5	6.2	2.3	21–25
TOR Toronto Raptors	44	20.0	5.0	2.5	25–19
UTA Utah Jazz	50	20.8	5.1	2.2	23–27
WAS Washington Wizards	42	23.4	6.1	2.8	24–18

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2021-22

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	10%	.671
In the paint (3-10 ft)	7%	.417
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	15%	.500
Long two (16 ft-3P)	13%	.484
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	55%	.375

Average shot distance 19.1 ft · 2% of attempts were dunks · 17% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
2005-06	$3,713,640
2006-07	$4,694,041
2007-08	$13,041,250
2008-09	$14,410,581
2009-10	$15,779,912
2010-11	$17,149,243
2011-12	$18,518,574
2012-13	$19,444,503
2013-14	$21,388,953
2014-15	$22,458,401
2015-16	$22,875,000
2016-17	$24,559,380
2017-18	$26,243,760
2018-19	$27,928,140
2019-20	$1,364,204
2020-21	$2,564,753
2021-22	$2,641,691
Career earnings	$258,776,026

Frequently asked questions

What team does Carmelo Anthony play for?

Carmelo Anthony plays PF for the Los Angeles Lakers.

What are Carmelo Anthony's career stats?

Carmelo Anthony has averaged 22.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 2.7 APG over 19 seasons (2003-04–2021-22).

How much does Carmelo Anthony make?

Carmelo Anthony's salary is $2,641,691 for the 2021-22 season, with career earnings of about $258.8M.

How tall is Carmelo Anthony?

Carmelo Anthony is 6-7 (238 lb).

When was Carmelo Anthony drafted?

Carmelo Anthony was drafted in 2003, round 1, pick 3, by the Denver Nuggets.