Cross-era · careers 1 years apart

David Robinson vs Carmelo Anthony

David Robinson 1989-2002 · Center Carmelo Anthony 2003-2021 · Forward

David Robinson (1989-2002) and Carmelo Anthony (2003-2021) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 1 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Carmelo Anthony was the higher-volume scorer (22.4 points per game to 21.1); adjusted for era they scored at 2.12× and 2.32× their league average respectively; David Robinson was the more efficient scorer (58.3% true shooting to 54.3%). David Robinson holds the edge on accolades — 1 MVP, 2 championships and the #24 all-time ranking to Carmelo Anthony's #63.

Career averages

David RobinsonStatCarmelo Anthony
21.1 Points / game 22.4
10.6 Rebounds / game 6.2
2.5 Assists / game 2.7
1.4 Steals / game 1.0
3.0 Blocks / game 0.5
51.4% Field goal % 44.4%
13.4% 3-point % 34.3%
73.1% Free throw % 81.6%
58.3% True shooting % 54.3%
987 Games played 1,260

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

David RobinsonStatCarmelo Anthony
2.12× Points vs era avg 2.32×
2.56× Rebounds vs era avg 1.50×
1.09× Assists vs era avg 1.29×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for David Robinson.

David RobinsonStatCarmelo Anthony
— Offensive rating 109.9
— Defensive rating 111.0
— Net rating -1.1
— Usage % 0.2%
— Assist % 0.1%
— Rebound % 0.1%

Playoff averages

David RobinsonStatCarmelo Anthony
18.0 Points / game 23.1
10.6 Rebounds / game 6.7
2.3 Assists / game 2.5
1.2 Steals / game 1.2
2.5 Blocks / game 0.4
49.1% Field goal % 41.3%
2.4% 3-point % 28.5%
68.3% Free throw % 82.7%
123 Playoff games 83

Accolades

David RobinsonStatCarmelo Anthony
1 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
2 Championships 0
10 All-Star selections 10
4 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#24 All-time GOAT rank #63

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