Cross-era · careers 1 years apart

John Stockton vs Carmelo Anthony

John Stockton 1984-2002 · Guard Carmelo Anthony 2003-2021 · Forward

John Stockton (1984-2002) 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 13.1); adjusted for era they scored at 1.30× and 2.32× their league average respectively; John Stockton was the more efficient scorer (60.8% true shooting to 54.3%). John Stockton holds the edge on accolades — 10 All-Star selections and the #49 all-time ranking to Carmelo Anthony's #63.

Career averages

John StocktonStatCarmelo Anthony
13.1 Points / game 22.4
2.7 Rebounds / game 6.2
10.5 Assists / game 2.7
2.2 Steals / game 1.0
0.2 Blocks / game 0.5
51.5% Field goal % 44.4%
38.4% 3-point % 34.3%
82.6% Free throw % 81.6%
60.8% True shooting % 54.3%
1,504 Games played 1,260

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

John StocktonStatCarmelo Anthony
1.30× Points vs era avg 2.32×
0.65× Rebounds vs era avg 1.50×
4.52× Assists vs era avg 1.29×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats aren't available for John Stockton.

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

Playoff averages

John StocktonStatCarmelo Anthony
13.4 Points / game 23.1
3.3 Rebounds / game 6.7
10.1 Assists / game 2.5
1.9 Steals / game 1.2
0.3 Blocks / game 0.4
47.5% Field goal % 41.3%
31.4% 3-point % 28.5%
80.6% Free throw % 82.7%
182 Playoff games 83

Accolades

John StocktonStatCarmelo Anthony
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
0 Championships 0
10 All-Star selections 10
2 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#49 All-time GOAT rank #63

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