Carmelo Anthony vs. Rashard Lewis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rashard Lewis and Carmelo Anthony, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 3 more than Rashard Lewis, who played 16. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Rashard Lewis had his rookie season in 1998-99. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Carmelo Anthony 19 13 2003-04 to 2021-22
Rashard Lewis 16 8 1998-99 to 2013-14

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2003-041998-99
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 82 36.5 21.0 2.2 3.8 6.1 2.8 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 7.6 17.9 .426 0.8 2.6 .322 5.0 6.4 .777
Rashard Lewis 20 7.3 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.6 .365 0.1 0.3 .167 0.4 0.7 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 4 36.3 15.0 1.8 6.5 8.3 2.8 1.3 0.0 4.3 2.8 5.3 16.0 .328 0.5 2.8 .182 4.0 5.0 .800
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2004-051999-00
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 75 34.8 20.8 1.9 3.8 5.7 2.6 0.9 0.4 3.0 3.1 7.1 16.4 .431 0.6 2.1 .266 6.1 7.6 .796
Rashard Lewis 82 19.2 8.2 1.5 2.5 4.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 1.0 2.0 3.4 6.9 .486 0.5 1.5 .333 1.0 1.5 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 36.2 19.2 2.8 2.6 5.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 2.6 4.0 7.0 16.6 .422 0.0 0.2 .000 5.2 6.4 .813
Rashard Lewis 5 31.4 15.4 2.4 3.8 6.2 0.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.2 5.2 11.8 .441 1.8 3.8 .474 3.2 4.0 .800

Season 3

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2005-062000-01
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 80 36.8 26.5 1.5 3.4 4.9 2.7 1.1 0.5 2.7 2.9 9.5 19.7 .481 0.5 1.9 .243 7.2 8.9 .808
Rashard Lewis 78 34.9 14.8 1.8 5.1 6.9 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.7 2.4 5.5 11.4 .480 1.6 3.7 .432 2.3 2.7 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 38.6 21.0 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.8 0.8 0.2 3.0 4.0 6.6 19.8 .333 0.0 0.8 .000 7.8 10.4 .750
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2006-072001-02
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 65 38.2 28.9 2.2 3.8 6.0 3.8 1.2 0.4 3.6 3.1 10.6 22.4 .476 0.6 2.3 .268 7.1 8.7 .808
Rashard Lewis 71 36.4 16.8 2.0 5.1 7.0 1.7 1.5 0.6 1.4 2.5 6.4 13.7 .468 1.7 4.5 .389 2.3 2.8 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 42.0 26.8 3.6 5.0 8.6 1.2 1.0 0.0 3.8 2.4 9.4 19.6 .480 1.8 3.6 .500 6.2 7.8 .795
Rashard Lewis 3 26.3 12.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 3.3 4.0 10.7 .375 0.3 2.0 .167 4.3 4.3 1.000

Season 5

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2007-082002-03
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 77 36.4 25.7 2.3 5.1 7.4 3.4 1.3 0.5 3.3 3.3 9.5 19.2 .492 0.8 2.1 .354 6.0 7.7 .786
Rashard Lewis 77 39.5 18.1 2.0 4.6 6.5 1.7 1.3 0.5 1.9 2.7 6.7 14.9 .452 1.0 2.8 .346 3.7 4.5 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 4 36.5 22.5 4.8 4.8 9.5 2.0 0.5 0.3 3.0 4.3 8.0 22.0 .364 0.5 2.0 .250 6.0 7.3 .828
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2008-092003-04
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 66 34.5 22.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 3.4 1.1 0.4 3.0 3.0 8.1 18.3 .443 1.0 2.6 .371 5.6 7.1 .793
Rashard Lewis 80 36.6 17.8 1.7 4.8 6.5 2.2 1.2 0.7 1.7 2.9 6.7 15.4 .435 1.8 4.8 .376 2.6 3.4 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 16 38.3 27.2 1.6 4.2 5.8 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.3 3.8 9.1 20.1 .453 1.5 4.1 .364 7.4 9.0 .826
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2009-102004-05
Team Denver NuggetsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 69 38.2 28.2 2.2 4.4 6.6 3.2 1.3 0.4 3.0 3.3 10.0 21.8 .458 0.9 2.7 .316 7.4 8.9 .830
Rashard Lewis 71 38.0 20.5 1.5 3.9 5.5 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.7 2.2 7.5 16.2 .462 2.4 6.1 .400 3.1 4.0 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 6 42.3 30.7 2.3 6.2 8.5 3.3 2.0 0.5 3.5 4.3 10.7 23.0 .464 1.0 3.2 .316 8.3 9.5 .877
Rashard Lewis 8 39.0 16.9 1.4 4.0 5.4 1.6 0.4 0.4 2.0 3.1 5.4 13.3 .406 0.6 3.1 .200 5.5 6.3 .880

Season 8

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2010-112005-06
Team Denver Nuggets, New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 77 35.7 25.6 1.5 5.8 7.3 2.9 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.9 8.9 19.5 .455 1.2 3.3 .378 6.6 7.9 .838
Rashard Lewis 78 36.9 20.1 1.4 3.6 5.0 2.3 1.3 0.6 1.8 2.4 6.9 14.8 .467 1.8 4.7 .384 4.5 5.5 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 4 39.0 26.0 3.3 7.0 10.3 4.8 1.3 0.8 3.3 4.0 8.3 22.0 .375 2.3 6.5 .346 7.3 8.5 .853
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2011-122006-07
Team New York KnicksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 55 34.1 22.6 1.6 4.7 6.3 3.6 1.1 0.4 2.6 2.8 8.0 18.6 .430 1.2 3.7 .335 5.4 6.7 .804
Rashard Lewis 60 39.1 22.4 1.5 5.1 6.6 2.4 1.1 0.7 2.0 2.4 7.7 16.8 .461 2.5 6.5 .390 4.4 5.3 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 40.8 27.8 2.6 5.6 8.2 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.8 4.2 10.4 24.8 .419 0.8 3.6 .222 6.2 8.2 .756
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2012-132007-08
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisMagic Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 67 37.0 28.7 2.0 4.9 6.9 2.6 0.8 0.5 2.6 3.1 10.0 22.2 .449 2.3 6.2 .379 6.3 7.6 .830
Rashard Lewis 81 38.0 18.2 1.2 4.2 5.4 2.4 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.6 6.4 14.0 .455 2.8 6.8 .409 2.7 3.2 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 12 40.1 28.8 0.9 5.7 6.6 1.6 1.1 0.2 2.6 3.8 10.5 25.8 .406 1.4 4.8 .298 6.4 7.3 .885
Rashard Lewis 10 41.7 19.5 2.4 4.8 7.2 3.4 1.1 0.5 2.3 1.8 7.1 16.3 .436 2.1 6.8 .309 3.2 3.9 .821

Season 11

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2013-142008-09
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 77 38.7 27.4 1.9 6.2 8.1 3.1 1.2 0.7 2.6 2.9 9.6 21.3 .452 2.2 5.4 .402 6.0 7.0 .848
Rashard Lewis 79 36.2 17.7 1.2 4.6 5.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.5 6.1 13.8 .439 2.8 7.0 .397 2.8 3.4 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Rashard Lewis 24 41.1 19.0 1.2 5.2 6.4 2.9 1.0 0.5 2.1 2.1 6.5 14.5 .448 2.2 5.5 .394 3.8 4.8 .784

Season 12

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2014-152009-10
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 40 35.7 24.2 1.8 4.8 6.6 3.1 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.2 9.0 20.2 .444 1.5 4.5 .341 4.7 5.9 .797
Rashard Lewis 72 32.9 14.1 0.9 3.6 4.4 1.5 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.5 4.9 11.2 .435 2.3 5.9 .397 2.0 2.5 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Rashard Lewis 14 36.6 12.9 1.1 4.6 5.6 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.8 2.7 4.7 10.2 .462 2.0 5.4 .373 1.4 1.8 .800

Season 13

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2015-162010-11
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 72 35.1 21.8 1.4 6.4 7.7 4.2 0.9 0.5 2.4 2.5 7.9 18.2 .434 1.5 4.3 .339 4.6 5.6 .829
Rashard Lewis 57 32.0 11.7 1.2 3.8 5.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 1.5 2.8 4.4 10.2 .433 1.5 4.3 .357 1.4 1.7 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2016-172011-12
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 74 34.3 22.4 0.8 5.1 5.9 2.9 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.7 8.1 18.8 .433 2.0 5.7 .359 4.1 4.9 .833
Rashard Lewis 28 26.0 7.8 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.0 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.8 3.0 7.9 .385 0.6 2.4 .239 1.1 1.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2017-182012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 78 32.1 16.2 0.9 4.9 5.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 1.3 2.5 6.1 15.0 .404 2.2 6.1 .357 1.9 2.5 .767
Rashard Lewis 55 14.4 5.2 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.9 4.5 .414 0.9 2.4 .389 0.5 0.8 .622
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 6 32.3 11.8 0.5 5.2 5.7 0.3 1.7 0.7 1.0 2.3 4.5 12.0 .375 1.0 4.7 .214 1.8 2.5 .733
Rashard Lewis 11 4.3 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.8 .400 0.0 0.4 .000 0.1 0.2 .500

Season 16

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2018-192013-14
Team Houston RocketsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 10 29.4 13.4 0.9 4.5 5.4 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 3.2 4.9 12.1 .405 2.1 6.4 .328 1.5 2.2 .682
Rashard Lewis 60 16.2 4.5 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.5 1.6 3.9 .415 0.8 2.2 .343 0.4 0.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Rashard Lewis 18 17.7 5.3 0.2 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.9 4.7 .412 1.2 3.3 .373 0.2 0.2 .750

Season 17

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2019-20-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 58 32.8 15.4 1.2 5.1 6.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 1.7 2.9 5.8 13.5 .430 1.5 3.9 .385 2.3 2.8 .845
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 5 35.2 15.2 0.2 4.8 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.4 2.6 4.0 5.6 13.6 .412 1.6 3.8 .421 2.4 2.8 .857
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2020-21-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 69 24.5 13.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.9 2.1 4.7 11.3 .421 1.9 4.7 .409 2.0 2.2 .890
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 6 23.8 12.3 0.3 2.8 3.2 1.5 0.3 0.2 1.2 2.5 4.2 10.0 .417 2.3 6.2 .378 1.7 1.8 .909
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Carmelo Anthony Rashard Lewis
Season 2021-22-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony 69 26.0 13.3 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.9 2.4 4.6 10.5 .441 2.2 5.8 .375 1.9 2.3 .830
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------
Rashard Lewis ------- --- ----------