Lucius Allen vs. Carmelo Anthony Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Carmelo Anthony and Lucius Allen, 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

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.

Lucius Allen played 10 years in the NBA, 9 less than Carmelo Anthony, who played 19. Lucius Allen had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Carmelo Anthony had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Lucius Allen 10 5 1969-70 to 1978-79
Carmelo Anthony 19 13 2003-04 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1969-702003-04
Team Seattle SupersonicsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 81 22.4 9.8 - - 2.6 4.2 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.5 .442 - - - 2.2 3.1 .731
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1970-712004-05
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 61 19.0 7.1 - - 2.5 2.6 - - - 1.8 2.9 6.5 .447 - - - 1.3 1.8 .700
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen 14 22.3 7.3 - - 2.9 3.7 - - - 2.1 2.9 5.8 .506 - - - 1.4 2.0 .714
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

Season 3

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1971-722005-06
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf FinalsNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 80 29.0 13.5 - - 3.2 4.2 - - - 2.7 5.5 10.9 .505 - - - 2.5 3.2 .764
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen 11 35.1 17.9 - - 3.5 3.8 - - - 2.7 7.1 15.1 .470 - - - 3.7 4.9 .759
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

Season 4

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1972-732006-07
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 80 33.7 15.5 - - 3.5 5.3 - - - 2.4 6.8 14.1 .484 - - - 1.8 2.5 .715
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen 6 33.8 15.7 - - 2.7 3.5 - - - 2.5 6.0 14.8 .404 - - - 3.7 4.7 .786
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

Season 5

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1973-742007-08
Team Milwaukee BucksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 72 33.2 17.6 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.2 1.9 0.3 - 3.0 7.3 14.8 .495 - - - 3.0 3.8 .788
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1974-752008-09
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 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 %
Lucius Allen 66 35.7 19.1 1.4 2.8 4.2 5.6 2.1 0.4 - 3.3 7.7 17.7 .437 - - - 3.6 4.6 .778
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1975-762009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 %
Lucius Allen 76 31.4 14.7 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.7 1.3 0.3 - 3.2 6.1 13.2 .459 - - - 2.6 3.3 .776
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 8

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1976-772010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsKnicks Lost East 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 %
Lucius Allen 78 31.8 14.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 5.2 1.5 0.2 - 2.3 6.1 13.3 .456 - - - 2.5 3.2 .774
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen 7 26.6 11.0 1.0 3.6 4.6 3.4 1.6 0.4 - 2.6 4.6 11.7 .390 - - - 1.9 2.7 .684
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

Season 9

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1977-782011-12
Team Kansas City KingsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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 %
Lucius Allen 77 27.9 11.9 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.2 0.4 2.8 2.3 4.8 11.0 .441 - - - 2.3 2.9 .791
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season 1978-792012-13
Team Kansas City KingsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
Lucius Allen 31 13.3 5.1 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 2.2 5.6 .397 - - - 0.6 1.1 .576
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen 5 14.6 7.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.4 3.0 6.4 .469 - - - 1.2 1.2 1.000
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

Season 11

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2013-14
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2014-15
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2015-16
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2016-17
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2017-18
Team -Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Thunder 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 16

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2018-19
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2019-20
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 18

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2020-21
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Trail Blazers 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 19

Lucius Allen Carmelo Anthony
Season -2021-22
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Lucius Allen ------- --- ----------
Carmelo Anthony ------- --- ----------