This nasty stat tells true worth of new Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony

New Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony is the 10th leading scorer in NBA history. But when it comes to playoff success, he's one of the least successful Hall of Famers.

Anthony finished his career with a playoff record of 28-55. That's a winning percentage of .337, the fourth-worst of any NBA player in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Even the players below him have caveats.

Maurice Stokes never won a playoff game, but his career was cut short by paralysis before the end of his third season. Dino Radja went 1-3 in the playoffs during four NBA seasons, though his Hall of Fame case is based on his career in Europe rather than in the United States.

Connie Hawkins was unjustly blackballed from the NBA until age 27 due to spurious allegations of point-shaving in college (he was a freshman and ineligible to play). He went 4-8 in the NBA playoffs, but was 14-8 in the ABA playoffs, winning a title in 1968 and winning Playoff MVP.

Anthony had the misfortune of playing in the loaded Western Conference during his prime. Still, winning just three playoff series in his career casts doubt on how great a player he was.

In his first five seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Anthony won four times in 23 playoff games. He enjoyed the most success in the 2008-09 playoffs when the Nuggets made the Western Conference Finals. Anthony and his team went 10-6, falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, while he averaged 27.2 points.

That was his greatest success. Anthony won his final playoff series in 2012-13 with the New York Knicks, defeating the Boston Celtics in six games before falling to the Indiana Pacers in six. Anthony didn't make the playoffs for another five years, then exited in the first round with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers.

Anthony won three playoff series and lost 13. In eight of those series, his team won no more than a single game.

Team success isn't everything, and Anthony was a phenomenal scorer. That scoring success didn't translate to winning on the big stage, perhaps because his defense was never close to his offensive production.

Anthony was certainly memorable and a worthy Hall of Famer. But the most important part of the NBA season is the playoffs. That's where Anthony falls well short of the true all-time greats.