Allen Iverson vs. Brandon Roy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brandon Roy and Allen Iverson, 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.

Allen Iverson played 14 years in the NBA, 8 more than Brandon Roy, who played 6. Allen Iverson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Brandon Roy had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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 achievements, 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
Allen Iverson 14 8 1996-97 to 2009-10
Brandon Roy 6 3 2006-07 to 2012-13

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Allen Iverson Brandon Roy
Season 1996-972006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 76 40.1 23.5 1.5 2.6 4.1 7.5 2.1 0.3 4.4 3.1 8.2 19.8 .416 2.0 6.0 .341 5.0 7.2 .702
difference:+19+4.7+6.7+0.5+0.8+0.3+3.5+0.9+0.1-2.4-0.7+2.1+6.4+.040+1.0+3.4+.036+1.5+3.0+.136
Brandon Roy 57 35.4 16.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 2.0 2.4 6.1 13.4 .456 1.0 2.6 .377 3.5 4.2 .838
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allen Iverson nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Allen Iverson Brandon Roy
Season 1997-982007-08
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 80 39.4 22.0 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.2 2.2 0.3 3.1 2.5 8.1 17.6 .461 0.9 2.9 .298 4.9 6.7 .729
difference:+6+1.7+2.9+1.0+1.0+0.4+1.1+0.1-1.3-0.5+0.9+1.8+.007+0.1+.042+1.1+1.7+.024
Brandon Roy 74 37.7 19.1 1.1 3.6 4.7 5.8 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.2 15.8 .454 1.0 2.9 .340 3.8 5.0 .753
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allen Iverson nor Brandon Roy played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Allen Iverson Brandon Roy
Season 1998-992008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 48 41.5 26.8 1.4 3.5 4.9 4.6 2.3 0.1 3.5 2.0 9.1 22.0 .412 1.2 4.1 .291 7.4 9.9 .751
difference:+30+4.3+4.2+0.1+0.1+0.2+0.5+1.2+0.2-1.6-0.4+1.0+5.1+.068+0.1+1.3+.086+2.1+3.4+.073
Brandon Roy 78 37.2 22.6 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.1 1.1 0.3 1.9 1.6 8.1 16.9 .480 1.1 2.8 .377 5.3 6.5 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 8 45.0 28.5 1.8 2.4 4.1 4.9 2.5 0.3 3.0 2.4 11.0 26.8 .411 1.9 6.6 .283 4.6 6.5 .712
difference:+2+5.3+1.8+0.8+1.4+0.7+2.1+1.2+0.9-0.8-0.1+1.7+6.5+.048+0.6+3.8+.188+2.1+1.2+.158
Brandon Roy 6 39.7 26.7 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.8 1.3 1.2 2.2 2.5 9.3 20.3 .459 1.3 2.8 .471 6.7 7.7 .870

Season 4
Allen Iverson Brandon Roy
Season 1999-002009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 70 40.8 28.4 1.0 2.8 3.8 4.7 2.1 0.1 3.3 2.3 10.4 24.8 .421 1.3 3.7 .341 6.3 8.9 .713
difference:+5+3.6+6.9+0.1+0.5+0.6+1.2+0.1-1.3-0.2+2.8+8.8+.052+0.2+0.3+.011+1.0+2.1+.067
Brandon Roy 65 37.2 21.5 1.1 3.3 4.4 4.7 0.9 0.2 2.0 2.1 7.6 16.0 .473 1.1 3.4 .330 5.3 6.8 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 10 44.4 26.2 1.4 2.6 4.0 4.5 1.2 0.1 3.2 2.4 9.1 23.7 .384 1.2 3.9 .308 6.8 9.2 .739
difference:+7+16.7+16.5+0.7+0.9+1.7+2.8+1.2+0.1-2.2-0.1+5.8+12.7+.081+0.5+0.1+.141+4.5+6.2+.039
Brandon Roy 3 27.7 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 11.0 .303 0.7 4.0 .167 2.3 3.0 .778

Season 5
Allen Iverson Brandon Roy
Season 2000-012010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 71 42.0 31.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 4.6 2.5 0.3 3.3 2.1 10.7 25.5 .420 1.4 4.3 .320 8.2 10.1 .814
difference:+24+14.1+18.9+0.1+1.1+1.2+1.9+1.7-2.1-0.5+6.3+14.4+.020+0.6+1.9+.013+5.7+7.2+.034
Brandon Roy 47 27.9 12.2 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.1 .400 0.8 2.4 .333 2.5 2.9 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 22 46.5 32.9 0.7 4.0 4.7 6.1 2.4 0.3 2.9 2.5 11.7 30.0 .389 2.2 6.5 .338 7.3 9.5 .774
difference:+16+23.5+23.6+0.4+2.2+2.5+3.3+2.2+0.3-2.2-0.3+8.0+22.7+.111+1.5+4.2+.052+6.0+7.3+.159
Brandon Roy 6 23.0 9.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.7 2.2 3.7 7.3 .500 0.7 2.3 .286 1.3 2.2 .615

Note: Brandon Roy didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 6
Allen Iverson Brandon Roy
Season 2001-022012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 60 43.7 31.4 0.7 3.8 4.5 5.5 2.8 0.2 4.0 1.7 11.1 27.8 .398 1.3 4.5 .291 7.9 9.8 .812
difference:+55+19.3+25.6+0.1+1.6+1.7+0.9+2.2+0.2-2.6-0.7+8.9+20.8+.084+1.3+2.7+.291+6.5+7.8+.112
Brandon Roy 5 24.4 5.8 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 1.0 2.2 7.0 .314 0.0 1.8 .000 1.4 2.0 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 5 42.0 30.0 0.2 3.4 3.6 4.2 2.6 0.0 2.4 1.6 9.0 23.6 .381 1.8 5.4 .333 10.2 12.6 .810
Brandon Roy DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Allen Iverson played 8 seasons more than Brandon Roy in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2003 to 2010—Allen Iverson played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Brandon Roy, Allen Iverson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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