Allen Iverson vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells 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.
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, 13 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Allen Iverson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Allen Iverson | Jaylen Wells | |
| Season | 1996-97 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| 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: | +3 | +14.2 | +13.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +5.8 | +1.5 | +0.2 | -3.5 | -1.3 | +4.6 | +11.2 | +.009 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +.011 | +3.6 | +5.5 | +.120 |
| Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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| * Neiher Allen Iverson nor Jaylen Wells played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Allen Iverson played 13 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1998 to 2010—Allen Iverson played in 8 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Allen Iverson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 3 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 Scoring Leader 3 Steals Leader 11 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |