Allen Iverson vs. Klay Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Klay Thompson 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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, 1 more than Klay Thompson, who played 13. Allen Iverson had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Klay Thompson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Klay Thompson 13 9 2011-12 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 1996-972011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement 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:+10+15.7+11.0+1.1+0.5+1.7+5.5+1.4-2.8-0.8+3.4+8.9+.027+0.3+1.9+.073+3.8+5.8+.166
Klay Thompson 66 24.4 12.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.8 10.9 .443 1.7 4.1 .414 1.2 1.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allen Iverson nor Klay Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 1997-982012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+2+3.6+5.4+0.7+0.7+4.0+1.2+0.2-1.2-0.4+1.9+2.9+.039+1.7+3.5+.103+3.3+4.8+.112
Klay Thompson 82 35.8 16.6 0.4 3.3 3.7 2.2 1.0 0.5 1.9 2.9 6.2 14.7 .422 2.6 6.4 .401 1.6 1.9 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 12 41.3 15.2 0.8 3.8 4.6 1.8 1.0 0.6 2.0 3.7 6.3 14.5 .437 2.1 4.9 .424 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 3
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 1998-992013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisWarriors 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:+33+6.1+8.4+0.9+0.9+1.8+2.4+1.4+0.4-1.8-0.9+2.2+6.5+.032+1.6+2.5+.126+5.6+7.6+.044
Klay Thompson 81 35.4 18.4 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.2 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.9 6.9 15.5 .444 2.8 6.6 .417 1.8 2.3 .795
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:+1+8.3+12.1+1.2+0.5+0.7+1.3+1.5+0.4-0.9-1.0+5.3+12.8+.003+0.4+0.3+.081+1.9+3.1+.080
Klay Thompson 7 36.7 16.4 0.6 2.9 3.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.4 5.7 14.0 .408 2.3 6.3 .364 2.7 3.4 .792

Season 4
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 1999-002014-15
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+7+8.9+6.7+0.6+0.1+0.6+1.8+1.0+0.7-1.4-0.7+2.6+7.9+.042+1.8+3.4+.098+3.4+5.6+.166
Klay Thompson 77 31.9 21.7 0.4 2.9 3.2 2.9 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.6 7.8 16.9 .463 3.1 7.1 .439 2.9 3.3 .879
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:+11+8.2+7.6+1.0+0.8+0.1+1.9+0.4+0.8-1.2-0.6+2.0+7.8+.062+1.5+3.1+.082+5.1+7.1+.061
Klay Thompson 21 36.2 18.6 0.4 3.4 3.9 2.6 0.8 0.9 2.0 3.0 7.1 15.9 .446 2.7 7.0 .390 1.7 2.1 .800

Season 5
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA FinalsWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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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:+9+8.7+9.0+0.3+0.3+2.5+1.7+0.3-1.6-0.2+2.6+8.2+.050+2.1+3.8+.105+5.8+7.3+.059
Klay Thompson 80 33.3 22.1 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.1 0.8 0.6 1.7 1.9 8.1 17.3 .470 3.5 8.1 .425 2.4 2.8 .873
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:+2+11.1+8.6+0.1+1.0+1.0+3.8+1.3+0.1-0.9-0.3+3.3+11.1+.055+1.9+3.1+.086+3.9+5.5+.080
Klay Thompson 24 35.4 24.3 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.3 1.1 0.4 2.0 2.2 8.4 18.9 .444 4.1 9.6 .424 3.4 4.0 .854

Season 6
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+18+9.7+9.1+0.1+0.8+0.8+3.4+2.0+0.3-2.4-0.1+2.8+10.2+.070+2.1+3.8+.123+5.5+7.0+.041
Klay Thompson 78 34.0 22.3 0.6 3.0 3.7 2.1 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.8 8.3 17.6 .468 3.4 8.3 .414 2.4 2.8 .853
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
difference:+12+6.9+15.0+0.4+0.2+0.3+2.1+1.8+0.3-1.0-1.0+3.5+9.7+.016+0.6+0.8+.054+8.7+10.7+.022
Klay Thompson 17 35.1 15.0 0.6 3.2 3.9 2.1 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.6 5.5 13.9 .397 2.4 6.2 .387 1.5 1.9 .788

Season 7
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 82 42.5 27.6 0.8 3.4 4.2 5.5 2.7 0.2 3.5 1.8 9.8 23.7 .414 1.0 3.7 .277 7.0 9.0 .774
difference:+9+8.2+7.6+0.4+0.4+3.0+1.9+0.3-1.7-0.2+1.9+7.5+.074+2.1+3.4+.163+5.9+7.7+.063
Klay Thompson 73 34.3 20.0 0.4 3.4 3.8 2.5 0.8 0.5 1.8 1.6 7.9 16.2 .488 3.1 7.1 .440 1.1 1.3 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 12 46.4 31.7 0.9 3.4 4.3 7.4 2.4 0.1 3.9 2.1 11.4 27.4 .416 1.6 4.6 .345 7.3 9.8 .737
difference:+9+8.6+12.1+0.4+0.2+0.2+5.6+1.6+0.2-2.4-0.2+3.8+11.1+.049+1.6+2.9+.082+6.0+8.3+.134
Klay Thompson 21 37.8 19.6 0.5 3.6 4.1 1.8 0.8 0.3 1.5 2.3 7.6 16.3 .465 3.2 7.5 .427 1.3 1.5 .871

Season 8
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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8th 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 42.5 26.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 6.8 2.4 0.1 4.4 1.8 9.1 23.4 .387 1.2 4.1 .286 7.1 9.5 .745
difference:+30+8.5+4.9+0.2+0.4+0.1+4.4+1.3+0.5-2.9-0.2+0.7+5.4+.080+1.9+3.6+.116+5.4+7.5+.071
Klay Thompson 78 34.0 21.5 0.5 3.4 3.8 2.4 1.1 0.6 1.5 2.0 8.4 18.0 .467 3.1 7.7 .402 1.7 2.0 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 21 39.0 20.7 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.8 2.8 7.8 17.1 .456 3.3 7.5 .443 1.8 2.0 .902

Note: Klay Thompson didn't play in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Season 9
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 75 42.3 30.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.9 2.4 0.1 4.6 1.9 10.3 24.2 .424 1.4 4.5 .308 8.7 10.5 .835
difference:+43+12.9+10.3+0.2+0.1+0.1+5.1+1.9+0.4-3.3-0.2+2.6+6.3+.005+2.2+4.8+.077+7.3+8.9+.067
Klay Thompson 32 29.4 20.4 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.3 1.7 7.7 17.9 .429 3.6 9.3 .385 1.4 1.6 .902
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 5 47.6 31.2 0.0 2.2 2.2 10.0 2.0 0.4 4.2 2.4 11.8 25.2 .468 2.4 5.8 .414 5.2 5.8 .897
difference:+17+11.6+12.2+0.3+1.4+1.7+7.7+0.9+0.3-2.9-0.3+4.6+8.5+.039+1.1+3.3+.029+4.0+4.4+.030
Klay Thompson 22 36.0 19.0 0.3 3.6 3.9 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 7.2 16.7 .429 3.5 9.1 .385 1.2 1.4 .867

Season 10
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 72 43.1 33.0 0.6 2.6 3.2 7.4 1.9 0.1 3.4 1.7 11.3 25.3 .447 1.0 3.1 .323 9.4 11.5 .814
difference:+3+10.1+11.1+1.0+0.9+5.0+1.2+0.3-1.6-0.2+3.4+7.2+.011+3.4+7.5+.089+7.7+9.6+.065
Klay Thompson 69 33.0 21.9 0.6 3.6 4.1 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 7.9 18.1 .436 4.4 10.6 .412 1.7 1.9 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson DNP------ --- ----------
Klay Thompson 13 36.0 18.5 0.1 4.1 4.2 2.2 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.2 6.5 16.8 .388 3.8 10.5 .368 1.6 1.8 .875

Season 11
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Denver NuggetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 65 42.5 26.3 0.4 2.6 3.0 7.2 1.9 0.2 4.1 1.5 8.9 20.2 .442 1.0 3.0 .315 7.5 9.4 .795
difference:+12+12.8+8.4+0.1+0.2+0.3+4.9+1.3+0.3-2.6-0.1+2.5+5.5+.010+2.5+6.0+.072+5.9+7.6+.132
Klay Thompson 77 29.7 17.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.3 0.6 0.5 1.5 1.6 6.4 14.7 .432 3.5 9.0 .387 1.6 1.8 .927
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 5 44.6 22.8 0.0 0.6 0.6 5.8 1.4 0.0 3.0 2.2 8.4 22.8 .368 1.0 3.4 .294 5.0 6.2 .806
Klay Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Denver NuggetsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 82 41.8 26.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 7.1 2.0 0.1 3.0 1.3 8.7 19.0 .458 1.2 3.4 .345 7.9 9.7 .809
difference:+10+14.5+12.4+0.4+0.4+5.1+1.3+0.3-1.8-0.2+3.7+6.8+.046+1.8+4.3+.046+7.0+8.7+.096
Klay Thompson 72 27.3 14.0 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.0 0.7 0.4 1.2 1.1 5.0 12.2 .412 3.0 7.7 .391 0.9 1.0 .905
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 4 39.5 24.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.5 1.0 0.3 1.8 0.8 9.0 20.8 .434 0.8 3.5 .214 5.8 8.3 .697
Klay Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 13
Allen Iverson Klay Thompson
Season 2008-092025-26
Team Denver Nuggets, Detroit PistonsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Allen Iverson 57 36.7 17.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 5.0 1.5 0.1 2.6 1.5 6.1 14.6 .417 0.5 1.7 .283 4.8 6.1 .781
difference:+43+15.4+8.1+0.3+0.1+0.4+3.2+1.1+0.3-1.5-0.8+2.7+4.7+.079+1.8+5.7+.028+4.4+5.7+.219
Klay Thompson 14 21.3 9.4 0.2 2.4 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.7 3.4 9.9 .338 2.3 7.4 .311 0.4 0.4 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Allen Iverson nor Klay Thompson played in the postseason in their season 13

Additional Years

* Allen Iverson played 1 season more than Klay Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his season 14 in 2010—Allen Iverson didn't play in the postseason.

In that extra year over Klay Thompson, Allen Iverson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game
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