John Barnhill vs. Allen Iverson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Allen Iverson and John Barnhill, 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.

John Barnhill played 7 years in the NBA, 7 less than Allen Iverson, who played 14. John Barnhill had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, while Allen Iverson had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
John Barnhill 7 4 1962-63 to 1968-69
Allen Iverson 14 8 1996-97 to 2009-10

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season 1962-631996-97
Team St. Louis HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
John Barnhill 77 35.0 11.7 - - 4.7 4.2 - - - 2.2 4.7 10.9 .430 - - - 2.4 3.3 .710
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill 11 28.5 7.0 - - 2.5 3.3 - - - 2.5 2.8 7.0 .403 - - - 1.4 2.0 .682
Allen Iverson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season 1963-641997-98
Team St. Louis HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
John Barnhill 74 18.5 6.6 - - 2.1 2.0 - - - 1.4 2.8 6.8 .412 - - - 0.9 1.6 .609
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill 5 12.2 5.2 - - 1.0 1.0 - - - 1.6 2.4 4.6 .522 - - - 0.4 1.0 .400
Allen Iverson ------- --- ----------

Season 3

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season 1964-651998-99
Team St. Louis HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div Semis76ers 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 %
John Barnhill 41 19.0 7.0 - - 2.2 1.9 - - - 1.4 3.0 7.6 .388 - - - 1.1 1.7 .643
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill 4 9.0 1.5 - - 1.8 0.5 - - - 0.8 0.5 2.8 .182 - - - 0.5 1.0 .500
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

Season 4

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season 1965-661999-00
Team St. Louis Hawks, Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
John Barnhill 76 21.3 7.9 - - 2.7 2.6 - - - 1.8 3.2 8.0 .401 - - - 1.5 2.4 .614
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season 1966-672000-01
Team Baltimore BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost NBA 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 %
John Barnhill 53 22.9 8.3 - - 3.0 2.6 - - - 1.5 3.5 8.4 .418 - - - 1.2 1.9 .641
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season 1967-682001-02
Team San Diego RocketsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
John Barnhill 75 25.1 9.9 - - 2.3 3.5 - - - 1.9 3.9 9.3 .421 - - - 2.1 3.1 .658
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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

Season 7

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season 1968-692002-03
Team Baltimore BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div Semis76ers 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 %
John Barnhill 30 16.8 6.4 - - 1.8 2.4 - - - 2.1 2.5 5.8 .434 - - - 1.3 2.2 .600
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill 1 10.0 2.0 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 3.0 1.0 2.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Season 8

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season -2003-04
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Allen Iverson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season -2004-05
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs -76ers 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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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

Season 10

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season -2005-06
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Allen Iverson ------- --- ----------

Season 11

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season -2006-07
Team -Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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

Season 12

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season -2007-08
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Nuggets 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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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

Season 13

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season -2008-09
Team -Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Allen Iverson ------- --- ----------

Season 14

John Barnhill Allen Iverson
Season -2009-10
Team -Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers
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 %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Allen Iverson 28 30.9 13.8 0.6 2.3 2.8 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.3 1.7 4.9 11.3 .430 0.3 0.9 .360 3.7 4.7 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
John Barnhill ------- --- ----------
Allen Iverson ------- --- ----------