Al Horford vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Al Horford to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Allen Iverson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Al Horford.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allen Iverson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Al Horford scored more points in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 13.8 points more than Al Horford in his 18 seasons (26.7 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 9,663 points more (24,368 vs. 14,705).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Al Horford 12.9
18
Allen Iverson 26.7
+13.8
14

Total Points

Seasons
Al Horford 14,705
18
Allen Iverson 24,368
+9,663
14

Scoring Titles

Al Horford 0
Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Al Horford (+17.8 points per game) while Al Horford scored more points (+242).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Al Horford 11.9
16
Allen Iverson 29.7
+17.8
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Al Horford 2,353
+242
16
Allen Iverson 2,111
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Allen Iverson 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 8
Allen Iverson 345
+337

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 169
Allen Iverson 700
+531

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 793
Allen Iverson 883
+90

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 1,130
+216
Allen Iverson 914

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 8
+8
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Al Horford 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

Al Horford 1
Allen Iverson 36
+35

20+ Point Games

Al Horford 27
Allen Iverson 61
+34

10+ Point Games

Al Horford 122
+51
Allen Iverson 71

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Al Horford 194
+123
Allen Iverson 71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Al Horford 3
+3
Allen Iverson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 12.9 5.3 10.5 50.9 0.9 2.3 37.7 1.4 1.8 76.3 18 1,138
difference:+13.8+4.0+11.3+8.4+0.3+1.4+6.4+5.6+7.1+1.7+4+224
Allen Iverson 26.7 9.3 21.8 42.5 1.2 3.7 31.3 7.0 8.9 78.0 14 914

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 14,705 6,062 11,900 50.9 976 2,589 37.7 1,605 2,104 76.3 18 1,138
difference:+9,663+2,405+8,006+8.4+83+794+6.4+4,770+6,064+1.7+4+224
Allen Iverson 24,368 8,467 19,906 42.5 1,059 3,383 31.3 6,375 8,168 78.0 14 914

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 11.9 4.8 9.7 49.3 1.0 2.6 39.1 1.4 1.8 77.5 16 197
difference:+17.8+5.8+16.8+9.1+0.7+2.7+6.4+5.3+7.0+1.1+8+126
Allen Iverson 29.7 10.6 26.5 40.1 1.7 5.3 32.7 6.7 8.8 76.4 8 71

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Al Horford 2,353 938 1,904 49.3 198 506 39.1 279 360 77.5 16 197
difference:+242+183+22+9.1+75+130+6.4+199+266+1.1+8+126
Allen Iverson 2,111 755 1,882 40.1 123 376 32.7 478 626 76.4 8 71

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 10.1
200881
Allen Iverson 23.5
+13.4
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.5
200967
Allen Iverson 22.0
+10.5
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.2
201081
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+12.6
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
201177
Allen Iverson 28.4
+13.1
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.4
201211
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+18.7
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 17.4
201374
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+14.0
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 18.6
201429
Allen Iverson 27.6
+9.0
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.2
201576
Allen Iverson 26.4
+11.2
200448

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.2
201682
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+15.5
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.0
201768
Allen Iverson 33.0
+19.0
200672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.9
201872
Allen Iverson 26.3
+13.4
200765

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 13.6
201968
Allen Iverson 26.4
+12.8
200882

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.9
202067
Allen Iverson 17.5
+5.6
200957

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.2
202128
Allen Iverson 17.5
+3.3
200957

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 10.2
202269
Allen Iverson 17.5
+7.3
200957

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 9.8
202363
Allen Iverson 13.8
+4.0
201028

Al Horford's additional seasons:

* Al Horford played 2 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 8.8 points in a total of 125 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.6
+12.6
20087
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 6.9
+6.9
20099
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.6
201011
Allen Iverson 28.5
+13.9
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 11.3
201112
Allen Iverson 26.2
+14.9
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.3
20123
Allen Iverson 32.9
+17.6
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 16.7
20136
Allen Iverson 30.0
+13.3
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford -
DNP
20140
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 14.4
+14.4
201516
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 13.4
201610
Allen Iverson 31.2
+17.8
20055

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.1
+15.1
201718
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 15.7
201819
Allen Iverson 22.8
+7.1
20075

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 13.9
20199
Allen Iverson 24.5
+10.6
20084

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 7.0
+7.0
20204
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford -
DNP
20210
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 12.0
+12.0
202223
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Al Horford 6.7
+6.7
202320
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100

Al Horford's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Al Horford played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 30 games.

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