Allen Iverson vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons and Allen Iverson 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 Anfernee Simons.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allen Iverson has better scoring stats than Anfernee Simons in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 11.7 points more than Anfernee Simons in his 7 seasons (26.7 points against 15.0), and he also scored a total of 18,531 points more (24,368 vs. 5,837).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+11.7
14
Anfernee Simons 15.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+18,531
14
Anfernee Simons 5,837
7

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Anfernee Simons 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+25 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,041).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+25.0
8
Anfernee Simons 4.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+2,041
8
Anfernee Simons 70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Anfernee Simons 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+75
Anfernee Simons 4

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+306
Anfernee Simons 39

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+574
Anfernee Simons 126

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+634
Anfernee Simons 249

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+546
Anfernee Simons 368

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Anfernee Simons 21
+21

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Anfernee Simons 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Anfernee Simons 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+36
Anfernee Simons 0

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+61
Anfernee Simons 0

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+68
Anfernee Simons 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+60
Anfernee Simons 11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Anfernee Simons 4
+4

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 26.7 9.3 21.8 42.5 1.2 3.7 31.3 7.0 8.9 78.0 14 914
difference:+11.7+4.0+9.5+0.5+1.3+2.8+6.8+5.1+6.8+10.0+7+525
Anfernee Simons 15.0 5.3 12.3 43.1 2.5 6.5 38.1 1.9 2.1 88.0 7 389

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 24,368 8,467 19,906 42.5 1,059 3,383 31.3 6,375 8,168 78.0 14 914
difference:+18,531+6,398+15,102+0.5+92+844+6.8+5,643+7,336+10.0+7+525
Anfernee Simons 5,837 2,069 4,804 43.1 967 2,539 38.1 732 832 88.0 7 389

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 29.7 10.6 26.5 40.1 1.7 5.3 32.7 6.7 8.8 76.4 8 71
difference:+25.0+9.1+22.6+2.2+0.6+3.0+17.3+6.1+8.1+5.4+5+56
Anfernee Simons 4.7 1.5 3.9 37.9 1.1 2.3 50.0 0.6 0.7 81.8 3 15

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 2,111 755 1,882 40.1 123 376 32.7 478 626 76.4 8 71
difference:+2,041+733+1,824+2.2+106+342+17.3+469+615+5.4+5+56
Anfernee Simons 70 22 58 37.9 17 34 50.0 9 11 81.8 3 15

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+19.7
199776
Anfernee Simons 3.8
201920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+13.7
199880
Anfernee Simons 8.3
202070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+19.0
199948
Anfernee Simons 7.8
202164

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+11.1
200070
Anfernee Simons 17.3
202257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+10.0
200171
Anfernee Simons 21.1
202362

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+8.8
200260
Anfernee Simons 22.6
202446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+8.3
200382
Anfernee Simons 19.3
202570

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 10 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2004 to 2010—he averaged 25.4 points in a total of 614 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 10 extra years over Anfernee Simons, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Anfernee Simons 0.8
+0.8
20195

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Anfernee Simons 6.8
+6.8
20204

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+22.0
19998
Anfernee Simons 6.5
20216

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20250

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8.

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