Allen Iverson vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 Brook Lopez.

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 Brook Lopez 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 10.8 points more than Brook Lopez in his 17 seasons (26.7 points against 15.9), and he also scored a total of 6,851 points more (24,368 vs. 17,517).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+10.8
14
Brook Lopez 15.9
17

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+6,851
14
Brook Lopez 17,517
17

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez (+15.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+859).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+15.6
8
Brook Lopez 14.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+859
8
Brook Lopez 1,252
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Brook Lopez 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Brook Lopez 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+79
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+301
Brook Lopez 44

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+354
Brook Lopez 346

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+21
Brook Lopez 862

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
Brook Lopez 1,101
+187

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Brook Lopez 4
+4

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Brook Lopez 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+34
Brook Lopez 2

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+40
Brook Lopez 21

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+11
Brook Lopez 60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
Brook Lopez 87
+16

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

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:+10.8+3.3+9.6+7.1+0.2+0.9+3.9+4.2+5.4+1.7+3+191
Brook Lopez 15.9 6.0 12.2 49.7 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 17 1,105

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:+6,851+1,787+6,459+7.1+16+328+3.9+3,293+4,303+1.7+3+191
Brook Lopez 17,517 6,680 13,447 49.7 1,075 3,055 35.2 3,082 3,865 79.7 17 1,105

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:+15.6+5.2+15.9+11.2+0.6+2.1+0.4+4.5+6.2+6.4+1+18
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

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:+859+272+941+11.2+29+92+0.4+286+394+6.4+1+18
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+10.5
199776
Brook Lopez 13.0
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+3.2
199880
Brook Lopez 18.8
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+6.4
199948
Brook Lopez 20.4
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+9.2
200070
Brook Lopez 19.2
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+11.7
200171
Brook Lopez 19.4
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+10.7
200260
Brook Lopez 20.7
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+10.4
200382
Brook Lopez 17.2
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+5.8
200448
Brook Lopez 20.6
201673

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+10.2
200575
Brook Lopez 20.5
201775

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+20.0
200672
Brook Lopez 13.0
201874

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+13.8
200765
Brook Lopez 12.5
201981

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+14.4
200882
Brook Lopez 12.0
202068

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+5.2
200957
Brook Lopez 12.3
2021NBA Champion70

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+5.1
200957
Brook Lopez 12.4
202213

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+1.6
200957
Brook Lopez 15.9
202378

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 13.8
+1.3
201028
Brook Lopez 12.5
202479

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 1 season more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In that year—his season 17 in 2025—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 80 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+10.6
200122
Brook Lopez 22.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+11.9
200312
Brook Lopez 19.8
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+31.2
20055
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20170

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+11.6
20075
Brook Lopez 11.2
201915

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 24.5
+8.7
20084
Brook Lopez 15.8
202010

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Brook Lopez 13.0
+13.0
2021NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Brook Lopez 10.6
+10.6
202212

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Brook Lopez 19.0
+19.0
20235

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100
Brook Lopez 17.7
+17.7
20246

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Brook Lopez played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.0 points in a total of 5 games.

Share: