Allen Iverson vs. Cameron Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Cameron Johnson 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 Cameron Johnson.

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 Cameron Johnson 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.

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 Cameron Johnson in his 6 seasons (26.7 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 19,973 points more (24,368 vs. 4,395).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+13.8
14
Cameron Johnson 12.9
6

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+19,973
14
Cameron Johnson 4,395
6

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Cameron Johnson 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 Cameron Johnson (+19.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,725).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+19.5
8
Cameron Johnson 10.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,725
8
Cameron Johnson 386
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Cameron Johnson 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Cameron Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+79
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+339
Cameron Johnson 6

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+651
Cameron Johnson 49

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+656
Cameron Johnson 227

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+578
Cameron Johnson 336

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Cameron Johnson 4
+4

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Cameron Johnson 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Cameron Johnson 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+36
Cameron Johnson 0

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+60
Cameron Johnson 1

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+49
Cameron Johnson 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+33
Cameron Johnson 38

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Cameron Johnson 0

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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:+13.8+4.9+12.0+2.8+1.1+2.2+7.9+5.3+6.9+7.1+8+574
Cameron Johnson 12.9 4.4 9.8 45.3 2.3 5.9 39.2 1.7 2.0 85.1 6 340

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:+19,973+6,955+16,571+2.8+270+1,369+7.9+5,793+7,484+7.1+8+574
Cameron Johnson 4,395 1,512 3,335 45.3 789 2,014 39.2 582 684 85.1 6 340

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:+19.5+7.2+19.6+8.7+0.1+1.1+8.9+5.1+6.9+9.5+5+33
Cameron Johnson 10.2 3.4 6.9 48.9 1.8 4.2 41.6 1.6 1.9 85.9 3 38

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:+1,725+626+1,618+8.7+56+215+8.9+417+555+9.5+5+33
Cameron Johnson 386 129 264 48.9 67 161 41.6 61 71 85.9 3 38

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+14.7
199776
Cameron Johnson 8.8
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+12.4
199880
Cameron Johnson 9.6
202160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+14.3
199948
Cameron Johnson 12.5
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+12.9
200070
Cameron Johnson 15.5
202342

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+17.7
200171
Cameron Johnson 13.4
202458

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+12.6
200260
Cameron Johnson 18.8
202557

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 10 seasons more than Cameron Johnson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 16, from 2003 to 2010—he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 623 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 10 extra years over Cameron Johnson, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Cameron Johnson 8.2
+8.2
202121

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+17.7
19998
Cameron Johnson 10.8
202213

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+7.7
200010
Cameron Johnson 18.5
20234

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Cameron Johnson -
DNP
20250

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 28.8 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.7 ppg and his lowest 22.8.