Allen Iverson vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose 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 Derrick Rose.

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 Derrick Rose 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 9.3 points more than Derrick Rose in his 15 seasons (26.7 points against 17.4), and he also scored a total of 11,795 points more (24,368 vs. 12,573).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+9.3
14
Derrick Rose 17.4
15

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+11,795
14
Derrick Rose 12,573
15

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Derrick Rose 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 Derrick Rose (+7.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+970).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+7.8
8
Derrick Rose 21.9
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+970
8
Derrick Rose 1,141
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Derrick Rose 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+10
Derrick Rose 1

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+76
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+289
Derrick Rose 56

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+407
Derrick Rose 293

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+289
Derrick Rose 594

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+200
Derrick Rose 714

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Derrick Rose 9
+9

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Derrick Rose 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+9
Derrick Rose 1

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+24
Derrick Rose 12

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+31
Derrick Rose 30

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+23
Derrick Rose 48

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+20
Derrick Rose 51

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

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:+9.3+2.5+6.9+3.0+0.4+1.1+0.3+4.0+5.3+5.1+1+191
Derrick Rose 17.4 6.8 14.9 45.6 0.8 2.6 31.6 3.0 3.6 83.1 15 723

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:+11,795+3,546+9,108+3.0+469+1,517+0.3+4,234+5,593+5.1+1+191
Derrick Rose 12,573 4,921 10,798 45.6 590 1,866 31.6 2,141 2,575 83.1 15 723

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:+7.8+2.2+6.8+2.5+0.4+1.2+0.5+2.8+4.2+8.1+19
Derrick Rose 21.9 8.4 19.7 42.6 1.3 4.1 32.2 3.9 4.6 84.5 8 52

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:+970+319+858+2.5+55+165+0.5+277+388+8.1+19
Derrick Rose 1,141 436 1,024 42.6 68 211 32.2 201 238 84.5 8 52

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+6.7
199776
Derrick Rose 16.8
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+1.2
199880
Derrick Rose 20.8
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+1.8
199948
Derrick Rose 25.0
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+6.6
200070
Derrick Rose 21.8
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+15.2
200171
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+13.7
200260
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+11.2
200382
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+8.4
200448
Derrick Rose 18.0
201764

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+22.3
200575
Derrick Rose 8.4
201825

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+15.0
200672
Derrick Rose 18.0
201951

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+8.2
200765
Derrick Rose 18.1
202050

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+11.7
200882
Derrick Rose 14.7
202150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+5.5
200957
Derrick Rose 12.0
202226

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 13.8
+8.2
201028
Derrick Rose 5.6
202327

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 1 season more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In that year—his season 15 in 2024—he averaged 8.0 points in a total of 24 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+1.4
19998
Derrick Rose 27.1
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+3.2
200010
Derrick Rose 23.0
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+9.7
20025
Derrick Rose 20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+17.0
20055
Derrick Rose 14.2
20185

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20190

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+22.8
20075
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20200

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 24.5
+5.1
20084
Derrick Rose 19.4
20215

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20220

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100
Derrick Rose 0.0
20231

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Derrick Rose didn't play in the postseason.

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