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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() +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 | |||
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 | |||
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
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
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
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 game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 19.7 | +19.7 | 2009 | 7 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2010 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | 32.9 | +32.9 | 2001 | 22 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | 31.7 | +31.7 | 2003 | 12 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | 22.8 | +22.8 | 2007 | 5 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Derrick Rose | 0.0 | 2023 | 1 | |
Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Derrick Rose didn't play in the postseason. |