Allen Iverson vs. Domantas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis.

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 Domantas Sabonis 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 10.6 points more than Domantas Sabonis in his 10 seasons (26.7 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 13,778 points more (24,368 vs. 10,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+10.6
14
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+13,778
14
Domantas Sabonis 10,590
10

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis (+17.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,871).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+17.7
8
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,871
8
Domantas Sabonis 240
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Domantas Sabonis 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Domantas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+78
Domantas Sabonis 1

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+316
Domantas Sabonis 29

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+490
Domantas Sabonis 210

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+360
Domantas Sabonis 523

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+265
Domantas Sabonis 649

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Domantas Sabonis 8
+8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Domantas Sabonis 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Domantas Sabonis 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+36
Domantas Sabonis 0

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+57
Domantas Sabonis 4

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+59
Domantas Sabonis 12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+52
Domantas Sabonis 19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Domantas Sabonis 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:+10.6+3.0+10.5+13.4+0.7+2.3+3.1+4.0+4.7+5.1+4+257
Domantas Sabonis 16.1 6.3 11.3 55.9 0.5 1.4 34.4 3.0 4.2 72.9 10 657

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:+13,778+4,325+12,495+13.4+745+2,470+3.1+4,383+5,437+5.1+4+257
Domantas Sabonis 10,590 4,142 7,411 55.9 314 913 34.4 1,992 2,731 72.9 10 657

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:+17.7+5.7+16.8+10.1+1.5+4.4+15.1+4.5+5.6+9.2+4+51
Domantas Sabonis 12.0 4.9 9.7 50.3 0.2 0.9 17.6 2.2 3.2 67.2 4 20

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:+1,871+658+1,689+10.1+120+359+15.1+435+562+9.2+4+51
Domantas Sabonis 240 97 193 50.3 3 17 17.6 43 64 67.2 4 20

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+17.6
199776
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+10.4
199880
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
201874

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+12.7
199948
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
201974

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+9.9
200070
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
202062

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+10.8
200171
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
202162

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+12.5
200260
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+8.7
200382
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+7.5
200448
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
202262

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+11.6
200575
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
202379

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+13.6
200672
Domantas Sabonis 19.4
202482

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+7.2
200765
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
202570

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+9.2
200882
Domantas Sabonis 17.2
202611

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 2 seasons more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 14, from 2009 to 2010—he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 85 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
+2.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+20.0
19998
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+14.8
20055
Domantas Sabonis 16.4
20237

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+22.8
20075
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20250

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 24.5
+24.5
20084
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson didn't play in the postseason.

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