Allen Iverson vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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 and Dwyane Wade are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 47,533 points—. Allen Iverson is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare their scoring stats.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allen Iverson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Dwyane Wade scored more points in the postseason. 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 4.7 points more than Dwyane Wade in his 16 seasons (26.7 points against 22.0), and he also scored a total of 1,203 points more (24,368 vs. 23,165).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+4.7
14
Dwyane Wade 22.0
16

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+1,203
14
Dwyane Wade 23,165
16

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+3
Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Dwyane Wade (+7.4 points per game) while Dwyane Wade scored more points (+1,843).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+7.4
8
Dwyane Wade 22.3
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
8
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+1,843
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Dwyane Wade 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+8
Dwyane Wade 3

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+45
Dwyane Wade 34

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+125
Dwyane Wade 220

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+71
Dwyane Wade 629

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
Dwyane Wade 970
+87

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
Dwyane Wade 1,051
+137

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Dwyane Wade 3
+3

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Dwyane Wade 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+3
Dwyane Wade 7

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+2
Dwyane Wade 34

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
Dwyane Wade 111
+50

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
Dwyane Wade 171
+100

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
Dwyane Wade 177
+106

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Dwyane Wade 0

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:+4.7+1.3+5.1+5.5+0.7+1.9+2.0+1.6+1.8+1.5+2+140
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054

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:+1,203+13+2,289+5.5+510+1,509+2.0+667+705+1.5+2+140
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054

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:+7.4+2.4+9.2+7.2+1.1+3.6+1.1+1.3+1.9+1.6+5+106
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177

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:+1,843+695+1,180+7.2+20+71+1.1+473+594+1.6+5+106
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177

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
+7.3
199776
Dwyane Wade 16.2
200461

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
199880
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+2.1
200577

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
199948
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+0.4
2006NBA Champion75

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+1.0
200070
Dwyane Wade 27.4
200751

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+6.5
200171
Dwyane Wade 24.6
200851

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+1.2
200260
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
200979

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+1.0
200382
Dwyane Wade 26.6
201077

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+0.9
200448
Dwyane Wade 25.5
201176

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+8.6
200575
Dwyane Wade 22.1
2012NBA Champion49

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+11.8
200672
Dwyane Wade 21.2
2013NBA Champion69

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+7.3
200765
Dwyane Wade 19.0
201454

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+4.9
200882
Dwyane Wade 21.5
201562

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
200957
Dwyane Wade 19.0
+1.5
201674

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
200957
Dwyane Wade 18.3
+0.8
201760

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+6.1
200957
Dwyane Wade 11.4
201867

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 13.8
+2.4
201028
Dwyane Wade 11.4
201867

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 2 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2018 to 2019—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 139 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+0.1
19998
Dwyane Wade 28.4
2006NBA Champion23

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+2.7
200010
Dwyane Wade 23.5
20074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+0.9
20025
Dwyane Wade 29.1
20097

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
200312
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+1.5
20105

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+24.5
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+8.4
20055
Dwyane Wade 22.8
2012NBA Champion23

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+15.9
2013NBA Champion22

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+5.0
20075
Dwyane Wade 17.8
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 24.5
+24.5
20084
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20150

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Dwyane Wade 21.4
+21.4
201614

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Dwyane Wade 15.0
+15.0
20176

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+16.6
20185

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100
Dwyane Wade 16.6
+16.6
20185

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 5 games.

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