Allen Iverson vs. Ja Morant: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ja Morant 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 Ja Morant have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all 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 stats than Ja Morant 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 4.1 points more than Ja Morant in his 6 seasons (26.7 points against 22.6), and he also scored a total of 17,426 points more (24,368 vs. 6,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+4.1
14
Ja Morant 22.6
6

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+17,426
14
Ja Morant 6,942
6

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Ja Morant 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 Ja Morant (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,538).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+3.7
8
Ja Morant 26.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,538
8
Ja Morant 573
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Ja Morant 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+10
Ja Morant 1

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+70
Ja Morant 9

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+280
Ja Morant 65

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+508
Ja Morant 192

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+590
Ja Morant 293

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+607
Ja Morant 307

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Ja Morant 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Ja Morant 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+7
Ja Morant 3

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+28
Ja Morant 8

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+47
Ja Morant 14

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+49
Ja Morant 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+49
Ja Morant 22

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Ja Morant 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:+4.1+1.1+4.4+4.4+0.2+0.6+0.3+2.1+2.5+1.4+8+607
Ja Morant 22.6 8.2 17.4 46.9 1.4 4.3 31.6 4.9 6.4 76.6 6 307

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:+17,426+5,960+14,562+4.4+644+2,071+0.3+4,862+6,193+1.4+8+607
Ja Morant 6,942 2,507 5,344 46.9 415 1,312 31.6 1,513 1,975 76.6 6 307

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:+3.7+1.4+5.8+4.4+0.3+0.5+1.7+1.1+1.3+1.4+4+49
Ja Morant 26.0 9.2 20.7 44.5 2.0 5.8 34.4 5.6 7.5 75.0 4 22

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:+1,538+552+1,426+4.4+79+248+1.7+355+462+1.4+4+49
Ja Morant 573 203 456 44.5 44 128 34.4 123 164 75.0 4 22

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+5.7
199776
Ja Morant 17.8
202067

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+2.9
199880
Ja Morant 19.1
202163

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
199948
Ja Morant 27.4
+0.6
202257

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+2.2
200070
Ja Morant 26.2
202361

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+6.0
200171
Ja Morant 25.1
20249

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+8.2
200260
Ja Morant 23.2
202550

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 9 seasons more than Ja Morant in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2003 to 2010—he averaged 25.8 points in a total of 537 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 9 extra years over Ja Morant, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Ja Morant -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Ja Morant 30.2
+30.2
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+1.4
19998
Ja Morant 27.1
20229

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+1.6
200010
Ja Morant 24.6
20235

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Ja Morant -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+11.7
20025
Ja Morant 18.3
20253

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 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.

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