Allen Iverson vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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.

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 Jermaine O'Neal.

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 Jermaine O'Neal 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 13.5 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (26.7 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 11,059 points more (24,368 vs. 13,309).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Allen Iverson	26.7	+13.5	14
Jermaine O'Neal	13.2		18

Total Points			Seasons
Allen Iverson	24,368	+11,059	14
Jermaine O'Neal	13,309		18

Scoring Titles
Allen Iverson	4	+4
Jermaine O'Neal	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	23.5	+19.4	1997	76
Jermaine O'Neal	4.1		1997	45

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	22.0	+17.5	1998	80
Jermaine O'Neal	4.5		1998	60

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.8	+24.3	1999	48
Jermaine O'Neal	2.5		1999	36

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	28.4	+24.5	2000	70
Jermaine O'Neal	3.9		2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	31.1	+18.2	2001	71
Jermaine O'Neal	12.9		2001	81

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	31.4	+12.4	2002	60
Jermaine O'Neal	19.0		2002	72

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	27.6	+6.8	2003	82
Jermaine O'Neal	20.8		2003	77

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.4	+6.3	2004	48
Jermaine O'Neal	20.1		2004	78

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	30.7	+6.4	2005	75
Jermaine O'Neal	24.3		2005	44

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	33.0	+12.9	2006	72
Jermaine O'Neal	20.1		2006	51

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.3	+6.9	2007	65
Jermaine O'Neal	19.4		2007	69

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.4	+12.8	2008	82
Jermaine O'Neal	13.6		2008	42

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	17.5	+4.2	2009	57
Jermaine O'Neal	13.3		2009	68

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	17.5	+4.2	2009	57
Jermaine O'Neal	13.3		2009	68

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	17.5	+3.9	2009	57
Jermaine O'Neal	13.6		2010	70

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	13.8	+8.4	2010	28
Jermaine O'Neal	5.4		2011	24

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 3 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 19, from 2012 to 2014—he averaged 7.5 points in a total of 124 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.3 ppg and his lowest 5.