Allen Iverson vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson 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 and Joe Johnson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 44,775 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 stats than Joe Johnson 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 10.7 points more than Joe Johnson in his 18 seasons (26.7 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 3,961 points more (24,368 vs. 20,407).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Allen Iverson	26.7	+10.7	14
Joe Johnson	16.0		18

Total Points			Seasons
Allen Iverson	24,368	+3,961	14
Joe Johnson	20,407		18

Scoring Titles
Allen Iverson	4	+4
Joe Johnson	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	+16.0	1997	76
Joe Johnson	7.5		2002	77

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	22.0	+14.5	1998	80
Joe Johnson	7.5		2002	77

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.8	+17.0	1999	48
Joe Johnson	9.8		2003	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	28.4	+11.7	2000	70
Joe Johnson	16.7		2004	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	31.1	+14.0	2001	71
Joe Johnson	17.1		2005	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	31.4	+11.2	2002	60
Joe Johnson	20.2		2006	82

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	27.6	+2.6	2003	82
Joe Johnson	25.0		2007	57

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.4	+4.7	2004	48
Joe Johnson	21.7		2008	82

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	30.7	+9.3	2005	75
Joe Johnson	21.4		2009	79

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	33.0	+11.7	2006	72
Joe Johnson	21.3		2010	76

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.3	+8.1	2007	65
Joe Johnson	18.2		2011	72

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.4	+7.6	2008	82
Joe Johnson	18.8		2012	60

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	17.5	+1.2	2009	57
Joe Johnson	16.3		2013	72

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	13.8		2010	28
Joe Johnson	15.8	+2.0	2014	79

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 6 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 20, from 2015 to 2022—he averaged 11.2 points in a total of 376 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 2.