Allen Iverson vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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 Karl-Anthony Towns 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 Karl-Anthony Towns 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 3.6 points more than Karl-Anthony Towns in his 10 seasons (26.7 points against 23.1), and he also scored a total of 9,488 points more (24,368 vs. 14,880).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+3.6
14
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+9,488
14
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880
10

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Karl-Anthony Towns 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 Karl-Anthony Towns (+9.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,122).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+9.9
8
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,122
8
Karl-Anthony Towns 989
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
Karl-Anthony Towns 2
+1

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+8
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+61
Karl-Anthony Towns 18

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+222
Karl-Anthony Towns 123

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+267
Karl-Anthony Towns 433

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+257
Karl-Anthony Towns 626

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+269
Karl-Anthony Towns 645

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Karl-Anthony Towns 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+33
Karl-Anthony Towns 3

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+34
Karl-Anthony Towns 27

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+24
Karl-Anthony Towns 47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+21
Karl-Anthony Towns 50

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Karl-Anthony Towns 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:+3.6+0.8+5.6+9.8+0.5+0.6+8.7+2.6+3.6+5.7+4+269
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.1 8.5 16.2 52.4 1.7 4.3 40.0 4.4 5.3 83.7 10 645

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:+9,488+3,007+9,482+9.8+58+593+8.7+3,532+4,773+5.7+4+269
Karl-Anthony Towns 14,880 5,460 10,424 52.4 1,117 2,790 40.0 2,843 3,395 83.7 10 645

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:+9.9+3.7+12.0+7.5+0.2+1.0+2.3+2.3+3.5+6.7+3+21
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.8 6.9 14.5 47.6 1.5 4.3 35.0 4.4 5.3 83.1 5 50

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:+1,122+409+1,155+7.5+48+162+2.3+256+359+6.7+3+21
Karl-Anthony Towns 989 346 727 47.6 75 214 35.0 222 267 83.1 5 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+5.2
199776
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
199880
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+3.1
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+5.5
199948
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+4.0
200070
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+4.6
200171
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+6.6
200260
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+3.0
200382
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+5.6
200448
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+8.9
200575
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
202462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+8.6
200672
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
202572

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 6 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2007 to 2010—he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 346 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+13.3
19998
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+9.9
200312
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+12.1
20055
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
202416

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.4
+21.4
202518

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.6 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 22.8.

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