Allen Iverson vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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 Klay Thompson.
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 Klay Thompson 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 7.7 points more than Klay Thompson in his 13 seasons (26.7 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 7,700 points more (24,368 vs. 16,668).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Allen Iverson | 26.7 | +7.7 | 14 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.0 | 13 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Allen Iverson | 24,368 | +7,700 | 14 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,668 | 13 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Allen Iverson | 4 |  +4 |
| Klay Thompson | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Klay Thompson (+10.5 points per game) while Klay Thompson scored more points (+921).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Allen Iverson | 29.7 | +10.5 | 8 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Allen Iverson | 2,111 | 8 | |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | +921 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 1 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 700 | +308 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 392 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 883 | +112 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 771 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 914 | +41 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 873 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 6 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 3 | +3 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 61 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 75 | +14 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 71 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 143 | +72 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 71 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 158 | +87 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Allen Iverson | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +7.7 | +2.2 | +6.1 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +3.9 | +9.6 | +5.3 | +6.9 | +8.0 | +1 | +35 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.0 | 7.1 | 15.7 | 44.9 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 40.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 86.0 | 13 | 879 |
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: | +7,700 | +2,265 | +6,108 | +2.4 | +1,670 | +3,283 | +9.6 | +4,840 | +6,384 | +8.0 | +1 | +35 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,668 | 6,202 | 13,798 | 44.9 | 2,729 | 6,666 | 40.9 | 1,535 | 1,784 | 86.0 | 13 | 879 |
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: | +10.5 | +3.5 | +10.1 | +3.4 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +7.8 | +4.9 | +6.7 | +8.1 | +1 | +87 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 43.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 40.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
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: | +921 | +371 | +703 | +3.4 | +378 | +861 | +7.8 | +199 | +296 | +8.1 | +1 | +87 |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | 1,126 | 2,585 | 43.6 | 501 | 1,237 | 40.5 | 279 | 330 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Allen Iverson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Allen Iverson played 1 season more than Klay Thompson in the NBA. In that year—his season 14 in 2010—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 28 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2013 | 12 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 20.7 | +20.7 | 2019 | 21 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 18.5 | +18.5 | 2023 | 13 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | 22.8 | +22.8 | 2007 | 5 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | 24.5 | +24.5 | 2008 | 4 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Allen Iverson didn't play in the postseason. |