Allen Iverson vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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 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 Kristaps Porzingis.

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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 7.1 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 9 seasons (26.7 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 14,529 points more (24,368 vs. 9,839).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+7.1
14
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
9

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+14,529
14
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839
9

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis (+17.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,777).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+17.8
8
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,777
8
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Kristaps Porzingis 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+76
Kristaps Porzingis 3

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+290
Kristaps Porzingis 55

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+461
Kristaps Porzingis 239

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+424
Kristaps Porzingis 459

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+414
Kristaps Porzingis 500

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Kristaps Porzingis 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Kristaps Porzingis 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+35
Kristaps Porzingis 1

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+56
Kristaps Porzingis 5

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+58
Kristaps Porzingis 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+44
Kristaps Porzingis 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1

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:+7.1+2.4+6.9+3.6+0.7+1.5+5.3+3.0+4.1+4.9+5+413
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 82.9 9 501

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:+14,529+5,014+12,420+3.6+109+786+5.3+4,392+5,777+4.9+5+413
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 3,453 7,486 46.1 950 2,597 36.6 1,983 2,391 82.9 9 501

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:+17.8+6.7+17.5+2.9+0.6+1.8+1.4+3.6+4.9+3.4+4+43
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28

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:+1,777+647+1,631+2.9+92+277+1.4+391+517+3.4+4+43
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+9.2
199776
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
201672

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+3.9
199880
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
201766

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+4.1
199948
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
201848

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+8.0
200070
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
202057

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+11.0
200171
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
202143

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+11.2
200260
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
202251

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+7.4
200382
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
202251

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+3.2
200448
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
202365

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+10.6
200575
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
2024NBA Champion57

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+13.5
200672
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
202542

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 6 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis 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
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+2.5
200010
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
20203

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+19.8
200122
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+18.9
20055
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
2024NBA Champion7

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
+7.7
202511

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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