Allen Iverson vs. Myles Turner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Myles Turner 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 Myles Turner.

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 Myles Turner 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 12.6 points more than Myles Turner in his 10 seasons (26.7 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 15,337 points more (24,368 vs. 9,031).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+12.6
14
Myles Turner 14.1
10

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+15,337
14
Myles Turner 9,031
10

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Myles Turner 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 Myles Turner (+15.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,201).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+15.9
8
Myles Turner 13.8
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,201
8
Myles Turner 910
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Myles Turner 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+77
Myles Turner 2

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+332
Myles Turner 13

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+571
Myles Turner 129

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+409
Myles Turner 474

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+280
Myles Turner 634

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Myles Turner 8
+8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Myles Turner 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Myles Turner 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+36
Myles Turner 0

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+48
Myles Turner 13

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+25
Myles Turner 46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+5
Myles Turner 66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Myles Turner 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:+12.6+4.1+11.4+7.4+0.4+4.9+4.5+5.7+0.9+4+272
Myles Turner 14.1 5.2 10.4 49.9 1.2 3.3 36.2 2.5 3.2 77.1 10 642

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:+15,337+5,131+13,223+7.4+303+1,295+4.9+4,772+6,090+0.9+4+272
Myles Turner 9,031 3,336 6,683 49.9 756 2,088 36.2 1,603 2,078 77.1 10 642

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:+15.9+5.5+16.3+9.9+0.4+1.9+5.1+4.4+5.6+3.9+1+5
Myles Turner 13.8 5.1 10.2 50.0 1.3 3.4 37.8 2.3 3.2 72.5 7 66

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:+1,201+419+1,210+9.9+38+151+5.1+325+415+3.9+1+5
Myles Turner 910 336 672 50.0 85 225 37.8 153 211 72.5 7 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+13.2
199776
Myles Turner 10.3
201660

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+7.5
199880
Myles Turner 14.5
201781

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+14.1
199948
Myles Turner 12.7
201865

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+15.1
200070
Myles Turner 13.3
201974

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+19.0
200171
Myles Turner 12.1
202062

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+18.8
200260
Myles Turner 12.6
202147

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+14.7
200382
Myles Turner 12.9
202242

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+8.4
200448
Myles Turner 18.0
202362

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+13.6
200575
Myles Turner 17.1
202477

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+17.4
200672
Myles Turner 15.6
202572

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 6 seasons more than Myles Turner 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
Myles Turner 10.3
+10.3
20167

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Myles Turner 10.8
+10.8
20174

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+16.1
19998
Myles Turner 12.4
20187

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+16.4
200010
Myles Turner 9.8
20194

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+17.1
200122
Myles Turner 15.8
20204

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Myles Turner -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312
Myles Turner -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Myles Turner -
DNP
20230

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+14.2
20055
Myles Turner 17.0
202417

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Myles Turner 13.8
+13.8
202523

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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