Allen Iverson vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook and Allen Iverson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 50,573 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Russell Westbrook scored more total points in both stages. 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 5.5 points more than Russell Westbrook in his 17 seasons (26.7 points against 21.2). On the other hand Russell Westbrook scored a total of 1,837 points more than Allen Iverson (26,205 vs. 24,368).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Allen Iverson	26.7	+5.5	14
Russell Westbrook	21.2		17

Total Points			Seasons
Allen Iverson	24,368		14
Russell Westbrook	26,205	+1,837	17

Scoring Titles
Allen Iverson	4	+2
Russell Westbrook	2

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	+8.2	1997	76
Russell Westbrook	15.3		2009	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	22.0	+5.9	1998	80
Russell Westbrook	16.1		2010	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.8	+4.9	1999	48
Russell Westbrook	21.9		2011	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	28.4	+4.8	2000	70
Russell Westbrook	23.6		2012	66

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	31.1	+7.9	2001	71
Russell Westbrook	23.2		2013	82

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	31.4	+9.6	2002	60
Russell Westbrook	21.8		2014	46

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	27.6		2003	82
Russell Westbrook	28.1	+0.5	2015	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.4	+2.9	2004	48
Russell Westbrook	23.5		2016	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	30.7		2005	75
Russell Westbrook	31.6	+0.9	2017	81

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	33.0	+7.6	2006	72
Russell Westbrook	25.4		2018	80

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.3	+3.4	2007	65
Russell Westbrook	22.9		2019	73

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	26.4		2008	82
Russell Westbrook	27.2	+0.8	2020	57

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	17.5		2009	57
Russell Westbrook	22.2	+4.7	2021	65

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Allen Iverson	13.8		2010	28
Russell Westbrook	18.5	+4.7	2022	78

Russell Westbrook's additional seasons:

* Russell Westbrook played 3 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 216 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 11.1.