Allen Iverson vs. Scottie Pippen: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Scottie Pippen 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 Scottie Pippen.

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 Scottie Pippen 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.

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 10.6 points more than Scottie Pippen in his 17 seasons (26.7 points against 16.1), and he also scored a total of 5,428 points more (24,368 vs. 18,940).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+10.6
14
Scottie Pippen 16.1
17

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+5,428
14
Scottie Pippen 18,940
17

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Scottie Pippen 0

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Scottie Pippen (+12.2 points per game) while Scottie Pippen scored more points (+1,531).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+12.2
8
Scottie Pippen 17.5
16

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
8
Scottie Pippen 3,642
+1,531
16

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Scottie Pippen 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Scottie Pippen 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+74
Scottie Pippen 5

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+296
Scottie Pippen 49

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+333
Scottie Pippen 367

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
Scottie Pippen 943
+60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
Scottie Pippen 1,160
+246

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Scottie Pippen 18
+18

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Scottie Pippen 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Scottie Pippen 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+30
Scottie Pippen 6

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
Scottie Pippen 87
+26

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
Scottie Pippen 178
+107

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
Scottie Pippen 206
+135

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Scottie Pippen 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

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:+10.6+3.0+8.5+4.7+0.4+1.2+1.3+4.3+5.1+7.6+3+264
Scottie Pippen 16.1 6.3 13.3 47.3 0.8 2.5 32.6 2.7 3.8 70.4 17 1,178

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:+5,428+1,047+4,206+4.7+81+381+1.3+3,253+3,731+7.6+3+264
Scottie Pippen 18,940 7,420 15,700 47.3 978 3,002 32.6 3,122 4,437 70.4 17 1,178

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:+12.2+4.2+12.0+4.3+0.7+2.1+2.4+3.0+3.7+4.0+8+137
Scottie Pippen 17.5 6.4 14.5 44.4 1.0 3.2 30.3 3.7 5.1 72.4 16 208

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:+1,531+580+1,127+4.3+77+284+2.4+294+441+4.0+8+137
Scottie Pippen 3,642 1,335 3,009 44.4 200 660 30.3 772 1,067 72.4 16 208

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
+15.6
199776
Scottie Pippen 7.9
198879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+7.6
199880
Scottie Pippen 14.4
198973

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+10.3
199948
Scottie Pippen 16.5
199082

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+10.6
200070
Scottie Pippen 17.8
1991NBA Champion82

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+10.1
200171
Scottie Pippen 21.0
1992NBA Champion82

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+12.8
200260
Scottie Pippen 18.6
1993NBA Champion81

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+5.6
200382
Scottie Pippen 22.0
199472

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+5.0
200448
Scottie Pippen 21.4
199579

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+11.3
200575
Scottie Pippen 19.4
1996NBA Champion77

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+12.8
200672
Scottie Pippen 20.2
1997NBA Champion82

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+7.2
200765
Scottie Pippen 19.1
1998NBA Champion44

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+11.9
200882
Scottie Pippen 14.5
199950

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+5.0
200957
Scottie Pippen 12.5
200082

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 13.8
+2.5
201028
Scottie Pippen 11.3
200164

Scottie Pippen's additional seasons:

* Scottie Pippen played 3 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 17, from 2002 to 2004—he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 149 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.8 ppg and his lowest 5.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Scottie Pippen 10.0
+10.0
198810

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Scottie Pippen 13.1
+13.1
198917

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+9.2
19998
Scottie Pippen 19.3
199015

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+4.6
200010
Scottie Pippen 21.6
1991NBA Champion17

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+13.4
200122
Scottie Pippen 19.5
1992NBA Champion22

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+9.9
20025
Scottie Pippen 20.1
1993NBA Champion19

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+8.9
200312
Scottie Pippen 22.8
199410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Scottie Pippen 17.8
+17.8
199510

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+14.3
20055
Scottie Pippen 16.9
1996NBA Champion18

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Scottie Pippen 19.2
+19.2
1997NBA Champion19

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+6.0
20075
Scottie Pippen 16.8
1998NBA Champion21

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 24.5
+6.2
20084
Scottie Pippen 18.3
19994

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Scottie Pippen 14.9
+14.9
200016

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100
Scottie Pippen 13.7
+13.7
20013

Scottie Pippen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Scottie Pippen played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 5.8.

Share: