Allen Iverson vs. Zach LaVine: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine.

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 Zach LaVine 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 5.9 points more than Zach LaVine in his 11 seasons (26.7 points against 20.8), and he also scored a total of 10,778 points more (24,368 vs. 13,590).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+5.9
14
Zach LaVine 20.8
11

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+10,778
14
Zach LaVine 13,590
11

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Zach LaVine 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 Zach LaVine (+10.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,034).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+10.4
8
Zach LaVine 19.3
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+2,034
8
Zach LaVine 77
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Zach LaVine 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+9
Zach LaVine 2

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+56
Zach LaVine 23

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+224
Zach LaVine 121

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+328
Zach LaVine 372

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
+320
Zach LaVine 563

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
+268
Zach LaVine 646

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Zach LaVine 8
+8

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Zach LaVine 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Zach LaVine 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+36
Zach LaVine 0

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+59
Zach LaVine 2

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
+67
Zach LaVine 4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
+67
Zach LaVine 4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Zach LaVine 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:+5.9+1.9+6.0+4.4+1.1+2.3+7.8+3.4+4.6+5.3+3+260
Zach LaVine 20.8 7.4 15.8 47.0 2.3 6.0 39.1 3.6 4.3 83.3 11 654

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:+10,778+3,615+9,575+4.4+474+539+7.8+4,022+5,343+5.3+3+260
Zach LaVine 13,590 4,852 10,331 47.0 1,533 3,922 39.1 2,353 2,825 83.3 11 654

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:+10.4+3.8+10.7+2.7+0.6+0.7+4.8+3.2+5.0+16.9+7+67
Zach LaVine 19.3 6.8 15.8 42.9 2.3 6.0 37.5 3.5 3.8 93.3 1 4

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:+2,034+728+1,819+2.7+114+352+4.8+464+611+16.9+7+67
Zach LaVine 77 27 63 42.9 9 24 37.5 14 15 93.3 1 4

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+13.4
199776
Zach LaVine 10.1
201577

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+8.0
199880
Zach LaVine 14.0
201682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+7.9
199948
Zach LaVine 18.9
201747

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+11.7
200070
Zach LaVine 16.7
201824

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+7.4
200171
Zach LaVine 23.7
201963

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+5.9
200260
Zach LaVine 25.5
202060

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+0.2
200382
Zach LaVine 27.4
202158

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+2.0
200448
Zach LaVine 24.4
202267

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+5.9
200575
Zach LaVine 24.8
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+13.5
200672
Zach LaVine 19.5
202425

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+3.0
200765
Zach LaVine 23.3
202574

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 5 seasons more than Zach LaVine in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2008 to 2010—he averaged 19.7 points in a total of 281 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
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20210

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Zach LaVine 19.3
+19.3
20224

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+31.2
20055
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20230

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+22.8
20075
Zach LaVine -
DNP
20250

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 24.5 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 24.5.

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