Bam Adebayo vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Bam Adebayo 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.
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 Bam Adebayo.
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 Bam Adebayo 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 11 points more than Bam Adebayo in his 8 seasons (26.7 points against 15.7), and he also scored a total of 15,445 points more (24,368 vs. 8,923).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 8 | |
| Allen Iverson | 26.7 | +11.0 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | 8 | |
| Allen Iverson | 24,368 | +15,445 | 14 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |
| Allen Iverson | 4 |  +4 |
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 Bam Adebayo (+13.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+833).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 7 | |
| Allen Iverson | 29.7 | +13.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 7 | |
| Allen Iverson | 2,111 | +833 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 11 | +11 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 178 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 700 | +522 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 438 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 883 | +445 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 561 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 914 | +353 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | +6 | ||
| Allen Iverson | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 3 | +3 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 0 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 10 | +10 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 61 | +28 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | |||
| Allen Iverson | 71 | +7 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 77 | +6 | ||
| Allen Iverson | 71 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1 | +1 | ||
| Allen Iverson | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 15.7 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 53.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 31.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 75.6 | 8 | 567 |
| difference: | +11.0 | +3.3 | +10.5 | +11.1 | +1.0 | +3.1 | +0.1 | +3.5 | +4.3 | +2.4 | +6 | +347 |
| Allen Iverson | 26.7 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 42.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 31.3 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 78.0 | 14 | 914 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 8,923 | 3,428 | 6,389 | 53.7 | 102 | 325 | 31.4 | 1,965 | 2,598 | 75.6 | 8 | 567 |
| difference: | +15,445 | +5,039 | +13,517 | +11.1 | +957 | +3,058 | +0.1 | +4,410 | +5,570 | +2.4 | +6 | +347 |
| Allen Iverson | 24,368 | 8,467 | 19,906 | 42.5 | 1,059 | 3,383 | 31.3 | 6,375 | 8,168 | 78.0 | 14 | 914 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 16.4 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 51.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +13.3 | +4.1 | +14.0 | +11.6 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +8.4 | +3.4 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +1 | +7 |
| Allen Iverson | 29.7 | 10.6 | 26.5 | 40.1 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 32.7 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 76.4 | 8 | 71 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 1,278 | 504 | 975 | 51.7 | 9 | 37 | 24.3 | 261 | 345 | 75.7 | 7 | 78 |
| difference: | +833 | +251 | +907 | +11.6 | +114 | +339 | +8.4 | +217 | +281 | +0.7 | +1 | +7 |
| Allen Iverson | 2,111 | 755 | 1,882 | 40.1 | 123 | 376 | 32.7 | 478 | 626 | 76.4 | 8 | 71 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Allen Iverson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Allen Iverson played 9 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2005 to 2010—he averaged 25.3 points in a total of 566 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8. In those 9 extra years over Bam Adebayo, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2018 | 5 |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 1997 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bam Adebayo | 17.5 | +17.5 | 2025 | 4 |
| Allen Iverson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.8 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8. |