Carmelo Anthony vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony 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.

Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson are among the most prolific scorers in NBA history—combining for an staggering season total of 52,657 points—and they also have two of the all-time best scoring averages. Here we compare all 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 and also scored more points in during the postseason while Carmelo Anthony scored more points in the regular season. 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 4.2 points more than Carmelo Anthony in his 19 seasons (26.7 points against 22.5). On the other hand Carmelo Anthony scored a total of 3,921 points more than Allen Iverson (28,289 vs. 24,368).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	22.5		19
Allen Iverson	26.7	+4.2	14

Total Points			Seasons
Carmelo Anthony	28,289	+3,921	19
Allen Iverson	24,368		14

Scoring Titles
Carmelo Anthony	1
Allen Iverson	4	+3

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
Carmelo Anthony	21.0		2004	82
Allen Iverson	23.5	+2.5	1997	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	20.8		2005	75
Allen Iverson	22.0	+1.2	1998	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	26.5		2006	80
Allen Iverson	26.8	+0.3	1999	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.9	+0.5	2007	65
Allen Iverson	28.4		2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.7		2008	77
Allen Iverson	31.1	+5.4	2001	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.8		2009	66
Allen Iverson	31.4	+8.6	2002	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.2	+0.6	2010	69
Allen Iverson	27.6		2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	25.6		2011	77
Allen Iverson	26.4	+0.8	2004	48

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.6		2012	55
Allen Iverson	30.7	+8.1	2005	75

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	28.7		2013	67
Allen Iverson	33.0	+4.3	2006	72

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	27.4	+1.1	2014	77
Allen Iverson	26.3		2007	65

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	24.2		2015	40
Allen Iverson	26.4	+2.2	2008	82

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	21.8	+4.3	2016	72
Allen Iverson	17.5		2009	57

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	22.4	+8.6	2017	74
Allen Iverson	13.8		2010	28

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Carmelo Anthony	16.2	+2.4	2018	78
Allen Iverson	13.8		2010	28

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 4 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 19, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 206 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3.