Chauncey Billups vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups 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 Chauncey Billups.

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 Chauncey Billups 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 11.5 points more than Chauncey Billups in his 17 seasons (26.7 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 8,566 points more (24,368 vs. 15,802).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15.2
17
Allen Iverson 26.7
+11.5
14

Total Points

Seasons
Chauncey Billups 15,802
17
Allen Iverson 24,368
+8,566
14

Scoring Titles

Chauncey Billups 0
Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Chauncey Billups (+12.4 points per game) while Chauncey Billups scored more points (+415).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 17.3
12
Allen Iverson 29.7
+12.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Chauncey Billups 2,526
+415
12
Allen Iverson 2,111
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Allen Iverson 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 42
Allen Iverson 345
+303

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 308
Allen Iverson 700
+392

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 776
Allen Iverson 883
+107

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 1,027
+113
Allen Iverson 914

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 16
+16
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 1
Allen Iverson 10
+9

30+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 10
Allen Iverson 36
+26

20+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 57
Allen Iverson 61
+4

10+ Point Games

Chauncey Billups 123
+52
Allen Iverson 71

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chauncey Billups 143
+72
Allen Iverson 71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chauncey Billups 3
+3
Allen Iverson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chauncey Billups 15.2 4.5 10.9 41.5 1.8 4.5 38.7 4.3 4.8 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+11.5+4.8+10.9+1.0+0.6+0.8+7.4+2.7+4.1+11.4+3+129
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
Chauncey Billups 15,802 4,738 11,413 41.5 1,830 4,725 38.7 4,496 5,029 89.4 17 1,043
difference:+8,566+3,729+8,493+1.0+771+1,342+7.4+1,879+3,139+11.4+3+129
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
Chauncey Billups 17.3 5.0 12.3 41.1 1.8 5.0 36.6 5.4 6.1 88.0 12 146
difference:+12.4+5.6+14.2+1.0+0.1+0.3+3.9+1.3+2.7+11.6+4+75
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
Chauncey Billups 2,526 737 1,793 41.1 267 729 36.6 785 892 88.0 12 146
difference:+415+18+89+1.0+144+353+3.9+307+266+11.6+4+75
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

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 11.2
199880
Allen Iverson 23.5
+12.3
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 13.9
199945
Allen Iverson 22.0
+8.1
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 8.6
200013
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+18.2
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 9.3
200177
Allen Iverson 28.4
+19.1
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 12.5
200282
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+18.6
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.2
200374
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+15.2
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.9
2004NBA Champion78
Allen Iverson 27.6
+10.7
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.5
200580
Allen Iverson 26.4
+9.9
200448

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.5
200681
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+12.2
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.0
200770
Allen Iverson 33.0
+16.0
200672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.0
200878
Allen Iverson 26.3
+9.3
200765

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.7
200979
Allen Iverson 26.4
+8.7
200882

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.7
+0.2
200979
Allen Iverson 17.5
200957

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 19.5
+2.0
201073
Allen Iverson 17.5
200957

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.8
201172
Allen Iverson 17.5
+0.7
200957

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 15.0
+1.2
201220
Allen Iverson 13.8
201028

Chauncey Billups' additional seasons:

* Chauncey Billups played 2 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2013 to 2014—he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 41 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19980
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
19990
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
20000
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 1.0
20013
Allen Iverson 26.2
+25.2
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 22.0
20023
Allen Iverson 32.9
+10.9
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.0
200314
Allen Iverson 30.0
+12.0
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.4
2004NBA Champion23
Allen Iverson 31.7
+15.3
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.7
+18.7
200525
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 17.9
200618
Allen Iverson 31.2
+13.3
20055

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 18.6
+18.6
200716
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 16.1
200815
Allen Iverson 22.8
+6.7
20075

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 20.6
200916
Allen Iverson 24.5
+3.9
20084

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 20.6
+20.6
200916
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 20.3
+20.3
20106
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups 10.0
+10.0
20111
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Chauncey Billups -
DNP
20120
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100

Chauncey Billups' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Chauncey Billups played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 6 games.