Chris Bosh vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Chris Bosh 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 Chris Bosh.

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 Chris Bosh 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 7.5 points more than Chris Bosh in his 13 seasons (26.7 points against 19.2), and he also scored a total of 7,179 points more (24,368 vs. 17,189).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Chris Bosh 19.2
13
Allen Iverson 26.7
+7.5
14

Total Points

Seasons
Chris Bosh 17,189
13
Allen Iverson 24,368
+7,179
14

Scoring Titles

Chris Bosh 0
Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+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 Chris Bosh (+14.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+723).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 15.6
6
Allen Iverson 29.7
+14.1
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Chris Bosh 1,388
6
Allen Iverson 2,111
+723
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 10
Allen Iverson 79
+69

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 82
Allen Iverson 345
+263

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 422
Allen Iverson 700
+278

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 815
Allen Iverson 883
+68

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 892
Allen Iverson 914
+22

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
+1
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 3
Allen Iverson 36
+33

20+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 23
Allen Iverson 61
+38

10+ Point Games

Chris Bosh 72
+1
Allen Iverson 71

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Chris Bosh 88
+17
Allen Iverson 71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Chris Bosh 1
+1
Allen Iverson 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893
difference:+7.5+2.3+7.7+6.8+0.9+2.7+2.2+2.0+2.6+1.9+1+21
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
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893
difference:+7,179+2,258+7,325+6.8+754+2,473+2.2+1,909+2,577+1.9+1+21
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
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89
difference:+14.1+4.8+14.3+7.2+1.1+3.7+5.9+3.3+4.5+3.6+2+18
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
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89
difference:+723+240+794+7.2+69+236+5.9+174+246+3.6+2+18
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
Chris Bosh 11.5
200475
Allen Iverson 23.5
+12.0
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.8
200581
Allen Iverson 22.0
+5.2
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.5
200670
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+4.3
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.6
200769
Allen Iverson 28.4
+5.8
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.3
200867
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+8.8
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 22.7
200977
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+8.7
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
201070
Allen Iverson 27.6
+3.6
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.7
201177
Allen Iverson 26.4
+7.7
200448

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.0
2012NBA Champion57
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+12.7
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.6
2013NBA Champion74
Allen Iverson 33.0
+16.4
200672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 16.2
201479
Allen Iverson 26.3
+10.1
200765

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 21.1
201544
Allen Iverson 26.4
+5.3
200882

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 19.1
+1.6
201653
Allen Iverson 17.5
200957

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 1 season more than Chris Bosh in the NBA.

In that year—his season 14 in 2010—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 28 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 17.5
20076
Allen Iverson 26.2
+8.7
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 24.0
20085
Allen Iverson 32.9
+8.9
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 18.6
+18.6
201121
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.0
2012NBA Champion14
Allen Iverson 31.2
+17.2
20055

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 12.1
+12.1
2013NBA Champion23
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh 14.9
201420
Allen Iverson 22.8
+7.9
20075

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20150
Allen Iverson 24.5
+24.5
20084

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20160
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Allen Iverson didn't play in the postseason.

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