De'Aaron Fox vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox.

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 De'Aaron Fox 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 5.2 points more than De'Aaron Fox in his 8 seasons (26.7 points against 21.5), and he also scored a total of 12,969 points more (24,368 vs. 11,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
8
Allen Iverson 26.7
+5.2
14

Total Points

Seasons
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
8
Allen Iverson 24,368
+12,969
14

Scoring Titles

De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox (+2.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,919).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
1
Allen Iverson 29.7
+2.3
8

Total Points

Playoffs
De'Aaron Fox 192
1
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,919
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
Allen Iverson 1

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 1
Allen Iverson 11
+10

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 16
Allen Iverson 79
+63

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 102
Allen Iverson 345
+243

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 299
Allen Iverson 700
+401

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 485
Allen Iverson 883
+398

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 530
Allen Iverson 914
+384

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 1
+1
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 2
Allen Iverson 36
+34

20+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 6
Allen Iverson 61
+55

10+ Point Games

De'Aaron Fox 7
Allen Iverson 71
+64

1+ Point Games (games with points)

De'Aaron Fox 7
Allen Iverson 71
+64

0 Point Games (games without points)

De'Aaron Fox 0
Allen Iverson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531
difference:+5.2+1.4+4.9+4.5+0.3+0.9+1.7+2.9+3.4+3.4+6+383
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
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531
difference:+12,969+4,257+10,947+4.5+244+916+1.7+4,211+5,268+3.4+6+383
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
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7
difference:+2.3+0.6+2.9+2.3+1.3+3.7+0.6+2.3+2.9+0.8+7+64
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
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7
difference:+1,919+685+1,717+2.3+102+313+0.6+447+585+0.8+7+64
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

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
201873
Allen Iverson 23.5
+11.9
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
201981
Allen Iverson 22.0
+4.7
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
202051
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+5.7
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
202158
Allen Iverson 28.4
+3.2
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
202259
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+7.9
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
202373
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+6.4
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
202474
Allen Iverson 27.6
+1.0
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
202562
Allen Iverson 26.4
+2.9
200448

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 8 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2005 to 2010—he averaged 24.2 points in a total of 493 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 8 extra years over De'Aaron Fox, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
20237
Allen Iverson 30.0
+2.6
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20250
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 26.3 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8.