Derek Fisher vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Derek Fisher 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 Derek Fisher.

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 Derek Fisher 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.

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 18.4 points more than Derek Fisher in his 18 seasons (26.7 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 13,655 points more (24,368 vs. 10,713).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Derek Fisher 8.3
18
Allen Iverson 26.7
+18.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Derek Fisher 10,713
18
Allen Iverson 24,368
+13,655
14

Scoring Titles

Derek Fisher 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 Derek Fisher (+21.4 points per game) while Derek Fisher scored more points (+35).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Derek Fisher 8.3
16
Allen Iverson 29.7
+21.4
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Derek Fisher 2,146
+35
16
Allen Iverson 2,111
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Allen Iverson 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Allen Iverson 345
+345

20+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 51
Allen Iverson 700
+649

10+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 474
Allen Iverson 883
+409

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Derek Fisher 1,195
+281
Allen Iverson 914

0 Point Games (games without points)

Derek Fisher 92
+92
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Allen Iverson 36
+36

20+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 11
Allen Iverson 61
+50

10+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 94
+23
Allen Iverson 71

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Derek Fisher 243
+172
Allen Iverson 71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Derek Fisher 16
+16
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
Derek Fisher 8.3 2.9 7.2 39.9 1.0 2.6 37.4 1.6 1.9 81.7 18 1,287
difference:+18.4+6.4+14.6+2.7+0.2+1.1+6.1+5.4+7.0+3.7+4+373
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
Derek Fisher 10,713 3,720 9,329 39.9 1,248 3,341 37.4 2,025 2,479 81.7 18 1,287
difference:+13,655+4,747+10,577+2.7+189+42+6.1+4,350+5,689+3.7+4+373
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
Derek Fisher 8.3 2.8 6.7 42.2 1.1 2.8 39.9 1.5 1.9 80.5 16 259
difference:+21.4+7.8+19.8+2.1+0.6+2.5+7.2+5.2+6.9+4.1+8+188
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
Derek Fisher 2,146 735 1,740 42.2 285 715 39.9 391 486 80.5 16 259
difference:+35+20+142+2.1+162+339+7.2+87+140+4.1+8+188
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
Derek Fisher 3.9
199780
Allen Iverson 23.5
+19.6
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 5.8
199882
Allen Iverson 22.0
+16.2
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 5.9
199950
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+20.9
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.3
2000NBA Champion78
Allen Iverson 28.4
+22.1
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.5
2001NBA Champion20
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+19.6
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.2
2002NBA Champion70
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+20.2
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.5
200382
Allen Iverson 27.6
+17.1
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 7.1
200482
Allen Iverson 26.4
+19.3
200448

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.9
200574
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+18.8
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 13.3
200682
Allen Iverson 33.0
+19.7
200672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.1
200782
Allen Iverson 26.3
+16.2
200765

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.7
200882
Allen Iverson 26.4
+14.7
200882

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 9.9
2009NBA Champion82
Allen Iverson 17.5
+7.6
200957

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 7.5
2010NBA Champion82
Allen Iverson 13.8
+6.3
201028

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.8
201182
Allen Iverson 13.8
+7.0
201028

Derek Fisher's additional seasons:

* Derek Fisher played 5 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 20, from 2012 to 2014—he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 243 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.6 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 1.3
+1.3
19976
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.0
+6.0
199813
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 9.8
19998
Allen Iverson 28.5
+18.7
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 4.7
2000NBA Champion21
Allen Iverson 26.2
+21.5
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 13.4
2001NBA Champion16
Allen Iverson 32.9
+19.5
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.2
2002NBA Champion19
Allen Iverson 30.0
+19.8
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 12.8
200312
Allen Iverson 31.7
+18.9
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 7.5
+7.5
200422
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher -
DNP
20050
Allen Iverson 31.2
+31.2
20055

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher -
DNP
20060
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 9.5
200716
Allen Iverson 22.8
+13.3
20075

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.2
200821
Allen Iverson 24.5
+14.3
20084

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 8.0
+8.0
2009NBA Champion22
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.3
+10.3
2010NBA Champion23
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 8.2
+8.2
201110
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100

Derek Fisher's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Derek Fisher played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 72 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 8.7 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

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