Gilbert Arenas vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Gilbert Arenas 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 Gilbert Arenas.

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 Gilbert Arenas 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 6 points more than Gilbert Arenas in his 11 seasons (26.7 points against 20.7), and he also scored a total of 12,966 points more (24,368 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Gilbert Arenas	20.7		11
Allen Iverson	26.7	+6.0	14

Total Points			Seasons
Gilbert Arenas	11,402		11
Allen Iverson	24,368	+12,966	14

Scoring Titles
Gilbert Arenas	0
Allen Iverson	4	+4

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
Gilbert Arenas	10.9		2002	47
Allen Iverson	23.5	+12.6	1997	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	18.3		2003	82
Allen Iverson	22.0	+3.7	1998	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	19.6		2004	55
Allen Iverson	26.8	+7.2	1999	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	25.5		2005	80
Allen Iverson	28.4	+2.9	2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	29.3		2006	80
Allen Iverson	31.1	+1.8	2001	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	28.4		2007	74
Allen Iverson	31.4	+3.0	2002	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	19.4		2008	13
Allen Iverson	27.6	+8.2	2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	13.0		2009	2
Allen Iverson	26.4	+13.4	2004	48

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	22.6		2010	32
Allen Iverson	30.7	+8.1	2005	75

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	10.8		2011	70
Allen Iverson	33.0	+22.2	2006	72

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	10.8		2011	70
Allen Iverson	26.3	+15.5	2007	65

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	4.2		2012	17
Allen Iverson	26.3	+22.1	2007	65

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 4 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 16, from 2007 to 2010—he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 232 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8.