Jalen Duren vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Jalen Duren 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 Jalen Duren.

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 Jalen Duren 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 14.5 points more than Jalen Duren in his 4 seasons (26.7 points against 12.2), and he also scored a total of 21,588 points more (24,368 vs. 2,780).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Duren 12.2
4
Allen Iverson 26.7
+14.5
14

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Duren 2,780
4
Allen Iverson 24,368
+21,588
14

Scoring Titles

Jalen Duren 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 Jalen Duren (+17.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,040).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Duren 11.8
1
Allen Iverson 29.7
+17.9
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Duren 71
1
Allen Iverson 2,111
+2,040
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
Allen Iverson 79
+79

30+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 4
Allen Iverson 345
+341

20+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 27
Allen Iverson 700
+673

10+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 153
Allen Iverson 883
+730

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Duren 224
Allen Iverson 914
+690

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Duren 4
+4
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 0
Allen Iverson 36
+36

20+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 1
Allen Iverson 61
+60

10+ Point Games

Jalen Duren 3
Allen Iverson 71
+68

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Duren 6
Allen Iverson 71
+65

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Duren 0
Allen Iverson 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Duren 12.2 5.0 7.6 65.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.2 70.2 4 228
difference:+14.5+4.3+14.2+22.8+1.2+3.7+31.3+4.8+5.7+7.8+10+686
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
Jalen Duren 2,780 1,135 1,738 65.3 0 6 0.0 510 726 70.2 4 228
difference:+21,588+7,332+18,168+22.8+1,059+3,377+31.3+5,865+7,442+7.8+10+686
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
Jalen Duren 11.8 4.3 6.7 65.0 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 3.8 82.6 1 6
difference:+17.9+6.3+19.8+24.9+1.7+5.3+32.7+3.5+5.0+6.2+7+65
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
Jalen Duren 71 26 40 65.0 0 0 - 19 23 82.6 1 6
difference:+2,040+729+1,842+24.9+123+376+32.7+459+603+6.2+7+65
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
Jalen Duren 9.1
202367
Allen Iverson 23.5
+14.4
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 13.8
202461
Allen Iverson 22.0
+8.2
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 11.8
202578
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+15.0
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 18.6
202622
Allen Iverson 28.4
+9.8
200070

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 13 seasons more than Jalen Duren in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2001 to 2010—he averaged 26.3 points in a total of 761 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 13 extra years over Jalen Duren, Allen Iverson won 3 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren -
DNP
20230
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren -
DNP
20240
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren 11.8
20256
Allen Iverson 28.5
+16.7
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Duren -
DNP *
20260
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010
* season in progress

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 29.9 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.9 ppg and his lowest 22.8.