Jordan Clarkson vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson.

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 Jordan Clarkson 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 10.7 points more than Jordan Clarkson in his 11 seasons (26.7 points against 16.0), and he also scored a total of 12,339 points more (24,368 vs. 12,029).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
11
Allen Iverson 26.7
+10.7
14

Total Points

Seasons
Jordan Clarkson 12,029
11
Allen Iverson 24,368
+12,339
14

Scoring Titles

Jordan Clarkson 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 Jordan Clarkson (+18 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,606).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 11.7
4
Allen Iverson 29.7
+18.0
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Jordan Clarkson 505
4
Allen Iverson 2,111
+1,606
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Allen Iverson 11
+11

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 4
Allen Iverson 79
+75

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 28
Allen Iverson 345
+317

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 226
Allen Iverson 700
+474

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 615
Allen Iverson 883
+268

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 749
Allen Iverson 914
+165

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 4
+4
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Allen Iverson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Allen Iverson 10
+10

30+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 0
Allen Iverson 36
+36

20+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 9
Allen Iverson 61
+52

10+ Point Games

Jordan Clarkson 25
Allen Iverson 71
+46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jordan Clarkson 40
Allen Iverson 71
+31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jordan Clarkson 3
+3
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
Jordan Clarkson 16.0 6.0 13.7 43.6 1.9 5.5 33.6 2.2 2.6 82.9 11 753
difference:+10.7+3.3+8.1+1.1+0.7+1.8+2.3+4.8+6.3+4.9+3+161
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
Jordan Clarkson 12,029 4,491 10,294 43.6 1,402 4,169 33.6 1,645 1,984 82.9 11 753
difference:+12,339+3,976+9,612+1.1+343+786+2.3+4,730+6,184+4.9+3+161
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.7 4.4 10.7 41.3 1.7 5.0 32.9 1.3 1.4 93.3 4 43
difference:+18.0+6.2+15.8+1.1+0.3+0.2+5.4+7.4+16.9+4+28
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
Jordan Clarkson 505 189 458 41.3 71 216 32.9 56 60 93.3 4 43
difference:+1,606+566+1,424+1.1+52+160+0.2+422+566+16.9+4+28
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
Jordan Clarkson 11.9
201559
Allen Iverson 23.5
+11.6
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.5
201679
Allen Iverson 22.0
+6.5
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 14.7
201782
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+12.1
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 13.9
201881
Allen Iverson 28.4
+14.5
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.8
201981
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+14.3
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 15.2
202071
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+16.2
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 18.4
202168
Allen Iverson 27.6
+9.2
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.0
202279
Allen Iverson 26.4
+10.4
200448

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 20.8
202361
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+9.9
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.1
202455
Allen Iverson 33.0
+15.9
200672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.2
202537
Allen Iverson 26.3
+10.1
200765

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 6 seasons more than Jordan Clarkson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 17, from 2007 to 2010—he averaged 22.5 points in a total of 354 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.4 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20150
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20160
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20170
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 4.7
201819
Allen Iverson 26.2
+21.5
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20190
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 16.7
20207
Allen Iverson 30.0
+13.3
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
202111
Allen Iverson 31.7
+14.2
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson 17.5
+17.5
20226
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20230
Allen Iverson 31.2
+31.2
20055

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20240
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jordan Clarkson -
DNP
20250
Allen Iverson 22.8
+22.8
20075

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 22.8.

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