LaMelo Ball vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and LaMelo Ball 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 LaMelo Ball.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allen Iverson has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Allen Iverson has better playoff stats. 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 5.6 points more than LaMelo Ball in his 6 seasons (26.7 points against 21.1), and he also scored a total of 19,333 points more (24,368 vs. 5,035).

Points Per Game

Seasons
LaMelo Ball 21.1
6
Allen Iverson 26.7
+5.6
14

Total Points

Seasons
LaMelo Ball 5,035
6
Allen Iverson 24,368
+19,333
14

Scoring Titles

LaMelo Ball 0
Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4

Points in the Playoffs

LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Allen Iverson has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 0
0
Allen Iverson 29.7
+29.7
8

Total Points

Playoffs
LaMelo Ball 0
0
Allen Iverson 2,111
+2,111
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 1
Allen Iverson 11
+10

40+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 2
Allen Iverson 79
+77

30+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 40
Allen Iverson 345
+305

20+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 135
Allen Iverson 700
+565

10+ Point Games

LaMelo Ball 218
Allen Iverson 883
+665

1+ Point Games (games with points)

LaMelo Ball 238
Allen Iverson 914
+676

0 Point Games (games without points)

LaMelo Ball 1
+1
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Allen Iverson's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
LaMelo Ball 21.1 7.4 17.7 42.1 3.0 8.4 36.3 3.2 3.8 83.7 6 239
difference:+5.6+1.9+4.1+0.5+1.8+4.7+5.0+3.8+5.1+5.7+8+675
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
LaMelo Ball 5,035 1,776 4,221 42.1 728 2,007 36.3 755 902 83.7 6 239
difference:+19,333+6,691+15,685+0.5+331+1,376+5.0+5,620+7,266+5.7+8+675
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
LaMelo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+29.7+10.6+26.5+40.1+1.7+5.3+32.7+6.7+8.8+76.4+8+71
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
LaMelo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+2,111+755+1,882+40.1+123+376+32.7+478+626+76.4+8+71
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
LaMelo Ball 15.7
202151
Allen Iverson 23.5
+7.8
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 20.1
202275
Allen Iverson 22.0
+1.9
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 23.3
202336
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+3.5
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 23.9
202422
Allen Iverson 28.4
+4.5
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 25.2
202547
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+5.9
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball 22.0
20268
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+9.4
200260

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 8 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 14, from 2003 to 2010—he averaged 26.4 points in a total of 509 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.

In those 8 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20210
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20220
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20230
Allen Iverson 28.5
+28.5
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20240
Allen Iverson 26.2
+26.2
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP
20250
Allen Iverson 32.9
+32.9
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
LaMelo Ball -
DNP *
20260
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025
* season in progress

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 28.8 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.7 ppg and his lowest 22.8.

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