Ray Allen vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Ray Allen 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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Ray Allen and Allen Iverson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 48,873 points—. Allen Iverson is also one of the all-time leaders in points per game. Here we compare their scoring stats.

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 while Ray Allen scored more total points in both stages. 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 7.8 points more than Ray Allen in his 18 seasons (26.7 points against 18.9). On the other hand Ray Allen scored a total of 137 points more than Allen Iverson (24,505 vs. 24,368).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Ray Allen 18.9
18
Allen Iverson 26.7
+7.8
14

Total Points

Seasons
Ray Allen 24,505
+137
18
Allen Iverson 24,368
14

Scoring Titles

Ray Allen 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 Ray Allen (+13.6 points per game) while Ray Allen scored more points (+638).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Ray Allen 16.1
11
Allen Iverson 29.7
+13.6
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Ray Allen 2,749
+638
11
Allen Iverson 2,111
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Ray Allen 0
Allen Iverson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Allen Iverson 11
+10

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 13
Allen Iverson 79
+66

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 130
Allen Iverson 345
+215

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 584
Allen Iverson 700
+116

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1,134
+251
Allen Iverson 883

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 1,295
+381
Allen Iverson 914

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 5
+5
Allen Iverson 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Ray Allen 1
Allen Iverson 3
+2

40+ Point Games

Ray Allen 3
Allen Iverson 10
+7

30+ Point Games

Ray Allen 11
Allen Iverson 36
+25

20+ Point Games

Ray Allen 59
Allen Iverson 61
+2

10+ Point Games

Ray Allen 124
+53
Allen Iverson 71

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Ray Allen 168
+97
Allen Iverson 71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Ray Allen 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
Ray Allen 18.9 6.6 14.6 45.2 2.3 5.7 40.0 3.4 3.8 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+7.8+2.7+7.2+2.7+1.1+2.0+8.7+3.6+5.1+11.4+4+386
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
Ray Allen 24,505 8,567 18,955 45.2 2,973 7,429 40.0 4,398 4,920 89.4 18 1,300
difference:+137+100+951+2.7+1,914+4,046+8.7+1,977+3,248+11.4+4+386
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
Ray Allen 16.1 5.4 12.3 44.3 2.3 5.6 40.1 3.0 3.4 88.3 11 171
difference:+13.6+5.2+14.2+4.2+0.6+0.3+7.4+3.7+5.4+11.9+3+100
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
Ray Allen 2,749 928 2,095 44.3 385 959 40.1 508 575 88.3 11 171
difference:+638+173+213+4.2+262+583+7.4+30+51+11.9+3+100
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
Ray Allen 13.4
199782
Allen Iverson 23.5
+10.1
199776

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 19.5
199882
Allen Iverson 22.0
+2.5
199880

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.1
199950
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+9.7
199948

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.1
200082
Allen Iverson 28.4
+6.3
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
200182
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+9.1
200171

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 21.8
200269
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+9.6
200260

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
200376
Allen Iverson 27.6
+5.1
200382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
200376
Allen Iverson 26.4
+3.9
200448

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.5
200376
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+8.2
200575

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.0
200456
Allen Iverson 33.0
+10.0
200672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 23.9
200578
Allen Iverson 26.3
+2.4
200765

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
200678
Allen Iverson 26.3
+1.2
200765

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.4
200755
Allen Iverson 26.4
200882

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 17.4
2008NBA Champion73
Allen Iverson 17.5
+0.1
200957

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.2
+4.4
200979
Allen Iverson 13.8
201028

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

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

In those years—his seasons 16 to 20, from 2010 to 2014—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 358 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19970
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
19980
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.3
19993
Allen Iverson 28.5
+6.2
19998

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 22.0
20005
Allen Iverson 26.2
+4.2
200010

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 25.1
200118
Allen Iverson 32.9
+7.8
200122

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20020
Allen Iverson 30.0
+30.0
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Allen Iverson 31.7
+31.7
200312

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20030
Allen Iverson 31.2
+31.2
20055

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20040
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 26.5
+3.7
200511
Allen Iverson 22.8
20075

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20060
Allen Iverson 22.8
+22.8
20075

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen -
DNP
20070
Allen Iverson 24.5
+24.5
20084

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 15.6
+15.6
2008NBA Champion26
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Ray Allen 18.3
+18.3
200914
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 94 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 9.3.

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