Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all 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 stats than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 2.3 points more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in his 7 seasons (26.7 points against 24.4), and he also scored a total of 13,074 points more (24,368 vs. 11,294).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4		7
Allen Iverson	26.7	+2.3	14

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,294		7
Allen Iverson	24,368	+13,074	14

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1
Allen Iverson	4	+3

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82
Allen Iverson	23.5	+12.7	1997	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0		2020	70
Allen Iverson	22.0	+3.0	1998	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7		2021	35
Allen Iverson	26.8	+3.1	1999	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5		2022	56
Allen Iverson	28.4	+3.9	2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+0.3	2023	68
Allen Iverson	31.1		2001	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1		2024	75
Allen Iverson	31.4	+1.3	2002	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+5.1	2025	76
Allen Iverson	27.6		2003	82

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 8 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 15, from 2004 to 2010—he averaged 26.2 points in a total of 492 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8. In those 8 extra years over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Allen Iverson won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Allen Iverson	-	DNP	1997	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Allen Iverson	-	DNP	1998	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Allen Iverson	28.5	+28.5	1999	8

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Allen Iverson	26.2	+26.2	2000	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Allen Iverson	32.9	+32.9	2001	22

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+0.2	2024	10
Allen Iverson	30.0		2002	5

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9		2025	23
Allen Iverson	31.7	+1.8	2003	12

Allen Iverson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Allen Iverson played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 25.4 points in a total of 19 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.2 ppg and his lowest 22.8.