Vince Carter vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson and Vince Carter 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.

Vince Carter and Allen Iverson are among the all-time leaders in points in NBA history—combining for a total of 50,096 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 and also scored more points in during the postseason while Vince Carter scored more points in the regular season. 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 10 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (26.7 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 1,360 points more than Allen Iverson (25,728 vs. 24,368).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Vince Carter	16.7		22
Allen Iverson	26.7	+10.0	14

Total Points			Seasons
Vince Carter	25,728	+1,360	22
Allen Iverson	24,368		14

Scoring Titles
Vince Carter	0
Allen Iverson	4	+4

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	18.3		1999	50
Allen Iverson	23.5	+5.2	1997	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	25.7	+3.7	2000	82
Allen Iverson	22.0		1998	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	27.6	+0.8	2001	75
Allen Iverson	26.8		1999	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.7		2002	60
Allen Iverson	28.4	+3.7	2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	20.6		2003	43
Allen Iverson	31.1	+10.5	2001	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	22.5		2004	73
Allen Iverson	31.4	+8.9	2002	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.5		2005	77
Allen Iverson	27.6	+3.1	2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.2		2006	79
Allen Iverson	26.4	+2.2	2004	48

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	25.2		2007	82
Allen Iverson	30.7	+5.5	2005	75

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	21.3		2008	76
Allen Iverson	33.0	+11.7	2006	72

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	20.8		2009	80
Allen Iverson	26.3	+5.5	2007	65

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	16.6		2010	75
Allen Iverson	26.4	+9.8	2008	82

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	14.0		2011	73
Allen Iverson	17.5	+3.5	2009	57

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	10.1		2012	61
Allen Iverson	17.5	+7.4	2009	57

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	13.4		2013	81
Allen Iverson	17.5	+4.1	2009	57

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	11.9		2014	81
Allen Iverson	13.8	+1.9	2010	28

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 6 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 22, from 2015 to 2020—he averaged 6.5 points in a total of 393 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8 ppg and his lowest 5.