Allen Iverson vs. LeBron James: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Allen Iverson and LeBron James all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Allen Iverson, with a career spanning 14 seasons from 1997 to 2010, and LeBron James, with 22 seasons played from 2004 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Allen Iverson vs. LeBron James
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Allen Iverson LeBron James Allen Iverson LeBron James
Points
30th
1st
60th
1st
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+300th
4th
Assists
53rd
4th
82nd
2nd
Steals
14th
6th
58th
1st
Blocks
+300th
70th
+300th
9th
Years1422818

Allen Iverson vs. LeBron James
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Allen Iverson LeBron James Allen Iverson LeBron James
Points
9th
8th
3rd
6th
Rebounds
+300th
188th
+300th
103rd
Assists
56th
25th
64th
25th
Steals
7th
82nd
12th
37th
Blocks
+300th
267th
+300th
164th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
30th
1st
29 24,368 vs. 42,18417,816
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+275 3,394 vs. 11,7318,337
Assists
53rd
4th
49 5,624 vs. 11,5845,960
Steals
14th
6th
8 1,983 vs. 2,345362
Blocks
+300th
70th
+230 164 vs. 1,150986
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
147th
+153 745 vs. 1,7991,054
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 2,649 vs. 9,9327,283
Field Goals Made
33rd
2nd
31 8,467 vs. 15,4887,021
Field Goals Attempted
20th
1st
19 19,906 vs. 30,58310,677
3-Pointers Made
146th
7th
139 1,059 vs. 2,5591,500
3-Pointers Attempted
97th
5th
92 3,383 vs. 7,3223,939
Free Throws Made
16th
2nd
14 6,375 vs. 8,6492,274
Free Throws Attempted
20th
3rd
17 8,168 vs. 11,7353,567

Games and Years:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
250th
2nd
248 914 vs. 1,562648
Seasons
190th
1st
189 14 vs. 228

Triple-Doubles:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
5th
270 1 vs. 122121

Rankings by Points Scored:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
6th
6th
0 79 vs. 790
50+ point games
10th
8th
2 11 vs. 143
60+ point games
11th
11th
0 1 vs. 10
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
60th
1st
59 2,111 vs. 8,2896,178
Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 273 vs. 2,6282,355
Assists
82nd
2nd
80 425 vs. 2,0951,670
Steals
58th
1st
57 147 vs. 493346
Blocks
+300th
9th
+291 14 vs. 284270
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 59 vs. 442383
Defensive Rebounds
300th
1st
299 214 vs. 2,1861,972
Field Goals Made
66th
1st
65 755 vs. 2,9712,216
Field Goals Attempted
52nd
1st
51 1,882 vs. 5,9844,102
3-Pointers Made
85th
3rd
82 123 vs. 480357
3-Pointers Attempted
73rd
2nd
71 376 vs. 1,4431,067
Free Throws Made
60th
1st
59 478 vs. 1,8671,389
Free Throws Attempted
56th
1st
55 626 vs. 2,5191,893

Games and Years:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
1st
+299 71 vs. 292221
Playoffs
+300th
3rd
+297 8 vs. 1810

Triple-Doubles:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
2nd
0 vs. 2828

Rankings by Points Scored:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
11th
2nd
9 10 vs. 2919
50+ point games
3rd
9th
6 3 vs. 12
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
9th
8th
1 26.66 vs. 27.010.35
Rebounds per game
+300th
188th
+112 3.71 vs. 7.513.80
Assists per game
56th
25th
31 6.15 vs. 7.421.26
Steals per game
7th
82nd
75 2.17 vs. 1.500.67
Blocks per game
+300th
267th
+33 0.18 vs. 0.740.56
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.82 vs. 1.150.34
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
63rd
+237 2.90 vs. 6.363.46
Field Goals Made per game
15th
6th
9 9.26 vs. 9.920.65
Field Goals Attempted per game
4th
13th
9 21.78 vs. 19.582.20
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
132nd
+168 1.16 vs. 1.640.48
3-Pointers Attempted per game
169th
72nd
97 3.70 vs. 4.690.99
Free Throws Made per game
9th
34th
25 6.97 vs. 5.541.44
Free Throws Attempted per game
6th
27th
21 8.94 vs. 7.511.42

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Allen Iverson LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
3rd
6th
3 29.73 vs. 28.391.35
Rebounds per game
+300th
103rd
+197 3.85 vs. 9.005.15
Assists per game
64th
25th
39 5.99 vs. 7.171.19
Steals per game
12th
37th
25 2.07 vs. 1.690.38
Blocks per game
+300th
164th
+136 0.20 vs. 0.970.78
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.83 vs. 1.510.68
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
30th
+270 3.01 vs. 7.494.47
Field Goals Made per game
4th
10th
6 10.63 vs. 10.170.46
Field Goals Attempted per game
1st
19th
18 26.51 vs. 20.496.01
3-Pointers Made per game
103rd
120th
17 1.73 vs. 1.640.09
3-Pointers Attempted per game
78th
95th
17 5.30 vs. 4.940.35
Free Throws Made per game
15th
22nd
7 6.73 vs. 6.390.34
Free Throws Attempted per game
15th
17th
2 8.82 vs. 8.630.19

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.