Allen Iverson vs Chris Paul

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Allen Iverson and Chris Paul compared on their NBA careers: Allen Iverson played 14 seasons, 1996-97 to 2009-10, Chris Paul 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26. Allen Iverson averaged 26.7 points a game to Chris Paul's 16.8. They have faced each other 11 times: Allen Iverson's team won 5, Chris Paul's 6.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chris Paul leads in 6 of the 8 lines, Allen Iverson in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Allen Iverson and Chris Paul career per game
914GP1,370
41.1MIN33.5
26.7, betterPTS16.8
3.7REB4.4, better
6.2AST9.2, better
2.2, betterSTL2
0.2BLK0.2
42.5FG%46.9, better
31.33P%37, better
78FT%87, better
51.8TS%58, better

Allen Iverson vs Chris Paul head to head

They have faced each other 11 times: Allen Iverson's team won 5, Chris Paul's 6.

Allen Iverson and Chris Paul, record against each other
GamesPlayedAllen Iverson wonChris Paul won
Regular season1156, better
Allen Iverson and Chris Paul, averages in their games against each other
20.5, betterPTS17.7
2.4REB5.4, better
6.0AST11.4, better
37.2MIN38.1

Every game against each other

Allen Iverson vs Chris Paul, every game
Jan 11, 2010NO at PHIW 96-9216 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 32 MIN13 PTS, 5 REB, 14 AST, 41 MIN
Feb 25, 2009DET at NOL 90-872 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 8 MIN20 PTS, 5 REB, 13 AST, 42 MIN
Jan 17, 2009NO at DETL 91-8512 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 30 MIN23 PTS, 5 REB, 14 AST, 38 MIN
Jan 28, 2008DEN at NOL 117-9323 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN23 PTS, 9 REB, 17 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 12, 2007NO at DENW 105-9922 PTS, 3 REB, 11 AST, 45 MIN30 PTS, 4 REB, 12 AST, 37 MIN
Nov 4, 2007NO at DENL 93-8823 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 47 MIN15 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST, 38 MIN
Apr 13, 2007DEN at NOW 107-10523 PTS, 0 REB, 7 AST, 42 MIN18 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN
Mar 6, 2007NO at DENW 106-9125 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 40 MIN13 PTS, 4 REB, 14 AST, 39 MIN
Feb 7, 2007NO at DENL 114-112 OT22 PTS, 4 REB, 9 AST, 49 MIN15 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Dec 2, 2005PHI at NOL 88-8634 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN16 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 38 MIN
Nov 21, 2005NO at PHIW 103-9124 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 34 MIN9 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 30 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Allen Iverson and Chris Paul career totals
24,368, betterPTS23,058
3,394REB6,005, better
5,624AST12,552, better
1,983STL2,728, better
164BLK222, better
42.5FG%46.9, better
31.33P%37, better
78FT%87, better
51.8TS%58, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Allen Iverson and Chris Paul postseason
71GP149
45.1MIN36.5
29.7, betterPTS20
3.8REB4.9, better
6AST8.3, better
2.1, betterSTL1.9
0.2BLK0.2
40.1FG%48.4, better
32.73P%37.3, better
76.4FT%85.4, better
48.9TS%58.3, better

Where each stands all time

Allen Iverson and Chris Paul all-time places
30th (24,368), betterPoints36th (23,058)
52nd (5,624)Assists2nd (12,552), better
162nd (1,059)3-pointers made27th (1,870), better
15th (1,983)Steals2nd (2,728), better
—Rebounds168th (6,005), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Allen Iverson and Chris Paul titles and awards
—Championships—
1All-Rookie First Team1
1Rookie of the Year1
3All-NBA First Team4, better
3All-NBA Second Team5, better
2, betterAll-Star MVP1
1, betterMVP—
1All-NBA Third Team2, better
—All-Defensive Second Team2, better
—All-Defensive First Team7, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Allen Iverson and Chris Paul season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1996-9723.5, better4.17.52005-0616.15.1, better7.8, better
2nd1997-9822.0, better3.76.22006-0717.34.4, better8.9, better
3rd1998-9926.8, better4.9, better4.62007-0821.14.011.6, better
4th1999-0028.4, better3.84.72008-0922.85.5, better11.0, better
5th2000-0131.1, better3.84.62009-1018.74.2, better10.7, better
6th2001-0231.4, better4.5, better5.52010-1115.94.19.8, better
7th2002-0327.6, better4.2, better5.52011-1219.83.69.1, better
8th2003-0426.4, better3.76.82012-1316.93.79.7, better
9th2004-0530.7, better4.07.92013-1419.14.3, better10.7, better
10th2005-0633.0, better3.27.42014-1519.14.6, better10.2, better
11th2006-0726.3, better3.07.22015-1619.54.2, better10.0, better
12th2007-0826.4, better3.07.12016-1718.15.0, better9.2, better
13th2008-0917.53.05.02017-1818.6, better5.4, better7.9, better
14th2009-1013.82.84.02018-1915.6, better4.6, better8.2, better
15th————2019-2017.65.06.7
16th————2020-2116.44.58.9
17th————2021-2214.74.410.8
18th————2022-2313.94.38.9
19th————2023-249.23.96.8
20th————2024-258.83.67.4
21st————2025-262.91.83.3

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST