Allen Iverson vs LeBron James

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Allen Iverson and LeBron James compared on their NBA careers: Allen Iverson played 14 seasons, 1996-97 to 2009-10, LeBron James 23 seasons, 2003-04 to 2025-26. Allen Iverson averaged 26.7 points a game to LeBron James's 26.8. They have faced each other 18 times: Allen Iverson's team won 10, LeBron James's 8. LeBron James won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

LeBron James leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Allen Iverson in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Allen Iverson and LeBron James career per game
914GP1,622
41.1MIN37.6
26.7PTS26.8, better
3.7REB7.5, better
6.2AST7.4, better
2.2, betterSTL1.5
0.2BLK0.7, better
42.5FG%50.7, better
31.33P%34.8, better
78, betterFT%73.7
51.8TS%59, better

Allen Iverson vs LeBron James head to head

They have faced each other 18 times: Allen Iverson's team won 10, LeBron James's 8.

Allen Iverson and LeBron James, record against each other
GamesPlayedAllen Iverson wonLeBron James won
Regular season1810, better8
Allen Iverson and LeBron James, averages in their games against each other
25.8PTS28.6, better
3.3REB6.3, better
7.7, betterAST7.1
40.4MIN40.9

Every game against each other

Allen Iverson vs LeBron James, every game
Dec 16, 2009CLE at PHIL 108-10116 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 34 MIN36 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Mar 31, 2009DET at CLEL 79-7311 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 18 MIN25 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 41 MIN
Feb 22, 2009DET at CLEL 99-7814 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 26 MIN20 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 31 MIN
Feb 1, 2009CLE at DETL 90-8022 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 44 MIN33 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 39 MIN
Nov 19, 2008CLE at DETW 96-8923 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 44 MIN25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 40 MIN
Feb 10, 2008DEN at CLEW 113-8325 PTS, 1 REB, 13 AST, 36 MIN30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 33 MIN
Nov 12, 2007CLE at DENW 122-10037 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 36 MIN27 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 34 MIN
Mar 25, 2007DEN at CLEW 105-9318 PTS, 4 REB, 12 AST, 46 MIN18 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST, 41 MIN
Jan 19, 2007CLE at DENW 110-9925 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 43 MIN30 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 44 MIN
Nov 25, 2006PHI at CLEL 108-9531 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 43 MIN25 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST, 41 MIN
Apr 4, 2006PHI at CLEL 124-9138 PTS, 1 REB, 8 AST, 38 MIN37 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 22, 2006CLE at PHIW 116-10729 PTS, 2 REB, 12 AST, 45 MIN33 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 43 MIN
Feb 4, 2006PHI at CLEW 100-9534 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 46 MIN31 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 47 MIN
Nov 19, 2005CLE at PHIL 123-12037 PTS, 2 REB, 12 AST, 47 MIN36 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 47 MIN
Apr 8, 2005CLE at PHIW 103-9823 PTS, 7 REB, 16 AST, 46 MIN37 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 48 MIN
Mar 18, 2005PHI at CLEW 93-8131 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 44 MIN16 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 46 MIN
Mar 4, 2005CLE at PHIW 98-8931 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 45 MIN34 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 40 MIN
Nov 15, 2003PHI at CLEL 91-88 OT19 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 47 MIN22 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 47 MIN

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

Career totals

Allen Iverson and LeBron James career totals
24,368PTS43,440, better
3,394REB12,095, better
5,624AST12,016, better
1,983STL2,417, better
164BLK1,185, better
42.5FG%50.7, better
31.33P%34.8, better
78, betterFT%73.7
51.8TS%59, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Allen Iverson and LeBron James postseason
71GP302
45.1MIN41.2
29.7, betterPTS28.2
3.8REB8.9, better
6AST7.2, better
2.1, betterSTL1.7
0.2BLK1, better
40.1FG%49.5, better
32.73P%33.2, better
76.4, betterFT%74.1
48.9TS%58.3, better

Where each stands all time

Allen Iverson and LeBron James all-time places
30th (24,368)Points1st (43,440), better
52nd (5,624)Assists4th (12,016), better
162nd (1,059)3-pointers made6th (2,636), better
15th (1,983)Steals6th (2,417), better
—Rebounds22nd (12,095), better
—Blocks64th (1,185), 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 LeBron James titles and awards
—Championships4, better
1All-Rookie First Team1
1Rookie of the Year1
3All-NBA First Team13, better
3All-NBA Second Team4, better
2All-Star MVP3, better
1MVP4, better
1All-NBA Third Team4, better
—All-Defensive First Team5, better
—Finals MVP4, better
—All-Defensive Second Team1, 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 LeBron James 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, better4.17.5, better2003-0420.95.5, better5.9
2nd1997-9822.03.76.22004-0527.2, better7.4, better7.2, better
3rd1998-9926.84.94.62005-0631.4, better7.0, better6.6, better
4th1999-0028.4, better3.84.72006-0727.36.7, better6.0, better
5th2000-0131.1, better3.84.62007-0830.07.9, better7.2, better
6th2001-0231.4, better4.55.52008-0928.47.6, better7.2, better
7th2002-0327.64.25.52009-1029.7, better7.3, better8.6, better
8th2003-0426.43.76.82010-1126.7, better7.5, better7.0, better
9th2004-0530.7, better4.07.9, better2011-1227.17.9, better6.2
10th2005-0633.0, better3.27.4, better2012-1326.88.0, better7.3
11th2006-0726.33.07.2, better2013-1427.1, better6.9, better6.3
12th2007-0826.4, better3.07.12014-1525.36.0, better7.4, better
13th2008-0917.53.05.02015-1625.3, better7.4, better6.8, better
14th2009-1013.82.84.02016-1726.4, better8.6, better8.7, better
15th————2017-1827.58.69.1
16th————2018-1927.48.58.3
17th————2019-2025.37.810.2
18th————2020-2125.07.77.8
19th————2021-2230.38.26.2
20th————2022-2328.98.36.8
21st————2023-2425.77.38.3
22nd————2024-2524.47.88.2
23rd————2025-2620.96.17.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST