Iverson Reaches 20,000-Point Plateau

Allen Iverson's driving layup with 2:04 left in the second quarter of the Nuggets' 117-112 win at the Sonics on Jan. 23, 2007 made him the 30th NBA player to reach the 20,000-point plateau. He finished the game with 21 points and 10 assists. His 28.1 career scoring average ranks behind just Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time list.
Iverson is one of just three active players in the club, joining a pair of Heat: Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton. The Nets' Clifford Robinson (19,471 career points) is the only other current player with a realistic chance to join their elite company this season.

Now in his 11th season, Iverson needed just 713 regular-season games to score his 20,015 points - that's the sixth fewest of those 30 players. Only Chamberlain, Jordan, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Elgin Baylor accomplished the feat faster.

Quickest to 20,000 Points
Player Games : Average : Overall Rank
1 Wilt Chamberlain 499 : 40.1 : 4
2 Michael Jordan 620 : 32.3 : 3
3 Oscar Robertson 671 : 29.8 : 8
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 684 : 29.2 : 1
5 Elgin Baylor 711 : 28.1 : 19
6 Allen Iverson : 713 28.1 30

The Complete 20,000-Point Club

Player Years Games Points Average
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 1560 38,387 24.6
2 Karl Malone 19 1476 36,928 25.0
3 Michael Jordan 15 1072 32,292 30.1
4 Wilt Chamberlain 14 1045 31,419 30.1
5 Moses Malone 19 1329 27,409 20.6
6 Elvin Hayes 16 1303 27,313 21.0
7 Hakeem Olajuwon 18 1238 26,946 21.8
8 Oscar Robertson 14 1040 26,710 25.7
9 Dominique Wilkins 15 1074 26,668 24.8
10 John Havlicek 16 1270 26,395 20.8
11 Alex English 15 1193 25,613 21.5
12 Reggie Miller 18 1389 25,279 18.2
13 Jerry West 14 932 25,192 27.0
14 Shaquille O'Neal 15 945 24,820 26.3
15 Patrick Ewing 17 1183 24,815 21.0
16 Charles Barkley 16 1073 23,757 22.1
17 Robert Parish 21 1611 23,334 14.5
18 Adrian Dantley 15 955 23,177 24.3
19 Elgin Bayl Clide 755

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