Andre Iguodala vs. Yao Ming Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yao Ming and Andre Iguodala, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andre Iguodala played 19 years in the NBA, 11 more than Yao Ming, who played 8. Andre Iguodala had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Yao Ming had his rookie season in 2002-03. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Andre Iguodala 19 15 2004-05 to 2022-23
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2004-052002-03
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 82 32.8 9.0 1.1 4.6 5.7 3.0 1.7 0.6 1.7 2.5 3.3 6.7 .493 0.6 1.7 .331 1.9 2.6 .743
Yao Ming 82 29.0 13.5 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 4.9 9.8 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 3.7 4.5 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 5 38.8 9.8 1.6 3.0 4.6 3.0 2.8 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.0 8.6 .465 0.6 1.8 .333 1.2 2.4 .500
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2005-062003-04
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 82 37.6 12.3 1.4 4.4 5.9 3.1 1.6 0.3 1.9 2.4 4.2 8.4 .500 0.7 1.9 .354 3.2 4.3 .754
Yao Ming 82 32.8 17.5 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.5 3.3 6.5 12.5 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.4 .809
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming 5 37.6 15.0 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.6 4.0 6.2 13.6 .456 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.4 .765

Season 3

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2006-072004-05
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 76 40.3 18.2 1.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 2.0 0.4 3.4 2.6 5.8 13.0 .447 0.6 2.0 .310 5.9 7.3 .820
Yao Ming 80 30.6 18.3 2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.5 3.7 6.7 12.2 .552 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.2 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming 7 31.9 21.4 3.3 4.4 7.7 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.7 4.4 7.9 12.0 .655 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.9 .727

Season 4

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2007-082005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 82 39.5 19.9 1.0 4.4 5.4 4.8 2.1 0.6 2.6 2.3 7.1 15.6 .456 1.2 3.7 .329 4.5 6.2 .721
Yao Ming 57 34.2 22.3 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.4 8.2 15.8 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 5.9 6.9 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 6 39.0 13.2 1.0 3.8 4.8 5.0 2.2 0.2 4.3 1.8 3.8 11.5 .333 0.3 2.3 .143 5.2 7.2 .721
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2008-092006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 82 39.9 18.8 1.1 4.6 5.7 5.3 1.6 0.4 2.7 1.9 6.6 14.0 .473 1.0 3.2 .307 4.6 6.4 .724
Yao Ming 48 33.8 25.0 2.1 7.3 9.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 3.5 3.3 8.8 17.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 8.6 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 6 44.8 21.5 1.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 1.8 0.0 4.0 1.5 7.3 16.3 .449 1.8 4.7 .393 5.0 7.7 .652
Yao Ming 7 37.1 25.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 0.9 0.1 0.7 4.7 3.9 7.9 17.9 .440 0.0 0.0 - 9.4 10.7 .880

Season 6

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2009-102007-08
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 82 38.9 17.1 1.0 5.5 6.5 5.8 1.7 0.7 2.7 1.8 6.0 13.7 .443 1.1 3.7 .310 3.8 5.2 .733
Yao Ming 55 37.2 22.0 3.1 7.7 10.8 2.3 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.1 7.9 15.5 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 7.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2010-112008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 67 36.9 14.1 0.9 4.9 5.8 6.3 1.5 0.6 2.1 1.6 5.0 11.3 .445 0.9 2.7 .337 3.1 4.5 .693
Yao Ming 77 33.6 19.7 2.6 7.2 9.9 1.8 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.3 7.4 13.4 .548 0.0 0.0 1.000 4.9 5.7 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 5 36.4 11.4 1.4 5.6 7.0 6.8 1.0 0.4 2.8 3.2 4.4 10.4 .423 0.6 2.8 .214 2.0 2.8 .714
Yao Ming 9 35.9 17.1 2.1 8.8 10.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.9 3.0 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 5.7 .902

Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.

Season 8

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2011-122010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 62 35.6 12.4 0.9 5.2 6.1 5.5 1.7 0.5 1.9 1.5 4.6 10.2 .454 1.2 3.1 .394 2.0 3.2 .617
Yao Ming 5 18.2 10.2 1.4 4.0 5.4 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.4 .486 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.2 .938
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 13 38.8 12.9 1.3 4.4 5.7 3.7 1.5 0.4 1.5 2.5 4.5 11.6 .384 1.5 3.8 .388 2.5 4.3 .589
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2012-13-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 80 34.7 13.0 1.0 4.3 5.3 5.4 1.7 0.7 2.6 1.6 5.0 11.0 .451 1.1 3.6 .317 1.9 3.4 .574
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 6 40.5 18.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 5.3 2.0 0.3 2.8 1.5 6.3 12.7 .500 2.3 4.8 .483 3.0 4.2 .720
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2013-14-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 63 32.4 9.3 0.8 3.8 4.7 4.2 1.5 0.3 1.6 1.6 3.5 7.3 .480 1.0 2.8 .354 1.4 2.1 .652
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 7 35.4 13.1 0.7 4.0 4.7 4.4 1.3 0.3 3.0 2.7 4.6 8.9 .516 1.1 2.1 .533 2.9 4.7 .606
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2014-15-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 77 26.9 7.8 0.6 2.8 3.3 3.0 1.2 0.3 1.1 1.3 3.0 6.4 .466 1.0 2.8 .349 0.9 1.5 .596
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 21 30.2 10.4 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.7 2.0 3.9 8.1 .474 1.4 3.9 .354 1.3 3.1 .415
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2015-16-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 65 26.6 7.0 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.4 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.7 5.7 .478 0.8 2.4 .351 0.8 1.3 .614
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 24 32.0 8.9 1.5 2.9 4.4 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.3 6.8 .476 1.0 2.7 .385 1.3 2.4 .561
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2016-17-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 76 26.3 7.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.4 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.9 5.5 .528 0.8 2.3 .362 0.9 1.3 .706
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 16 26.2 7.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 3.2 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.8 2.9 6.3 .455 0.5 2.6 .190 0.9 1.6 .577
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2017-18-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 64 25.3 6.0 0.8 3.1 3.8 3.3 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.5 2.3 5.0 .463 0.5 1.8 .282 0.9 1.4 .632
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 15 26.7 8.1 0.7 3.8 4.5 2.7 1.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 2.8 5.7 .494 0.9 2.5 .378 1.6 2.3 .706
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2018-19-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 68 23.2 5.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.2 4.4 .500 0.7 2.1 .333 0.6 1.0 .582
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 21 30.0 9.8 1.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.0 3.9 7.9 .494 1.3 3.8 .350 0.7 1.8 .378
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2019-20-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 21 19.9 4.6 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.7 1.8 4.2 .432 0.7 2.2 .298 0.3 0.7 .400
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 21 19.5 3.8 0.5 2.0 2.6 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 2.1 1.4 3.1 .462 0.7 1.9 .359 0.2 0.3 .714
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2020-21-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 63 21.3 4.4 0.6 2.9 3.5 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.5 3.9 .383 1.0 2.9 .330 0.4 0.6 .658
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 4 17.8 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 1.3 1.0 0.5 1.3 2.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 -
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2021-22-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 31 19.5 4.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 3.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.5 3.9 .380 0.5 2.4 .230 0.5 0.6 .750
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 7 8.7 1.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.6 1.3 .444 0.1 0.4 .333 0.3 0.4 .667
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Andre Iguodala Yao Ming
Season 2022-23-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala 8 14.1 2.1 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.9 .467 0.1 1.1 .111 0.3 0.4 .667
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------