Andre Iguodala vs. Don Nelson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Don Nelson 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

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, 5 more than Don Nelson, who played 14. Andre Iguodala had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Don Nelson had his rookie season in 1962-63. 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
Don Nelson 14 11 1962-63 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2004-051962-63
Team Philadelphia 76ersChicago Zephyrs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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
Don Nelson 62 17.3 6.8 - - 4.5 1.2 - - - 2.2 2.1 4.7 .440 - - - 2.6 3.6 .729
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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2005-061963-64
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div Semis
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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
Don Nelson 80 17.6 5.2 - - 4.0 1.0 - - - 2.3 1.7 4.0 .418 - - - 1.9 2.5 .741
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Don Nelson 5 11.2 3.4 - - 2.6 0.4 - - - 2.2 1.4 2.6 .538 - - - 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 3

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2006-071964-65
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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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
Don Nelson 39 6.1 2.4 - - 1.9 0.6 - - - 1.0 0.9 2.2 .424 - - - 0.5 0.7 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Don Nelson 11 19.3 6.1 - - 5.4 1.7 - - - 2.8 2.2 4.8 .453 - - - 1.7 2.3 .760

Season 4

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2007-081965-66
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Don Nelson 75 23.5 10.2 - - 5.4 1.1 - - - 2.5 3.6 8.2 .439 - - - 3.0 4.3 .684
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
Don Nelson 17 18.6 8.4 - - 5.0 0.8 - - - 2.9 2.9 6.9 .424 - - - 2.5 3.1 .808

Season 5

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2008-091966-67
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Div Finals
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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
Don Nelson 79 15.2 7.5 - - 3.7 0.8 - - - 1.8 2.9 6.4 .446 - - - 1.8 2.4 .742
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
Don Nelson 9 15.8 7.1 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 1.3 3.0 6.6 .458 - - - 1.1 1.9 .588

Season 6

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2009-101967-68
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Don Nelson 82 18.3 10.0 - - 5.3 1.3 - - - 2.2 3.8 7.7 .494 - - - 2.4 3.3 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Don Nelson 19 24.6 12.5 - - 7.5 1.7 - - - 2.6 4.8 9.2 .520 - - - 2.9 3.9 .743

Season 7

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2010-111968-69
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Don Nelson 82 21.6 11.6 - - 5.6 1.1 - - - 2.4 4.6 9.4 .485 - - - 2.5 3.2 .776
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
Don Nelson 18 19.3 12.4 - - 4.6 1.2 - - - 2.8 4.8 9.3 .518 - - - 2.8 3.3 .833

Season 8

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2011-121969-70
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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
Don Nelson 82 27.1 15.4 - - 7.3 1.8 - - - 2.9 5.6 11.2 .501 - - - 4.1 5.3 .775
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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2012-131970-71
Team Denver NuggetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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
Don Nelson 82 27.5 13.9 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 2.8 5.0 10.7 .468 - - - 3.9 5.2 .744
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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2013-141971-72
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Don Nelson 82 25.4 13.8 - - 5.5 2.3 - - - 2.7 4.7 9.9 .480 - - - 4.3 5.5 .788
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
Don Nelson 11 28.0 13.2 - - 5.5 1.9 - - - 2.7 4.7 9.0 .525 - - - 3.7 4.4 .854

Season 11

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2014-151972-73
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Don Nelson 72 19.8 10.8 - - 4.4 1.4 - - - 2.2 4.3 9.0 .476 - - - 2.2 2.6 .846
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
Don Nelson 13 23.3 11.0 - - 2.9 1.2 - - - 2.2 3.6 7.8 .465 - - - 3.8 4.3 .875

Season 12

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2015-161973-74
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Don Nelson 82 21.3 11.5 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 - 2.3 4.4 8.7 .508 - - - 2.6 3.3 .788
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
Don Nelson 18 25.9 11.4 1.4 4.0 5.4 1.9 0.4 0.2 - 3.0 4.6 9.1 .500 - - - 2.3 2.9 .774

Season 13

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2016-171974-75
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Don Nelson 79 26.0 14.0 1.6 4.3 5.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 - 3.0 5.4 9.9 .539 - - - 3.3 4.0 .827
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
Don Nelson 11 24.9 15.4 1.6 2.5 4.1 2.4 0.2 0.2 - 3.3 6.0 10.6 .564 - - - 3.4 3.7 .902

Season 14

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2017-181975-76
Team Golden State WarriorsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Don Nelson 75 12.6 6.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 - 1.5 2.3 5.1 .462 - - - 1.7 2.1 .789
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
Don Nelson 18 17.5 9.1 0.9 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.2 0.1 - 2.6 2.9 6.0 .481 - - - 3.3 3.8 .870

Season 15

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2018-19-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA Finals-
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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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------
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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2019-20-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA Finals-
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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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------
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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2020-21-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------
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 -
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
Season 2021-22-
Team Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------
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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Andre Iguodala Don Nelson
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
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------
Don Nelson ------- --- ----------