Andre Iguodala vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 14 more than Zion Williamson, who played 5. Andre Iguodala had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Zion Williamson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Zion Williamson | 5 | 0 | 2019-20 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Andre Iguodala | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +58 | +5.0 | +13.5 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.7 | +5.5 | +8.3 | +.090 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +.098 | +2.9 | +4.8 | +.103 |
| Zion Williamson | 24 | 27.8 | 22.5 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 15.0 | .583 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .429 | 4.8 | 7.4 | .640 |
| 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 |
| Zion Williamson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Andre Iguodala | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +21 | +4.4 | +14.7 | +1.3 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | +6.2 | +8.6 | +.111 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +.060 | +2.8 | +4.4 | +.056 |
| Zion Williamson | 61 | 33.2 | 27.0 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 17.0 | .611 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .294 | 6.0 | 8.7 | .698 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Andre Iguodala nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.
Season 3 |
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| Andre Iguodala | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2006-07 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +47 | +7.3 | +7.8 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -0.4 | +4.0 | +3.2 | +.161 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +.058 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +.106 | |
| Zion Williamson | 29 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 16.2 | .608 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .368 | 6.1 | 8.6 | .714 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Andre Iguodala nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Andre Iguodala | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +12 | +8.0 | +3.0 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 | -0.2 | +1.8 | +.114 | +1.1 | +3.4 | +.004 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.019 | ||
| Zion Williamson | 70 | 31.5 | 22.9 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 15.6 | .570 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 5.0 | 7.1 | .702 |
| 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 |
| Zion Williamson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 5 |
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| Andre Iguodala | Zion Williamson | |
| Season | 2008-09 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +52 | +11.3 | +5.8 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -0.3 | -0.8 | +3.0 | +2.9 | +.094 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +.076 | +0.7 | +1.6 | +.068 | |
| Zion Williamson | 30 | 28.6 | 24.6 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 9.6 | 16.9 | .567 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .231 | 5.3 | 8.0 | .656 |
| 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 |
| Zion Williamson | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Andre Iguodala played 14 seasons more than Zion Williamson in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2010 to 2023—Andre Iguodala played in 12 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 14 extra years over Zion Williamson, Andre Iguodala got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 All-Star Game |