Josh Giddey vs. Andre Iguodala Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Josh Giddey played 5 years in the NBA, 14 less than Andre Iguodala, who played 19. Josh Giddey had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Andre Iguodala had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
Josh Giddey 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Andre Iguodala 19 15 2004-05 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Giddey Andre Iguodala
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 54 31.5 12.5 1.8 6.0 7.8 6.4 0.9 0.4 3.2 1.6 5.2 12.4 .419 1.0 3.9 .263 1.0 1.5 .709
difference:+28+1.3+3.5+0.7+1.4+2.1+3.4+0.8+0.2-1.5-0.9+1.9+5.7+.074+0.4+2.2+.068+0.9+1.1+.034
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 2

Josh Giddey Andre Iguodala
Season 2022-232005-06
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 76 31.2 16.6 1.9 5.9 7.9 6.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 1.9 7.1 14.7 .482 1.0 3.1 .325 1.4 1.9 .731
difference:+6+6.4+4.3+0.5+1.5+2.0+3.1+0.8+0.1-0.9-0.5+2.9+6.3+.018+0.3+1.2+.029+1.8+2.4+.023
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Josh Giddey nor Andre Iguodala played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Josh Giddey Andre Iguodala
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 80 25.1 12.3 1.4 5.0 6.4 4.8 0.7 0.6 2.1 1.4 5.0 10.6 .475 1.0 3.0 .337 1.3 1.6 .806
difference:+4+15.2+5.9+0.4+0.3+0.7+0.9+1.3+0.2-1.3-1.2+0.8+2.4+.028+0.4+1.0+.027+4.6+5.7+.014
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 10 18.1 8.7 0.7 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.4 7.5 .453 1.2 3.4 .353 0.7 0.8 .875
Andre Iguodala DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Josh Giddey Andre Iguodala
Season 2024-252007-08
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 70 30.2 14.6 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.2 1.2 0.6 2.9 1.7 5.3 11.4 .465 1.5 4.0 .378 2.5 3.2 .781
difference:+12+9.3+5.3+0.8+1.9+2.7+2.4+0.9-0.3-0.6+1.8+4.2+.009+0.3+0.3+.049+2.0+3.0+.060
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 5

Josh Giddey Andre Iguodala
Season 2025-262008-09
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey 20 34.1 20.4 1.4 8.5 9.9 9.1 1.0 0.4 3.7 1.9 7.1 14.8 .478 1.8 4.5 .389 4.6 6.1 .746
difference:+62+5.8+1.6+0.3+3.9+4.2+3.8+0.6-1.0+0.5+0.8+.005+0.8+1.3+.082+0.3+.022
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Josh Giddey DNP------ --- ----------
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

Additional Years

* Andre Iguodala played 14 seasons more than Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey, Andre Iguodala got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game