Larry Bird vs. Andre Iguodala Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andre Iguodala and Larry Bird, 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.

Larry Bird played 13 years in the NBA, 6 less than Andre Iguodala, who played 19. Larry Bird had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, 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 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
Larry Bird 13 12 1979-80 to 1991-92
Andre Iguodala 19 15 2004-05 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1979-802004-05
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 %
Larry Bird 82 36.0 21.3 2.6 7.8 10.4 4.5 1.7 0.6 3.2 3.4 8.5 17.8 .474 0.7 1.7 .406 3.7 4.4 .836
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 9 41.3 21.3 2.4 8.8 11.2 4.7 1.6 0.9 3.7 3.3 9.2 19.7 .469 0.4 1.7 .267 2.4 2.8 .880
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

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1980-812005-06
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Larry Bird 82 39.5 21.2 2.3 8.6 10.9 5.5 2.0 0.8 3.5 2.9 8.8 18.3 .478 0.2 0.9 .270 3.5 4.0 .863
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 17 44.1 21.9 2.9 11.1 14.0 6.1 2.3 1.0 3.6 3.1 8.6 18.4 .470 0.2 0.5 .375 4.5 5.0 .894
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1981-822006-07
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Larry Bird 77 38.0 22.9 2.6 8.3 10.9 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 18.4 .503 0.1 0.7 .212 4.3 4.9 .863
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 12 40.8 17.8 2.8 9.8 12.5 5.6 1.9 1.4 3.2 3.6 7.3 17.2 .427 0.1 0.5 .167 3.1 3.8 .822
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1982-832007-08
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Larry Bird 79 37.7 23.6 2.4 8.6 11.0 5.8 1.9 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.5 18.7 .504 0.3 1.0 .286 4.4 5.3 .840
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 6 40.0 20.5 3.3 9.2 12.5 6.8 2.2 0.5 3.2 2.5 8.2 19.3 .422 0.2 0.7 .250 4.0 4.8 .828
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

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1983-842008-09
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Larry Bird 79 38.3 24.2 2.3 7.8 10.1 6.6 1.8 0.9 3.0 2.5 9.6 19.5 .492 0.2 0.9 .247 4.7 5.3 .888
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 23 41.8 27.5 2.7 8.3 11.0 5.9 2.3 1.2 3.8 3.1 10.0 19.0 .524 0.3 0.7 .412 7.3 8.3 .879
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

Season 6

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1984-852009-10
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Larry Bird 80 39.5 28.7 2.1 8.5 10.5 6.6 1.6 1.2 3.1 2.6 11.5 22.0 .522 0.7 1.6 .427 5.0 5.7 .882
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 20 40.8 26.0 2.7 6.5 9.1 5.8 1.7 1.0 2.9 2.7 9.8 21.3 .461 0.4 1.3 .280 6.1 6.8 .890
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1985-862010-11
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers 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 %
Larry Bird 82 38.0 25.8 2.3 7.5 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6 3.2 2.2 9.7 19.6 .496 1.0 2.4 .423 5.4 6.0 .896
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 18 42.8 25.9 1.9 7.4 9.3 8.2 2.1 0.6 2.6 3.1 9.5 18.4 .517 1.3 3.1 .411 5.6 6.1 .927
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

Season 8

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1986-872011-12
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf 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 %
Larry Bird 74 40.6 28.1 1.7 7.5 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 3.2 2.5 10.6 20.2 .525 1.2 3.0 .400 5.6 6.1 .910
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 23 44.1 27.0 1.8 8.3 10.0 7.2 1.2 0.8 3.1 2.4 9.4 19.7 .476 0.6 1.8 .341 7.7 8.4 .912
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

Season 9

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1987-882012-13
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 %
Larry Bird 76 39.0 29.9 1.4 7.8 9.3 6.1 1.6 0.8 2.8 2.1 11.6 22.0 .527 1.3 3.1 .414 5.5 6.0 .916
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 17 44.9 24.5 1.7 7.1 8.8 6.8 2.1 0.8 2.9 2.6 8.9 19.9 .450 0.7 1.9 .375 5.9 6.6 .894
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

Season 10

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1988-892013-14
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West 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 %
Larry Bird 6 31.5 19.3 0.2 6.0 6.2 4.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.0 8.2 17.3 .471 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.2 .947
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
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

Season 11

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1989-902014-15
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Larry Bird 75 39.3 24.3 1.2 8.3 9.5 7.5 1.4 0.8 3.2 2.3 9.6 20.2 .473 0.9 2.6 .333 4.3 4.6 .930
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 5 41.4 24.4 1.4 7.8 9.2 8.8 1.0 1.0 3.6 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 1.0 3.8 .263 5.8 6.4 .906
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

Season 12

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1990-912015-16
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisWarriors 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 %
Larry Bird 60 38.0 19.4 0.9 7.6 8.5 7.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 2.0 7.7 17.0 .454 1.3 3.3 .389 2.7 3.1 .891
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 10 39.6 17.1 0.8 6.4 7.2 6.5 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.8 6.2 15.2 .408 0.3 2.1 .143 4.4 5.1 .863
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

Season 13

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season 1991-922016-17
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisNBA 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 %
Larry Bird 45 36.9 20.2 1.0 8.6 9.6 6.8 0.9 0.7 2.8 1.8 7.8 16.8 .466 1.2 2.8 .406 3.3 3.6 .926
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird 4 26.8 11.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 5.3 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 10.5 .500 0.0 1.3 .000 0.8 1.0 .750
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

Season 14

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season -2017-18
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 %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
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

Season 15

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

Season 16

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

Season 17

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

Season 18

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

Season 19

Larry Bird Andre Iguodala
Season -2022-23
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Larry Bird ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------