Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Andre Iguodala Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andre Iguodala and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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

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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played 7 years in the NBA, 12 less than Andre Iguodala, who played 19. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Andre Iguodala 19 15 2004-05 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andre Iguodala
Season 2018-192004-05
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
difference:+6.3+1.8+0.4+2.5+2.9+0.3+0.5+0.1-0.4+0.9+2.0+.017+.036+0.2+.057
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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850
difference:+1+10.0+3.9+0.9+1.0+1.9+0.2+1.8+0.2-0.2-0.4+0.7+1.4+.002+0.9+1.2+.167+1.6+0.9+.350
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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andre Iguodala
Season 2019-202005-06
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
difference:+12+2.9+6.7+0.7+0.8+0.2+0.5+0.4-0.7+2.6+6.1+.029+0.5+1.7+.007+0.9+0.8+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957
Andre Iguodala DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andre Iguodala
Season 2020-212006-07
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35 33.7 23.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.0 8.2 16.1 .508 2.0 4.9 .418 5.3 6.5 .808
difference:+41+6.6+5.5+0.5+0.5+1.0+0.2+1.2+0.3-0.4-0.6+2.4+3.1+.061+1.4+2.9+.108+0.6+0.8+.012
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
* Neiher Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nor Andre Iguodala played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andre Iguodala
Season 2021-222007-08
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 56 34.7 24.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 5.9 1.3 0.8 2.8 2.5 8.5 18.8 .453 1.6 5.3 .300 5.9 7.2 .810
difference:+26+4.8+4.6+0.3+0.1+0.4+1.1+0.8+0.2-0.2-0.2+1.4+3.2+.003+0.4+1.6+.029+1.4+1.0+.089
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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andre Iguodala
Season 2022-232008-09
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 68 35.5 31.4 0.9 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.8 10.4 20.3 .510 0.9 2.5 .345 9.8 10.9 .905
difference:+14+4.4+12.6+0.2+0.6+0.9+0.2+0.6-0.1-0.9+3.8+6.3+.037+0.1+0.7+.038+5.2+4.5+.181
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%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Season 6

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andre Iguodala
Season 2023-242009-10
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 75 34.0 30.1 0.9 4.7 5.5 6.2 2.0 0.9 2.2 2.5 10.6 19.8 .535 1.3 3.6 .353 7.6 8.7 .874
difference:+7+4.9+13.0+0.1+0.8+1.0+0.4+0.3+0.2-0.5-0.7+4.6+6.1+.092+0.2+0.1+.043+3.8+3.5+.141
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 10 39.9 30.2 0.8 6.4 7.2 6.4 1.3 1.7 2.2 3.1 11.1 22.4 .496 1.6 3.7 .432 6.4 8.1 .790
Andre Iguodala DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Andre Iguodala
Season 2024-252010-11
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 76 34.2 32.7 0.9 4.1 5.0 6.4 1.7 1.0 2.4 2.2 11.3 21.8 .519 2.1 5.7 .375 7.9 8.8 .898
difference:+9+2.7+18.6+0.8+0.8+0.1+0.2+0.4-0.3-0.6+6.3+10.5+.074+1.2+3.0+.038+4.8+4.3+.205
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 23 37.0 29.9 1.0 4.3 5.3 6.5 1.7 0.9 2.6 2.8 10.1 21.9 .462 1.4 4.9 .283 8.3 9.4 .876
difference:+18+0.6+18.5+0.4+1.3+1.7+0.3+0.7+0.5-0.2-0.4+5.7+11.5+.039+0.8+2.1+.069+6.3+6.6+.162
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

Additional Years

* Andre Iguodala played 12 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2012 to 2023—Andre Iguodala played in 11 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Andre Iguodala got these achievements:

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