Andre Iguodala vs. Drazen Petrovic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Drazen Petrovic and Andre Iguodala to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Drazen Petrovic has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Andre Iguodala scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Drazen Petrovic averages 4.1 points more than Andre Iguodala in his 19 seasons (15.4 points against 11.3). On the other hand Andre Iguodala scored a total of 9,507 points more than Drazen Petrovic (13,968 vs. 4,461).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Andre Iguodala 11.3
19
Drazen Petrovic 15.4
+4.1
4

Total Points

Seasons
Andre Iguodala 13,968
+9,507
19
Drazen Petrovic 4,461
4

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Drazen Petrovic has a better career point average than Andre Iguodala (+0.8 points per game) while Andre Iguodala scored more points (+1,364).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Andre Iguodala 9.4
15
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
+0.8
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Andre Iguodala 1,661
+1,364
15
Drazen Petrovic 297
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 0
Drazen Petrovic 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 15
+1
Drazen Petrovic 14

20+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 197
+98
Drazen Petrovic 99

10+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 665
+460
Drazen Petrovic 205

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Andre Iguodala 1,183
+903
Drazen Petrovic 280

0 Point Games (games without points)

Andre Iguodala 48
+38
Drazen Petrovic 10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 0
Drazen Petrovic 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 0
Drazen Petrovic 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 16
+12
Drazen Petrovic 4

10+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 76
+61
Drazen Petrovic 15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Andre Iguodala 167
+142
Drazen Petrovic 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Andre Iguodala 10
+6
Drazen Petrovic 4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Iguodala 11.3 4.1 8.8 46.3 0.9 2.7 33.0 2.3 3.2 70.9 19 1,231
difference:+4.1+1.8+2.8+4.4+0.7+10.7+0.4+0.1+13.2+15+941
Drazen Petrovic 15.4 5.9 11.6 50.6 0.9 2.0 43.7 2.7 3.3 84.1 4 290

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Iguodala 13,968 5,028 10,870 46.3 1,081 3,278 33.0 2,831 3,994 70.9 19 1,231
difference:+9,507+3,323+7,501+4.4+826+2,695+10.7+2,035+3,048+13.2+15+941
Drazen Petrovic 4,461 1,705 3,369 50.6 255 583 43.7 796 946 84.1 4 290

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Iguodala 9.4 3.4 7.5 45.8 1.0 2.9 35.5 1.5 2.6 58.3 15 177
difference:+0.8+0.7+1.2+1.6+0.6+1.7+3.1+0.2+0.2+11.3+12+148
Drazen Petrovic 10.2 4.1 8.7 47.4 0.4 1.2 32.4 1.7 2.4 69.6 3 29

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Andre Iguodala 1,661 606 1,323 45.8 182 513 35.5 267 458 58.3 15 177
difference:+1,364+487+1,072+1.6+171+479+3.1+219+389+11.3+12+148
Drazen Petrovic 297 119 251 47.4 11 34 32.4 48 69 69.6 3 29

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 9.0
+1.4
200582
Drazen Petrovic 7.6
199077

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 12.3
+2.1
200682
Drazen Petrovic 10.2
199161

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 18.2
200776
Drazen Petrovic 20.6
+2.4
199282

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 19.9
200882
Drazen Petrovic 22.3
+2.4
199370

Andre Iguodala's additional seasons:

* Andre Iguodala played 15 seasons more than Drazen Petrovic in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 19, from 2009 to 2023—he averaged 10.1 points in a total of 909 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 2.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 9.8
+3.7
20055
Drazen Petrovic 6.1
199020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20060
Drazen Petrovic -
DNP
19910

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20070
Drazen Petrovic 24.3
+24.3
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 13.2
20086
Drazen Petrovic 15.6
+2.4
19935

Andre Iguodala's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Andre Iguodala played in 13 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 166 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 1.6.