Andre Iguodala vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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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Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Andre Iguodala.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Andre Iguodala scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Andre Iguodala has better playoff stats. 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 11.4 points more than Andre Iguodala in his 19 seasons (22.7 points against 11.3). On the other hand Andre Iguodala scored a total of 10,876 points more than Victor Wembanyama (13,968 vs. 3,092).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Andre Iguodala 11.3
19
Victor Wembanyama 22.7
+11.4
3

Total Points

Seasons
Andre Iguodala 13,968
+10,876
19
Victor Wembanyama 3,092
3

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Andre Iguodala has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Andre Iguodala 9.4
+9.4
15
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Andre Iguodala 1,661
+1,661
15
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 0
Victor Wembanyama 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 15
Victor Wembanyama 28
+13

20+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 197
+112
Victor Wembanyama 85

10+ Point Games

Andre Iguodala 665
+534
Victor Wembanyama 131

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Andre Iguodala 1,183
+1047
Victor Wembanyama 136

0 Point Games (games without points)

Andre Iguodala 48
+48
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Andre Iguodala's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+11.4+4.1+8.5+1.3+1.3+3.7+1.0+1.8+1.8+10.5+16+1,095
Victor Wembanyama 22.7 8.2 17.3 47.6 2.2 6.4 34.0 4.1 5.0 81.4 3 136

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:+10,876+3,907+8,514+1.3+784+2,404+1.0+2,278+3,315+10.5+16+1,095
Victor Wembanyama 3,092 1,121 2,356 47.6 297 874 34.0 553 679 81.4 3 136

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:+9.4+3.4+7.5+45.8+1.0+2.9+35.5+1.5+2.6+58.3+15+177
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+1,661+606+1,323+45.8+182+513+35.5+267+458+58.3+15+177
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 9.0
200582
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+12.4
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 12.3
200682
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+12.0
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 18.2
200776
Victor Wembanyama 23.9
+5.7
202619

Andre Iguodala's additional seasons:

- Andre Iguodala played 16 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 19, from 2008 to 2023—he averaged 10.9 points in a total of 991 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.9 ppg and his lowest 2.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala 9.8
+9.8
20055
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20060
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20070
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Andre Iguodala's additional Playoffs:

- During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Andre Iguodala played in 14 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 9.4 points in a total of 172 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 1.6.