Stephen Curry vs. Andre Iguodala: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andre Iguodala and Stephen Curry 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.

Stephen Curry is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Stephen Curry has better scoring stats than Andre Iguodala in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 13.4 points more than Andre Iguodala in his 19 seasons (24.7 points against 11.3), and he also scored a total of 11,418 points more (25,386 vs. 13,968).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.7
+13.4
16
Andre Iguodala 11.3
19

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,386
+11,418
16
Andre Iguodala 13,968
19

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Andre Iguodala 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Stephen Curry has a better career point average than Andre Iguodala (+17.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,486).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+17.4
10
Andre Iguodala 9.4
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+2,486
10
Andre Iguodala 1,661
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+2
Andre Iguodala 0

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+15
Andre Iguodala 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 71
+71
Andre Iguodala 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 311
+296
Andre Iguodala 15

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 717
+520
Andre Iguodala 197

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 967
+302
Andre Iguodala 665

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,021
Andre Iguodala 1,183
+162

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Andre Iguodala 48
+43

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Andre Iguodala 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+8
Andre Iguodala 0

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+60
Andre Iguodala 0

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+107
Andre Iguodala 16

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+77
Andre Iguodala 76

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
Andre Iguodala 167
+12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 0
Andre Iguodala 10
+10

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 24.7 8.4 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.3 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+13.4+4.3+9.1+0.9+3.1+6.6+9.3+1.6+1.1+20.2+3+205
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 25,386 8,648 18,356 47.1 4,058 9,589 42.3 4,032 4,424 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+11,418+3,620+7,486+0.9+2,977+6,311+9.3+1,201+430+20.2+3+205
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

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 26.8 9.0 19.7 45.4 4.2 10.6 39.7 4.7 5.2 88.9 10 155
difference:+17.4+5.6+12.2+0.4+3.2+7.7+4.2+3.2+2.6+30.6+5+22
Andre Iguodala 9.4 3.4 7.5 45.8 1.0 2.9 35.5 1.5 2.6 58.3 15 177

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Stephen Curry 4,147 1,388 3,056 45.4 650 1,637 39.7 721 811 88.9 10 155
difference:+2,486+782+1,733+0.4+468+1,124+4.2+454+353+30.6+5+22
Andre Iguodala 1,661 606 1,323 45.8 182 513 35.5 267 458 58.3 15 177

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 17.5
+8.5
201080
Andre Iguodala 9.0
200582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+6.3
201174
Andre Iguodala 12.3
200682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226
Andre Iguodala 18.2
+3.5
200776

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
+3.0
201378
Andre Iguodala 19.9
200882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
+5.2
201478
Andre Iguodala 18.8
200982

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
+6.7
2015NBA Champion80
Andre Iguodala 17.1
201082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+16.0
201679
Andre Iguodala 14.1
201167

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.3
+12.9
2017NBA Champion79
Andre Iguodala 12.4
201262

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+13.4
2018NBA Champion51
Andre Iguodala 13.0
201380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.3
+18.0
201969
Andre Iguodala 9.3
201463

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 20.8
+13.0
20205
Andre Iguodala 7.8
2015NBA Champion77

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader32.0
+25.0
202163
Andre Iguodala 7.0
201665

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+17.9
2022NBA Champion64
Andre Iguodala 7.6
2017NBA Champion76

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 29.4
+23.4
202356
Andre Iguodala 6.0
2018NBA Champion64

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+20.7
202474
Andre Iguodala 5.7
201968

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.5
+19.9
202570
Andre Iguodala 4.6
202021

Andre Iguodala's additional seasons:

* Andre Iguodala played 3 seasons more than Stephen Curry in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 19, from 2021 to 2023—he averaged 4.1 points in a total of 102 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 4.4 ppg and his lowest 2.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Andre Iguodala 9.8
+9.8
20055

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20070

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
+10.2
201312
Andre Iguodala 13.2
20086

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
+1.5
20147
Andre Iguodala 21.5
20096

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
+28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20100

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+13.7
201618
Andre Iguodala 11.4
20115

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.1
+15.2
2017NBA Champion17
Andre Iguodala 12.9
201213

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+7.5
2018NBA Champion15
Andre Iguodala 18.0
20136

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.2
+15.1
201922
Andre Iguodala 13.1
20147

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20200
Andre Iguodala 10.4
+10.4
2015NBA Champion21

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20210
Andre Iguodala 8.9
+8.9
201624

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.4
+20.2
2022NBA Champion22
Andre Iguodala 7.2
2017NBA Champion16

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 30.5
+22.4
202313
Andre Iguodala 8.1
2018NBA Champion15

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20240
Andre Iguodala 9.8
+9.8
201921

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.6
+18.8
20258
Andre Iguodala 3.8
202021

Andre Iguodala's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Andre Iguodala played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 2.4 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.8 ppg and his lowest 1.6.