Vince Carter vs. Andre Iguodala: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Andre Iguodala and Vince Carter 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.

Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Vince Carter has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Andre Iguodala scored more points in the postseason. 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 5.4 points more than Andre Iguodala in his 19 seasons (16.7 points against 11.3), and he also scored a total of 11,760 points more (25,728 vs. 13,968).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+5.4
22
Andre Iguodala 11.3
19

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+11,760
22
Andre Iguodala 13,968
19

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Andre Iguodala (+8.7 points per game) while Andre Iguodala scored more points (+68).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+8.7
11
Andre Iguodala 9.4
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
11
Andre Iguodala 1,661
+68
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Andre Iguodala 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+32
Andre Iguodala 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+170
Andre Iguodala 15

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+400
Andre Iguodala 197

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+429
Andre Iguodala 665

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+290
Andre Iguodala 1,183

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+20
Andre Iguodala 48

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Andre Iguodala 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Andre Iguodala 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+12
Andre Iguodala 0

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+24
Andre Iguodala 16

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
Andre Iguodala 76
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
Andre Iguodala 167
+79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
Andre Iguodala 10
+10

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+5.4+1.9+5.0+2.7+0.6+1.3+4.1+0.8+0.7+8.9+3+310
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
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+11,760+4,265+10,469+2.7+1,209+2,890+4.1+2,021+2,088+8.9+3+310
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
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+8.7+2.9+7.7+4.2+0.4+1.1+1.7+2.6+2.5+21.3+4+89
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
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+68+49+17+4.2+63+161+1.7+93+6+21.3+4+89
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 18.3
+9.3
199950
Andre Iguodala 9.0
200582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+13.4
200082
Andre Iguodala 12.3
200682

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+9.4
200175
Andre Iguodala 18.2
200776

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+4.8
200260
Andre Iguodala 19.9
200882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+1.8
200343
Andre Iguodala 18.8
200982

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+5.4
200473
Andre Iguodala 17.1
201082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+10.4
200577
Andre Iguodala 14.1
201167

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+11.8
200679
Andre Iguodala 12.4
201262

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+12.2
200782
Andre Iguodala 13.0
201380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 21.3
+12.0
200876
Andre Iguodala 9.3
201463

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.8
+13.0
200980
Andre Iguodala 7.8
2015NBA Champion77

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 16.6
+9.6
201075
Andre Iguodala 7.0
201665

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+6.4
201173
Andre Iguodala 7.6
2017NBA Champion76

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 14.0
+8.0
201173
Andre Iguodala 6.0
2018NBA Champion64

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 10.1
+4.4
201261
Andre Iguodala 5.7
201968

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 13.4
+8.8
201381
Andre Iguodala 4.6
202021

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 11.9
+7.5
201481
Andre Iguodala 4.4
202163

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 5.8
+1.8
201566
Andre Iguodala 4.0
2022NBA Champion31

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 6.6
+4.5
201660
Andre Iguodala 2.1
20238

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 4 seasons more than Andre Iguodala in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 20 to 23, from 2017 to 2020—he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 267 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Andre Iguodala 9.8
+9.8
20055

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20070

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Andre Iguodala 13.2
+13.2
20086

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Andre Iguodala 21.5
+21.5
20096

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20100

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+15.4
20054
Andre Iguodala 11.4
20115

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+16.7
200611
Andre Iguodala 12.9
201213

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+4.3
200712
Andre Iguodala 18.0
20136

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080
Andre Iguodala 13.1
+13.1
20147

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090
Andre Iguodala 10.4
+10.4
2015NBA Champion21

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 15.5
+6.6
201014
Andre Iguodala 8.9
201624

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Andre Iguodala 7.2
+7.2
2017NBA Champion16

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20110
Andre Iguodala 8.1
+8.1
2018NBA Champion15

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 8.3
20124
Andre Iguodala 9.8
+1.5
201921

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20130
Andre Iguodala 3.8
+3.8
202021

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 12.6
+8.8
20147
Andre Iguodala 3.8
20214

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 6.3
+4.7
201511
Andre Iguodala 1.6
2022NBA Champion7

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 11.3
+11.3
20164
Andre Iguodala -
DNP
20230

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.2 ppg and his lowest 9.2.