James Donaldson vs. Andre Iguodala Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andre Iguodala and James Donaldson, 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

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.

James Donaldson played 14 years in the NBA, 5 less than Andre Iguodala, who played 19. James Donaldson had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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 achivements, 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
James Donaldson 14 9 1980-81 to 1994-95
Andre Iguodala 19 15 2004-05 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1980-812004-05
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 68 14.4 5.3 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.9 3.5 .542 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .594
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
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

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1981-822005-06
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 82 20.9 8.1 1.7 4.3 6.0 0.6 0.3 1.7 1.4 2.3 3.1 5.1 .609 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.9 .629
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 8 23.6 6.8 3.1 6.1 9.3 0.9 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.0 2.3 5.4 .419 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.0 .750
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------

Season 3

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1982-832006-07
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 82 21.8 8.9 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.2 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.1 3.5 6.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.7 .688
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 2 23.5 12.0 2.5 6.0 8.5 1.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 5.5 11.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------

Season 4

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1983-842007-08
Team San Diego ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 82 30.8 11.8 2.0 5.9 7.9 1.1 0.5 1.7 2.1 2.6 4.4 7.4 .596 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .761
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
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

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1984-852008-09
Team Los Angeles ClippersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 82 29.2 11.3 2.0 6.1 8.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 2.5 2.6 4.3 6.7 .637 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.7 .749
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
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

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1985-862009-10
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 83 32.3 8.6 2.1 7.5 9.6 1.2 0.3 1.7 1.5 2.3 3.1 5.5 .558 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.1 .803
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 10 41.0 10.9 3.0 8.7 11.7 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 4.8 .750 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.0 .925
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------

Season 7

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1986-872010-11
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 82 36.9 10.8 3.6 8.3 11.9 0.8 0.6 1.7 1.3 2.3 3.8 6.5 .586 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.0 .812
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 3 22.7 5.3 0.7 5.0 5.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.7 2.0 1.3 1.7 .800 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.0 .889
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

Season 8

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1987-882011-12
Team Dallas MavericksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 81 31.1 7.0 3.0 6.3 9.3 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.4 2.2 2.6 4.7 .558 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.3 .778
Andre Iguodala 62 35.6 12.4 0.9 5.2 6.1 5.5 1.7 0.5 1.9 1.5 4.6 10.2 .454 1.2 3.1 .394 2.0 3.2 .617
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 17 29.4 9.3 2.8 5.8 8.6 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.7 2.4 4.0 6.1 .654 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .595
Andre Iguodala 13 38.8 12.9 1.3 4.4 5.7 3.7 1.5 0.4 1.5 2.5 4.5 11.6 .384 1.5 3.8 .388 2.5 4.3 .589

Season 9

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1988-892012-13
Team Dallas MavericksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 53 32.9 9.1 3.0 7.8 10.8 0.7 0.5 1.5 1.6 2.1 3.6 6.4 .573 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.3 .766
Andre Iguodala 80 34.7 13.0 1.0 4.3 5.3 5.4 1.7 0.7 2.6 1.6 5.0 11.0 .451 1.1 3.6 .317 1.9 3.4 .574
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 6 40.5 18.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 5.3 2.0 0.3 2.8 1.5 6.3 12.7 .500 2.3 4.8 .483 3.0 4.2 .720

Season 10

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1989-902013-14
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 73 31.0 9.1 2.1 6.5 8.6 0.8 0.3 0.6 1.6 1.8 3.5 6.6 .539 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.9 .700
Andre Iguodala 63 32.4 9.3 0.8 3.8 4.7 4.2 1.5 0.3 1.6 1.6 3.5 7.3 .480 1.0 2.8 .354 1.4 2.1 .652
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 3 24.7 7.3 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 2.7 3.0 4.3 .692 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .800
Andre Iguodala 7 35.4 13.1 0.7 4.0 4.7 4.4 1.3 0.3 3.0 2.7 4.6 8.9 .516 1.1 2.1 .533 2.9 4.7 .606

Season 11

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1990-912014-15
Team Dallas MavericksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 82 34.1 10.0 2.5 6.4 8.9 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.8 2.2 4.0 7.5 .532 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.8 .721
Andre Iguodala 77 26.9 7.8 0.6 2.8 3.3 3.0 1.2 0.3 1.1 1.3 3.0 6.4 .466 1.0 2.8 .349 0.9 1.5 .596
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 21 30.2 10.4 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.7 2.0 3.9 8.1 .474 1.4 3.9 .354 1.3 3.1 .415

Season 12

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1991-922015-16
Team Dallas Mavericks, New York KnicksGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 58 18.5 4.9 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.8 1.9 4.2 .457 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .709
Andre Iguodala 65 26.6 7.0 0.8 3.2 4.0 3.4 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.6 2.7 5.7 .478 0.8 2.4 .351 0.8 1.3 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 2 5.5 2.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Andre Iguodala 24 32.0 8.9 1.5 2.9 4.4 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.3 6.8 .476 1.0 2.7 .385 1.3 2.4 .561

Season 13

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1992-932016-17
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 6 15.7 3.5 1.0 3.8 4.8 0.2 0.2 1.2 0.7 2.2 1.3 2.3 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.5 .556
Andre Iguodala 76 26.3 7.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 3.4 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.9 5.5 .528 0.8 2.3 .362 0.9 1.3 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Andre Iguodala 16 26.2 7.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 3.2 0.9 0.4 1.0 1.8 2.9 6.3 .455 0.5 2.6 .190 0.9 1.6 .577

Note: James Donaldson didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 14

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season 1994-952017-18
Team Utah JazzGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 43 14.3 2.6 0.4 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.7 .595 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .710
Andre Iguodala 64 25.3 6.0 0.8 3.1 3.8 3.3 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.5 2.3 5.0 .463 0.5 1.8 .282 0.9 1.4 .632
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson 5 15.2 2.8 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.0 1.2 .833 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Andre Iguodala 15 26.7 8.1 0.7 3.8 4.5 2.7 1.4 0.5 0.9 1.9 2.8 5.7 .494 0.9 2.5 .378 1.6 2.3 .706

Season 15

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season -2018-19
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Warriors Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 68 23.2 5.7 0.7 3.0 3.7 3.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.2 4.4 .500 0.7 2.1 .333 0.6 1.0 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 21 30.0 9.8 1.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.0 3.9 7.9 .494 1.3 3.8 .350 0.7 1.8 .378

Season 16

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season -2019-20
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 21 19.9 4.6 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.4 0.7 1.0 1.2 1.7 1.8 4.2 .432 0.7 2.2 .298 0.3 0.7 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 21 19.5 3.8 0.5 2.0 2.6 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 2.1 1.4 3.1 .462 0.7 1.9 .359 0.2 0.3 .714

Season 17

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season -2020-21
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 63 21.3 4.4 0.6 2.9 3.5 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 1.4 1.5 3.9 .383 1.0 2.9 .330 0.4 0.6 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 4 17.8 3.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 1.3 1.0 0.5 1.3 2.0 1.5 2.8 .545 0.8 1.8 .429 0.0 0.0 -

Season 18

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season -2021-22
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 31 19.5 4.0 0.7 2.5 3.2 3.7 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.5 3.9 .380 0.5 2.4 .230 0.5 0.6 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 7 8.7 1.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.6 1.3 .444 0.1 0.4 .333 0.3 0.4 .667

Season 19

James Donaldson Andre Iguodala
Season -2022-23
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala 8 14.1 2.1 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.9 1.9 .467 0.1 1.1 .111 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Donaldson ------- --- ----------
Andre Iguodala ------- --- ----------