Buck Johnson vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Buck Johnson, 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.

Buck Johnson played 7 years in the NBA, 6 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 1. Buck Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Buck Johnson 7 5 1986-87 to 1992-93
Victor Wembanyama 1 0 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Buck Johnson Victor Wembanyama
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Buck Johnson 60 8.7 3.8 0.6 0.8 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.4 1.6 3.4 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .690
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Buck Johnson Victor Wembanyama
Season 1987-88-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Buck Johnson 70 12.6 5.4 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.2 4.3 .520 0.0 0.1 .125 1.0 1.3 .736
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 4 5.0 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Buck Johnson Victor Wembanyama
Season 1988-89-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Buck Johnson 67 27.6 9.6 1.7 2.6 4.3 1.9 1.0 0.5 1.6 3.2 4.0 7.7 .524 0.0 0.1 .111 1.5 2.0 .754
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 4 29.5 11.5 1.8 2.0 3.8 3.3 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.8 4.8 10.0 .475 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.5 .571
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Buck Johnson Victor Wembanyama
Season 1989-90-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Buck Johnson 82 34.5 14.8 1.4 3.3 4.6 3.1 1.3 0.8 2.0 3.9 6.1 12.4 .495 0.0 0.2 .118 2.5 3.3 .759
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 4 37.0 12.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 2.3 1.5 0.5 1.0 4.0 5.0 12.0 .417 0.0 0.3 .000 2.8 3.3 .846
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Buck Johnson Victor Wembanyama
Season 1990-91-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Buck Johnson 73 31.2 13.6 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.7 3.3 5.7 12.0 .477 0.0 0.2 .133 2.2 3.0 .727
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson 3 28.7 8.0 1.3 3.3 4.7 2.7 0.7 0.3 1.7 4.3 3.3 9.3 .357 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Buck Johnson Victor Wembanyama
Season 1991-92-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Buck Johnson 80 27.5 8.6 1.2 2.7 3.9 2.0 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.9 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.1 .111 1.3 1.8 .727
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Buck Johnson Victor Wembanyama
Season 1992-93-
Team Washington Bullets-
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 %
Buck Johnson 73 17.6 6.5 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0 2.6 2.6 5.5 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .730
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Buck Johnson ------- --- ----------
Victor Wembanyama ------- --- ----------
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