Christian Laettner vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall and Christian Laettner, 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.

Christian Laettner played 13 years in the NBA, 2 more than John Wall, who played 11. Christian Laettner had the first of his seasons in 1992-93, while John Wall had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Christian Laettner 13 6 1992-93 to 2004-05
John Wall 11 4 2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1992-932010-11
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Christian Laettner 81 34.9 18.2 2.1 6.6 8.7 2.8 1.3 1.0 3.4 3.6 6.2 13.1 .474 0.0 0.5 .100 5.7 6.8 .835
John Wall 69 37.8 16.4 0.5 4.1 4.6 8.3 1.8 0.5 3.8 2.5 5.8 14.1 .409 0.5 1.7 .296 4.4 5.7 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner ------- --- ----------
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1993-942011-12
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Christian Laettner 70 34.7 16.8 2.3 6.3 8.6 4.4 1.2 1.2 3.7 3.8 5.7 12.6 .448 0.1 0.4 .240 5.4 6.8 .783
John Wall 66 36.2 16.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 8.0 1.4 0.9 3.9 2.1 5.7 13.5 .423 0.0 0.6 .071 4.8 6.1 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner ------- --- ----------
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1994-952012-13
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Christian Laettner 81 34.2 16.3 2.0 5.5 7.6 2.9 1.2 1.1 2.8 3.7 5.6 11.4 .489 0.2 0.5 .325 5.0 6.2 .818
John Wall 49 32.7 18.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.6 1.3 0.8 3.2 2.4 6.6 15.0 .441 0.2 0.9 .267 5.0 6.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner ------- --- ----------
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1995-962013-14
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisWizards 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 %
Christian Laettner 74 33.7 16.4 2.5 4.8 7.3 2.7 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.7 6.0 12.3 .487 0.1 0.5 .231 4.4 5.4 .818
John Wall 82 36.3 19.3 0.5 3.6 4.1 8.8 1.8 0.5 3.6 2.7 7.1 16.3 .433 1.3 3.8 .351 3.9 4.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner 10 33.4 15.7 2.7 4.2 6.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 2.1 4.1 5.9 12.2 .484 0.1 0.3 .333 3.8 5.4 .704
John Wall 11 38.2 16.3 0.5 3.5 4.0 7.1 1.6 0.7 3.3 2.6 5.5 14.9 .366 0.6 2.9 .219 4.7 6.2 .765

Season 5

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1996-972014-15
Team Atlanta HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisWizards 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 %
Christian Laettner 82 38.3 18.1 2.6 6.2 8.8 2.7 1.2 0.8 2.7 3.4 6.7 13.8 .486 0.4 1.1 .352 4.4 5.4 .816
John Wall 79 35.9 17.6 0.5 4.2 4.6 10.0 1.7 0.6 3.8 2.3 6.6 14.8 .445 0.8 2.7 .300 3.6 4.6 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner 10 40.2 17.6 1.9 5.3 7.2 2.6 1.0 0.8 3.1 3.2 6.2 15.3 .405 0.4 2.1 .190 4.8 5.6 .857
John Wall 7 39.0 17.4 0.7 4.0 4.7 11.9 1.4 1.4 3.9 1.9 6.1 15.7 .391 0.4 2.4 .176 4.7 5.6 .846

Season 6

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1997-982015-16
Team Atlanta HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Christian Laettner 74 30.8 13.8 1.9 4.7 6.6 2.6 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.3 4.8 9.9 .485 0.1 0.4 .222 4.1 4.8 .864
John Wall 77 36.2 19.9 0.5 4.4 4.9 10.2 1.9 0.8 4.1 2.1 7.4 17.5 .424 1.5 4.3 .351 3.5 4.5 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner 4 22.0 9.8 0.8 3.5 4.3 1.0 1.5 0.3 2.0 4.0 3.0 8.8 .343 0.0 0.8 .000 3.8 4.3 .882
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdWizards 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 %
Christian Laettner 16 21.1 7.6 1.3 2.1 3.4 1.5 0.9 0.8 1.2 1.9 2.4 6.6 .358 0.1 0.2 .333 2.8 3.6 .772
John Wall 78 36.4 23.1 0.8 3.4 4.2 10.7 2.0 0.6 4.1 1.9 8.3 18.4 .451 1.1 3.5 .327 5.4 6.8 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner 5 24.6 10.2 1.2 1.6 2.8 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 2.8 4.0 9.4 .426 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 2.8 .786
John Wall 13 39.0 27.2 0.5 3.2 3.7 10.3 1.7 1.2 4.2 2.0 9.8 21.6 .452 1.6 4.7 .344 6.0 7.2 .839

Season 8

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdWizards 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 %
Christian Laettner 82 29.8 12.2 2.1 4.6 6.7 2.3 1.0 0.5 2.3 4.0 4.6 9.8 .473 0.1 0.3 .292 2.9 3.6 .812
John Wall 41 34.4 19.4 0.5 3.1 3.7 9.6 1.4 1.1 3.9 2.0 6.8 16.3 .420 1.5 4.1 .371 4.3 5.9 .726
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner 3 25.0 6.7 0.7 4.3 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 4.7 2.3 5.7 .412 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .750
John Wall 6 39.0 26.0 0.5 5.2 5.7 11.5 2.3 1.3 4.5 2.7 9.3 21.2 .441 0.7 3.5 .190 6.7 7.8 .851

Season 9

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Dallas Mavericks, Washington WizardsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Christian Laettner 78 21.3 9.3 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.6 0.9 0.6 1.8 3.1 3.6 7.1 .503 0.1 0.2 .308 2.2 2.6 .833
John Wall 32 34.5 20.7 0.5 3.2 3.6 8.7 1.5 0.9 3.8 2.2 7.7 17.3 .444 1.6 5.3 .302 3.8 5.5 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner ------- --- ----------
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Note: John Wall didn't play in 2019-20.

Season 10

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 2001-022020-21
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Christian Laettner 57 25.3 7.1 1.3 4.0 5.3 2.6 1.1 0.4 1.5 2.3 2.9 6.4 .464 0.0 0.2 .200 1.2 1.3 .868
John Wall 40 32.2 20.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 6.9 1.1 0.8 3.5 1.2 7.3 18.2 .404 2.0 6.2 .317 4.0 5.3 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner ------- --- ----------
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Note: John Wall didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 11

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 2002-032022-23
Team Washington WizardsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Christian Laettner 76 29.1 8.3 1.5 5.1 6.6 3.1 1.1 0.5 1.1 2.7 3.4 6.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .125 1.6 1.9 .833
John Wall 34 22.2 11.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 5.2 0.8 0.4 2.4 1.7 4.1 9.9 .408 1.0 3.2 .303 2.3 3.3 .681
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner ------- --- ----------
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 2003-04-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 %
Christian Laettner 48 20.5 5.9 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.1 2.5 5.3 .465 0.1 0.4 .286 0.8 1.0 .800
John Wall ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner ------- --- ----------
John Wall ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Christian Laettner John Wall
Season 2004-05-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 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 %
Christian Laettner 49 15.1 5.3 0.7 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.6 1.6 2.2 3.8 .582 0.0 0.1 .143 0.9 1.2 .763
John Wall ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Christian Laettner 13 10.2 2.2 0.2 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.9 1.8 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.5 .833
John Wall ------- --- ----------