Marcus Camby vs. Ben Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Wallace and Marcus Camby, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Marcus Camby played 17 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ben Wallace, who played 16. Marcus Camby had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Ben Wallace had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Marcus Camby 17 11 1996-97 to 2012-13
Ben Wallace 16 8 1996-97 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 1996-971996-97
Team Toronto RaptorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement 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 %
Marcus Camby 63 30.1 14.8 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.5 1.0 2.1 2.1 3.4 6.0 12.3 .482 0.0 0.2 .143 2.9 4.2 .693
Ben Wallace 34 5.8 1.1 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 .348 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .300
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 1997-981997-98
Team Toronto RaptorsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
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 %
Marcus Camby 63 31.8 12.1 3.2 4.2 7.4 1.8 1.1 3.7 2.1 3.2 4.9 11.9 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.9 .611
Ben Wallace 67 16.8 3.1 1.7 3.2 4.8 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.3 2.4 .518 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.5 .357
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 1998-991998-99
Team New York KnicksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Marcus Camby 46 20.5 7.2 2.2 3.3 5.5 0.3 0.6 1.6 0.8 2.8 3.0 5.7 .521 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.2 .553
Ben Wallace 46 26.8 6.0 3.0 5.4 8.3 0.4 1.1 2.0 0.8 2.4 2.5 4.3 .578 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.9 .356
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 20 25.5 10.4 2.6 5.1 7.7 0.3 1.2 1.9 0.8 3.8 4.1 7.2 .566 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.7 .616
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 1999-001999-00
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Marcus Camby 59 26.2 10.2 2.9 4.9 7.8 0.8 0.7 2.0 1.2 3.5 3.8 8.0 .480 0.0 0.0 .500 2.5 3.7 .670
Ben Wallace 81 24.2 4.8 2.6 5.6 8.2 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.8 2.0 2.1 4.1 .503 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .474
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 16 24.1 4.8 2.2 4.8 7.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 0.8 3.2 1.8 5.4 .337 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.9 .613
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2000-012000-01
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Marcus Camby 63 33.8 12.0 3.1 8.4 11.5 0.8 1.0 2.2 1.0 3.3 4.8 9.2 .524 0.0 0.1 .125 2.4 3.6 .667
Ben Wallace 80 34.5 6.4 3.8 9.4 13.2 1.5 1.3 2.3 1.5 2.4 2.7 5.5 .490 0.0 0.1 .250 1.0 3.0 .336
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 4 35.5 6.3 1.0 7.0 8.0 1.8 0.5 2.3 0.5 4.5 2.5 6.5 .385 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.3 .385
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2001-022001-02
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
Marcus Camby 29 34.7 11.1 3.1 8.0 11.1 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.4 3.7 4.5 10.0 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.4 .626
Ben Wallace 80 36.5 7.6 4.0 9.0 13.0 1.4 1.7 3.5 0.9 2.2 3.2 6.0 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.9 .423
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Ben Wallace 10 40.8 7.3 4.8 11.3 16.1 1.2 1.9 2.6 1.9 2.4 2.8 5.9 .475 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 3.9 .436

Season 7

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2002-032002-03
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 %
Marcus Camby 29 21.2 7.6 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.6 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.4 3.2 7.8 .410 0.1 0.2 .400 1.1 1.7 .660
Ben Wallace 73 39.4 6.9 4.0 11.4 15.4 1.6 1.4 3.2 1.2 2.5 2.9 6.0 .481 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 2.6 .450
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Ben Wallace 17 42.5 8.9 5.1 11.2 16.3 1.6 2.5 3.1 0.9 2.9 3.1 6.4 .486 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 5.9 .446

Season 8

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2003-042003-04
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Marcus Camby 72 30.0 8.6 2.9 7.2 10.1 1.8 1.2 2.6 1.4 3.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.9 .721
Ben Wallace 81 37.7 9.5 4.0 8.4 12.4 1.7 1.8 3.0 1.5 2.0 3.9 9.2 .421 0.0 0.1 .125 1.8 3.6 .490
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 39.0 12.6 2.8 8.6 11.4 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.2 4.2 5.4 11.0 .491 0.2 0.4 .500 1.6 2.8 .571
Ben Wallace 23 40.3 10.3 4.1 10.1 14.3 1.9 1.9 2.4 1.6 2.5 4.0 8.9 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 5.1 .427

Season 9

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2004-052004-05
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
Marcus Camby 66 30.5 10.3 2.0 8.0 10.0 2.3 0.9 3.0 1.6 2.7 4.2 9.1 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.6 .723
Ben Wallace 74 36.1 9.7 3.9 8.2 12.2 1.7 1.4 2.4 1.1 2.1 4.0 8.8 .453 0.0 0.1 .111 1.8 4.1 .428
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 37.4 10.2 0.8 10.4 11.2 1.8 0.6 3.2 2.2 3.6 3.4 8.2 .415 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.4 .630
Ben Wallace 25 39.0 10.0 3.8 7.5 11.3 1.0 1.7 2.4 1.2 2.6 4.1 8.5 .481 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 4.1 .461

Season 10

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2005-062005-06
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Blocks Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
Marcus Camby 56 33.2 12.8 2.4 9.6 11.9 2.1 1.4 3.3 1.6 2.8 5.4 11.6 .465 0.0 0.2 .091 2.0 2.8 .712
Ben Wallace 82 35.2 7.3 3.7 7.6 11.3 1.9 1.8 2.2 1.1 2.0 2.9 5.7 .510 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 3.6 .416
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 35.0 11.4 2.6 8.4 11.0 2.2 0.8 2.8 0.8 2.8 5.2 12.4 .419 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .556
Ben Wallace 18 35.7 4.7 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.7 1.3 1.2 0.8 2.3 1.8 3.9 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 3.7 .273

Season 11

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2006-072006-07
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls 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 %
Marcus Camby 70 33.8 11.2 2.3 9.3 11.7 3.2 1.2 3.3 1.7 2.6 4.5 9.4 .473 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.2 .729
Ben Wallace 77 35.0 6.4 3.9 6.7 10.7 2.4 1.4 2.0 1.3 2.0 2.5 5.5 .453 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 3.5 .408
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 5 36.8 7.6 2.4 12.4 14.8 2.0 0.8 3.2 2.0 2.8 3.4 9.0 .378 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
Ben Wallace 10 36.9 8.7 2.9 6.6 9.5 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.0 1.9 3.0 5.3 .566 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 5.4 .500

Season 12

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2007-082007-08
Team Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 79 34.9 9.1 2.9 10.2 13.1 3.3 1.1 3.6 1.5 2.7 3.6 8.0 .450 0.1 0.3 .300 1.8 2.6 .708
Ben Wallace 72 30.6 4.8 3.3 5.1 8.4 1.5 1.2 1.6 0.9 1.7 1.9 4.9 .392 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .426
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 4 31.0 3.3 2.8 10.5 13.3 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.3 5.3 .238 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 1.5 .333
Ben Wallace 13 23.4 3.2 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.2 0.6 1.1 0.5 2.0 1.3 2.5 .515 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.5 .350

Season 13

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2008-092008-09
Team Los Angeles ClippersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers 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 %
Marcus Camby 62 31.0 10.3 2.6 8.5 11.1 2.0 0.8 2.1 1.5 2.1 4.1 8.0 .512 0.0 0.1 .250 2.1 2.9 .725
Ben Wallace 56 23.5 2.9 2.4 4.0 6.5 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.6 1.5 1.2 2.8 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.1 .422
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Ben Wallace 14 12.6 1.1 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.6 0.9 .615 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 .000

Season 14

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2009-102009-10
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Marcus Camby 74 31.3 7.5 3.4 8.4 11.8 2.5 1.3 2.0 1.2 2.2 3.2 6.8 .475 0.0 0.1 .286 1.1 1.6 .639
Ben Wallace 69 28.6 5.5 3.6 5.1 8.7 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.9 2.3 4.2 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 2.3 .406
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 6 29.7 5.8 2.7 7.3 10.0 2.3 0.7 1.2 0.5 3.0 2.7 6.3 .421 0.0 0.2 .000 0.5 1.0 .500
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2010-112010-11
Team Portland Trail BlazersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Marcus Camby 59 26.1 4.7 3.1 7.2 10.3 2.1 0.7 1.6 1.1 2.4 2.0 5.0 .398 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.2 .614
Ben Wallace 54 22.9 2.9 2.4 4.1 6.5 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.5 1.2 2.8 .450 0.0 0.0 .500 0.4 1.1 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 6 27.8 3.5 3.0 6.7 9.7 1.3 0.7 1.5 0.8 3.0 1.7 3.7 .455 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.0 0.3 .000
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2011-122011-12
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Houston RocketsDetroit Pistons
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 %
Marcus Camby 59 22.9 4.9 2.7 6.3 9.0 1.8 0.8 1.4 1.0 2.1 2.2 4.9 .446 0.0 0.1 .400 0.5 1.1 .453
Ben Wallace 62 15.8 1.4 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.4 .395 0.0 0.1 .250 0.3 0.8 .340
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby ------- --- ----------
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Marcus Camby Ben Wallace
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Marcus Camby 24 10.4 1.8 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.7 2.2 .321 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.8 .421
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marcus Camby 3 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------