Desmond Bane vs. Dwight Waller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Waller and Desmond Bane that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Desmond Bane

vs.

Dwight Waller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Desmond Bane: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Dwight Waller: 1968-69 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Desmond Bane 0 Dwight Waller 0

NBA Seasons Desmond Bane 4 Dwight Waller 1

Playoffs Played Desmond Bane 3 Dwight Waller 0

All-Star Games Desmond Bane 0 Dwight Waller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.4 Dwight Waller 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.2 Dwight Waller 0.9

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.3 Dwight Waller 0.1

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.0 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.4 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 4,253 Dwight Waller 7

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 1,020 Dwight Waller 10

Total Assists Desmond Bane 810 Dwight Waller 1

Total Steals Desmond Bane 232 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 89 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 244 Dwight Waller 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .468 Dwight Waller .222

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .415 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .879 Dwight Waller .429

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.7 (2024) Dwight Waller 0.6 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 5.0 (2023) Dwight Waller 0.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 5.5 (2024) Dwight Waller 0.1 (1969)

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 1.2 (2022) Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 (2024) Dwight Waller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 17.1 Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 4.3 Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 2.4 Dwight Waller -

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.5 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Desmond Bane 394 Dwight Waller -

Total Rebounds Desmond Bane 98 Dwight Waller -

Total Assists Desmond Bane 55 Dwight Waller -

Total Steals Desmond Bane 18 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Blocks Desmond Bane 11 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Total Games Desmond Bane 23 Dwight Waller 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Desmond Bane .463 Dwight Waller -

3-Point Percentage Desmond Bane .433 Dwight Waller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Desmond Bane .891 Dwight Waller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Desmond Bane 23.5 (2023) Dwight Waller -

Rebounds Per Game Desmond Bane 6.0 (2023) Dwight Waller -

Assists Per Game Desmond Bane 3.2 (2023) Dwight Waller -

Steals Per Game Desmond Bane 0.9 (2022) Dwight Waller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Desmond Bane 0.8 (2022) Dwight Waller - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.