Anfernee Simons vs. Dwyane Wade Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwyane Wade and Anfernee Simons, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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.

Anfernee Simons played 8 years in the NBA, 8 less than Dwyane Wade, who played 16. Anfernee Simons had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dwyane Wade had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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 achievements, 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
Anfernee Simons 8 3 2018-19 to 2025-26
Dwyane Wade 16 13 2003-04 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2018-192003-04
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 20 7.1 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.4 3.2 .444 0.5 1.5 .345 0.5 0.8 .563
difference:+41+27.8+12.4+1.2+2.2+3.3+3.8+1.3+0.6-2.6-1.8+4.7+9.9+.021+0.2+0.6+.043+3.3+4.3+.184
Dwyane Wade 61 34.9 16.2 1.4 2.7 4.0 4.5 1.4 0.6 3.2 2.3 6.1 13.1 .465 0.3 0.9 .302 3.8 5.1 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 5 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.4 .000 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.0 .800
difference:+8+37.1+17.2+1.2+2.8+4.0+5.6+1.1+0.3-4.2-3.1+6.6+13.1+.455+0.2+0.2+.375+3.7+4.8+.013
Dwyane Wade 13 39.5 18.0 1.2 2.8 4.0 5.6 1.3 0.3 4.2 3.5 6.6 14.5 .455 0.2 0.6 .375 4.5 5.8 .787

Season 2

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2019-202004-05
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 70 20.7 8.3 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.9 3.1 7.7 .399 1.1 3.2 .332 1.1 1.3 .826
difference:+7+17.9+15.8+1.0+1.9+3.0+5.4+1.2+1.0-3.3-1.1+5.1+9.4+.079+0.9+2.6+.043+6.4+8.6+.064
Dwyane Wade 77 38.6 24.1 1.4 3.7 5.2 6.8 1.6 1.1 4.2 3.0 8.2 17.1 .478 0.2 0.6 .289 7.5 9.9 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 4 20.5 6.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.5 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.8 2.0 6.5 .308 1.5 3.5 .429 1.3 1.5 .833
difference:+10+20.5+20.6+1.3+1.6+2.9+4.1+0.1+1.1-3.4-1.3+7.7+13.6+.176+1.4+2.8+.329+6.6+8.4+.034
Dwyane Wade 14 41.0 27.4 1.6 4.1 5.7 6.6 1.6 1.1 4.4 3.1 9.7 20.1 .484 0.1 0.7 .100 7.9 9.9 .799

Season 3

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2020-212005-06
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 64 17.3 7.8 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.6 6.3 .419 1.9 4.4 .426 0.7 0.9 .807
difference:+11+21.3+19.4+1.2+2.3+3.5+5.3+1.6+0.7-2.9-1.4+6.7+12.5+.076+1.7+3.4+.255+7.7+9.8+.024
Dwyane Wade 75 38.6 27.2 1.4 4.3 5.7 6.7 1.9 0.8 3.6 2.9 9.3 18.8 .495 0.2 1.0 .171 8.4 10.7 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 6 17.8 6.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.3 4.2 .560 1.8 3.0 .611 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+17+23.9+21.9+0.7+2.5+3.2+4.9+1.9+0.9-3.7-2.1+7.2+15.0+.063+1.2+1.4+.233+8.8+10.9
Dwyane Wade 23 41.7 28.4 1.2 4.7 5.9 5.7 2.2 1.1 3.9 3.1 9.5 19.2 .497 0.6 1.6 .378 8.8 10.9 .808

Season 4

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 57 29.5 17.3 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.9 0.5 0.1 2.0 1.9 6.2 14.0 .443 3.1 7.8 .405 1.8 2.0 .888
difference:+6+8.4+10.1+0.5+1.5+2.1+3.6+1.6+1.1-2.2-0.4+3.1+4.9+.048+2.7+6.3+.139+6.7+8.5+.081
Dwyane Wade 51 37.9 27.4 1.0 3.7 4.7 7.5 2.1 1.2 4.2 2.3 9.3 18.9 .491 0.4 1.5 .266 8.5 10.5 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 4 40.5 23.5 1.8 3.0 4.8 6.3 1.3 0.5 5.8 3.3 9.0 21.0 .429 0.0 1.3 .000 5.5 8.0 .688

Season 5

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 62 35.0 21.1 0.3 2.3 2.6 4.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.3 7.5 16.9 .447 3.4 9.1 .377 2.6 2.9 .894
difference:+11+3.3+3.5+0.6+1.0+1.6+2.8+1.0+0.5-2.3-0.4+1.1+1.5+.022+3.0+7.6+.091+4.3+6.3+.136
Dwyane Wade 51 38.3 24.6 0.9 3.3 4.2 6.9 1.7 0.7 4.4 2.7 8.6 18.4 .469 0.4 1.5 .286 6.9 9.2 .758
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anfernee Simons nor Dwyane Wade played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 46 34.4 22.6 0.5 3.2 3.6 5.5 0.5 0.1 2.7 2.1 7.8 18.2 .430 3.4 8.8 .385 3.5 3.9 .916
difference:+33+4.2+7.6+0.6+0.7+1.4+2.0+1.7+1.2-0.7-0.2+3.0+3.8+.061+2.3+5.3+.068+4.0+5.9+.151
Dwyane Wade 79 38.6 30.2 1.1 3.9 5.0 7.5 2.2 1.3 3.4 2.3 10.8 22.0 .491 1.1 3.5 .317 7.5 9.8 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 7 40.7 29.1 0.6 4.4 5.0 5.3 0.9 1.6 3.6 2.9 9.7 22.1 .439 2.6 7.1 .360 7.1 8.3 .862

Season 7

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Portland Trail BlazersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 70 32.7 19.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.8 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.7 6.8 16.1 .426 3.1 8.5 .363 2.5 2.8 .902
difference:+7+3.6+7.3+1.0+1.2+2.1+1.7+0.9+1.0-1.3-0.7+2.5+3.5+.050+2.2+5.3+.063+4.4+6.3+.141
Dwyane Wade 77 36.3 26.6 1.4 3.5 4.8 6.5 1.8 1.1 3.3 2.4 9.3 19.6 .476 0.9 3.2 .300 6.9 9.1 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 5 42.0 33.2 1.2 4.4 5.6 6.8 1.6 1.6 5.2 3.2 12.4 22.0 .564 3.0 7.4 .405 5.4 8.0 .675

Season 8

Anfernee Simons Dwyane Wade
Season 2025-262010-11
Team Boston CelticsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons 23 23.7 13.4 0.3 1.9 2.2 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.0 4.7 10.7 .445 2.5 6.0 .410 1.5 1.7 .872
difference:+53+13.4+12.1+1.3+2.9+4.2+2.0+1.0+0.9-2.0-0.6+4.4+7.5+.055+1.7+3.3+.104+5.0+6.9+.114
Dwyane Wade 76 37.1 25.5 1.6 4.8 6.4 4.6 1.5 1.1 3.1 2.6 9.1 18.2 .500 0.8 2.7 .306 6.5 8.6 .758
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anfernee Simons DNP------ --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 21 39.4 24.5 2.0 5.1 7.1 4.4 1.6 1.3 3.0 2.5 8.6 17.8 .485 0.7 2.5 .269 6.6 8.5 .777

Additional Years

* Dwyane Wade played 8 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2012 to 2019—Dwyane Wade played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 8 extra years over Anfernee Simons, Dwyane Wade got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game