Anthony Davis vs. Ben Wallace Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Wallace and Anthony Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Anthony Davis played 14 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ben Wallace, who played 16. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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 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 |
| Anthony Davis |
14 |
6 |
2012-13 to 2025-26 |
| Ben Wallace |
16 |
8 |
1996-97 to 2011-12 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
64 |
28.8 |
13.5 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
10.6 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
.751 |
| difference: | +30 | +23.0 | +12.4 | +1.9 | +4.6 | +6.5 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.5 | -0.9 | -1.7 | +5.0 | +9.2 | +.168 | | +0.1 | | +2.4 | +2.9 | +.451 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Anthony Davis nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
67 |
35.2 |
20.8 |
3.1 |
7.0 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
15.0 |
.519 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.791 |
| difference: | | +18.4 | +17.7 | +1.4 | +3.8 | +5.2 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +1.7 | -1.2 | -1.3 | +6.5 | +12.6 | +.001 | | +0.1 | | +4.7 | +5.1 | +.434 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Anthony Davis nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
68 |
36.1 |
24.4 |
2.5 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
9.4 |
17.6 |
.535 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.083 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.805 |
| difference: | +22 | +9.3 | +18.4 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.9 | -0.6 | -0.3 | +6.9 | +13.3 | +.043 | | +0.2 | | +4.5 | +3.9 | +.449 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
4 |
43.0 |
31.5 |
2.3 |
8.8 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
11.8 |
21.8 |
.540 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
8.0 |
9.0 |
.889 |
| Ben Wallace |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
61 |
35.5 |
24.3 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
10.3 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
9.2 |
18.6 |
.493 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
.324 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.758 |
| difference: | +20 | +11.3 | +19.5 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -0.4 | +7.1 | +14.5 | +.010 | +0.6 | +1.8 | | +4.6 | +5.6 | +.284 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Anthony Davis nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 4 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
75 |
36.4 |
28.1 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
11.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
10.4 |
19.5 |
.534 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.340 |
6.6 |
8.0 |
.828 |
| difference: | +5 | +0.1 | +20.5 | +1.5 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -1.3 | -0.1 | +7.2 | +13.5 | +.003 | +0.7 | +2.2 | | +5.4 | +5.1 | +.405 |
| 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 |
- |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.423 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
9 |
39.8 |
30.1 |
2.7 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
11.8 |
22.7 |
.520 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.273 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.828 |
| difference: | +1 | +1.0 | +22.8 | +2.1 | +0.5 | +2.7 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | +9.0 | +16.8 | +.045 | +0.7 | +2.4 | | +4.2 | +3.2 | +.392 |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
56 |
33.0 |
25.9 |
3.1 |
8.9 |
12.0 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
9.5 |
18.3 |
.517 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.331 |
6.1 |
7.7 |
.794 |
| difference: | +17 | +6.4 | +19.0 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +3.4 | +2.3 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -0.8 | -0.1 | +6.6 | +12.3 | +.036 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +.164 | +4.9 | +5.1 | +.344 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
62 |
34.4 |
26.1 |
2.3 |
7.0 |
9.3 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
8.9 |
17.7 |
.503 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
.330 |
7.2 |
8.5 |
.846 |
| difference: | +19 | +3.3 | +16.6 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | -1.0 | -0.5 | +5.0 | +8.5 | +.082 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +.205 | +5.4 | +4.9 | +.356 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
21 |
36.6 |
27.7 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
9.7 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
9.8 |
17.1 |
.571 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.383 |
7.1 |
8.5 |
.832 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.7 | +17.4 | +1.5 | +3.0 | +4.6 | +1.6 | +0.7 | +1.0 | -0.9 | -0.2 | +5.8 | +8.2 | +.117 | +1.1 | +2.8 | +.383 | +4.9 | +3.4 | +.405 |
| 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 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
36 |
32.3 |
21.8 |
1.7 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
8.4 |
17.0 |
.491 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
.260 |
4.4 |
5.9 |
.738 |
| difference: | +38 | +3.8 | +12.1 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.8 | -1.0 | -0.4 | +4.4 | +8.2 | +.038 | +0.7 | +2.7 | +.149 | +2.6 | +1.8 | +.310 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
5 |
28.8 |
17.4 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
12.4 |
.403 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
.182 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
.833 |
| difference: | +20 | +10.2 | +7.4 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +4.7 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +0.8 | | -0.8 | +0.9 | +3.9 | +.078 | +0.4 | +2.0 | +.182 | +5.1 | +4.3 | +.372 |
| 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 |
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10th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
40 |
35.1 |
23.2 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
9.9 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
17.4 |
.532 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.186 |
4.4 |
6.1 |
.713 |
| difference: | +42 | +0.1 | +15.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.4 | +6.4 | +11.7 | +.022 | +0.3 | +1.8 | | +2.9 | +2.5 | +.297 |
| 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 |
- |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.416 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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11th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
56 |
34.0 |
25.9 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
12.5 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
9.7 |
17.2 |
.563 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.257 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
.784 |
| difference: | +21 | +1.0 | +19.5 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +0.2 | +0.3 | | -0.9 | -0.6 | +7.2 | +11.7 | +.110 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +.057 | +4.8 | +4.4 | +.376 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
16 |
38.0 |
22.6 |
2.4 |
11.7 |
14.1 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
8.3 |
15.9 |
.520 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.333 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
.852 |
| difference: | +6 | +1.1 | +13.9 | +0.5 | +5.1 | +4.6 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +1.4 | -1.1 | -1.0 | +5.3 | +10.6 | +.046 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.333 | +3.1 | +1.4 | +.352 |
| 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 |
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12th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
76 |
35.5 |
24.7 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
12.6 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
9.4 |
16.9 |
.556 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.271 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
.816 |
| difference: | +4 | +4.9 | +19.9 | +0.2 | +4.4 | +4.2 | +2.0 | | +0.7 | -1.2 | -0.6 | +7.5 | +12.0 | +.164 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +.271 | +4.5 | +4.5 | +.390 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
5 |
41.6 |
27.8 |
3.0 |
12.6 |
15.6 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
11.8 |
18.6 |
.634 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
.808 |
| difference: | +8 | +18.2 | +24.6 | +0.5 | +8.6 | +9.1 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -1.7 | -1.8 | +10.5 | +16.1 | +.119 | | +1.0 | | +3.7 | +3.7 | +.458 |
| 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 |
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13th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
51 |
33.5 |
24.7 |
2.6 |
8.9 |
11.6 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
9.2 |
17.8 |
.516 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.282 |
5.6 |
7.2 |
.775 |
| difference: | +5 | +10.0 | +21.8 | +0.2 | +4.9 | +5.1 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +0.9 | -1.6 | -0.4 | +8.0 | +15.0 | +.071 | +0.7 | +2.4 | | +5.1 | +6.1 | +.353 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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14th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Anthony Davis |
5 |
29.8 |
20.8 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
10.2 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
15.0 |
.520 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.273 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
.742 |
| difference: | +64 | +1.2 | +15.3 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.4 | | -1.3 | -0.7 | +5.5 | +10.8 | +.021 | +0.6 | +2.2 | | +3.7 | +3.9 | +.336 |
| 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 |
- |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.406 |
|
| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Anthony Davis nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 14 |
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Additional Years |
* Ben Wallace played 2 seasons more than Anthony Davis in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2011 to 2012—Ben Wallace didn't play in the postseason. |