Ben Wallace vs. Jim Washington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Washington and Ben Wallace, 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.

Ben Wallace played 16 years in the NBA, 5 more than Jim Washington, who played 11. Ben Wallace had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, while Jim Washington had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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
Ben Wallace 16 8 1996-97 to 2011-12
Jim Washington 11 8 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 1996-971965-66
Team Washington BulletsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div 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 %
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
Jim Washington 65 17.0 5.9 - - 5.4 0.7 - - - 2.7 2.4 6.0 .402 - - - 1.0 1.8 .567
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington 4 1.5 1.0 - - 0.8 0.0 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 1997-981966-67
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div 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 %
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
Jim Washington 77 19.2 7.7 - - 6.1 0.7 - - - 2.4 3.3 7.8 .417 - - - 1.1 2.1 .553
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington 3 12.7 8.0 - - 3.3 0.7 - - - 2.7 3.3 7.3 .455 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 3

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 1998-991967-68
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div 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 %
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
Jim Washington 82 30.8 12.5 - - 10.1 1.4 - - - 2.8 5.1 11.2 .457 - - - 2.3 3.3 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington 5 41.0 17.2 - - 15.0 2.0 - - - 3.0 7.6 17.0 .447 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 4

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 1999-001968-69
Team Orlando MagicChicago Bulls
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 %
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
Jim Washington 80 33.8 14.0 - - 10.6 1.3 - - - 2.8 5.5 12.8 .430 - - - 3.0 4.5 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2000-011969-70
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 %
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
Jim Washington 79 31.1 12.7 - - 9.3 1.3 - - - 3.3 5.1 10.7 .476 - - - 2.6 3.5 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington 5 33.4 12.6 - - 9.8 1.8 - - - 3.6 5.0 11.4 .439 - - - 2.6 4.6 .565

Season 6

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2001-021970-71
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
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 Pistons Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
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
Jim Washington 78 32.1 13.4 - - 9.6 1.2 - - - 3.3 5.1 10.6 .476 - - - 3.3 4.4 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington 7 30.9 11.4 - - 6.9 1.4 - - - 3.4 3.9 8.7 .443 - - - 3.7 5.1 .722

Season 7

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2002-031971-72
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
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 Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
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
Jim Washington 84 35.3 12.4 - - 8.8 1.7 - - - 3.3 4.7 10.5 .444 - - - 3.0 3.8 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington 6 34.8 10.8 - - 8.0 1.7 - - - 3.3 4.7 9.7 .483 - - - 1.5 2.7 .563

Season 8

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2003-041972-73
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
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
Jim Washington 75 37.8 10.4 - - 10.7 2.3 - - - 3.4 4.1 9.5 .432 - - - 2.2 3.0 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington 6 37.7 7.2 - - 10.0 2.3 - - - 3.2 3.2 8.0 .396 - - - 0.8 2.8 .294

Season 9

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2004-051973-74
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
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
Jim Washington 73 34.5 10.0 2.8 7.2 10.1 2.1 0.7 1.0 - 3.4 4.1 8.4 .485 - - - 1.8 2.7 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2005-061974-75
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks, Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsBraves 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 %
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
Jim Washington 80 19.7 5.6 1.4 3.5 4.9 1.4 0.4 0.3 - 2.1 2.4 5.3 .454 - - - 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington 6 6.5 0.7 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.3 0.8 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 11

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2006-071975-76
Team Chicago BullsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Jim Washington 1 7.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2007-08-
Team Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2008-09-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2009-10-
Team Detroit Pistons-
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 %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2010-11-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Ben Wallace Jim Washington
Season 2011-12-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Wallace ------- --- ----------
Jim Washington ------- --- ----------