Byron Scott vs. Dwyane Wade Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwyane Wade and Byron Scott, 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.

Byron Scott played 14 years in the NBA, 2 less than Dwyane Wade, who played 16. Byron Scott had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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 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
Byron Scott 14 13 1983-84 to 1996-97
Dwyane Wade 16 13 2003-04 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1983-842003-04
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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 %
Byron Scott 74 22.1 10.6 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.4 1.1 0.3 1.6 2.4 4.5 9.3 .484 0.1 0.5 .235 1.5 1.9 .806
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 20 20.2 8.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.7 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.0 3.7 8.1 .460 0.1 0.5 .200 1.1 1.8 .600
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

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1984-852004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat 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 %
Byron Scott 81 28.5 16.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.4 6.7 12.4 .539 0.3 0.7 .433 2.3 2.8 .820
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 19 30.8 16.9 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.6 2.2 0.2 1.3 2.5 7.3 14.1 .517 0.5 1.1 .476 1.8 2.3 .795
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

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1985-862005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Byron Scott 76 28.8 15.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 2.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.2 6.7 13.0 .513 0.3 0.8 .361 1.8 2.3 .784
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 14 33.6 16.0 1.1 2.9 3.9 3.0 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.7 6.4 12.9 .497 0.4 1.2 .353 2.7 3.0 .905
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

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1986-872006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 82 33.3 17.0 0.8 2.7 3.5 3.4 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.0 6.8 13.8 .489 0.8 1.8 .436 2.7 3.1 .892
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 18 33.8 14.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.2 1.1 0.2 1.4 2.9 5.7 11.7 .490 0.4 1.9 .206 2.9 3.7 .791
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

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1987-882007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Byron Scott 81 37.6 21.7 0.9 3.2 4.1 4.1 1.9 0.3 2.0 2.5 8.8 16.6 .527 0.8 2.2 .346 3.4 3.9 .858
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 24 37.4 19.6 1.1 3.1 4.2 2.5 1.4 0.2 2.0 2.7 7.4 14.9 .499 1.0 2.3 .436 3.8 4.3 .865
Dwyane Wade ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1988-892008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 74 35.2 19.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 3.1 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.4 7.9 16.2 .491 1.0 2.6 .399 2.6 3.1 .863
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 11 36.5 19.9 0.9 3.2 4.1 2.3 1.6 0.2 1.8 2.8 7.2 14.5 .494 1.4 3.5 .385 4.2 5.0 .836
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

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1989-902009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 77 33.7 15.5 0.7 2.5 3.1 3.6 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.3 6.1 13.1 .470 1.2 2.9 .423 2.1 2.7 .766
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 9 36.1 13.4 0.8 3.3 4.1 2.6 2.2 0.3 1.4 3.6 5.4 11.8 .462 1.4 3.8 .382 1.1 1.4 .769
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

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1990-912010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHeat 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 %
Byron Scott 82 32.1 14.5 0.7 2.3 3.0 2.2 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.8 6.1 12.8 .477 0.9 2.7 .324 1.4 1.8 .797
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 18 37.7 13.2 0.7 2.4 3.2 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.9 2.9 5.3 10.3 .511 1.1 2.1 .526 1.5 1.9 .794
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

Season 9

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1991-922011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Byron Scott 82 32.7 14.9 0.9 2.9 3.8 2.8 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.7 5.6 12.3 .458 0.7 1.9 .344 3.0 3.5 .838
Dwyane Wade 49 33.2 22.1 1.5 3.3 4.8 4.6 1.7 1.3 2.6 2.2 8.5 17.1 .497 0.3 1.1 .268 4.8 6.1 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 4 37.0 18.8 0.8 1.8 2.5 3.5 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.5 5.5 11.0 .500 1.8 3.0 .583 6.0 6.8 .889
Dwyane Wade 23 39.4 22.8 1.4 3.8 5.2 4.3 1.7 1.3 3.0 2.8 8.6 18.5 .462 0.4 1.5 .294 5.3 7.2 .729

Season 10

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1992-932012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 58 28.9 13.7 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.7 5.1 11.4 .449 0.8 2.3 .326 2.7 3.2 .848
Dwyane Wade 69 34.7 21.2 1.2 3.7 5.0 5.1 1.9 0.8 2.8 2.0 8.2 15.8 .521 0.2 1.0 .258 4.5 6.2 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 5 35.4 13.6 0.0 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.2 8.4 .500 1.6 3.0 .533 3.6 4.6 .783
Dwyane Wade 22 35.5 15.9 1.7 2.9 4.6 4.8 1.7 1.0 2.6 2.0 6.5 14.3 .457 0.0 0.2 .250 2.7 3.6 .750

Season 11

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1993-942013-14
Team Indiana PacersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsHeat 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 %
Byron Scott 67 17.9 10.4 0.3 1.4 1.6 2.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.2 3.8 8.2 .467 0.4 1.1 .365 2.3 2.9 .805
Dwyane Wade 54 32.9 19.0 1.1 3.4 4.5 4.7 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.0 7.7 14.1 .545 0.2 0.6 .281 3.5 4.8 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 16 14.9 7.8 0.6 1.4 2.1 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 6.0 .396 0.6 1.2 .474 2.5 3.2 .784
Dwyane Wade 20 34.7 17.8 0.8 3.1 3.9 3.9 1.5 0.3 2.7 2.8 7.0 13.9 .500 0.5 1.2 .375 3.5 4.5 .767

Season 12

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1994-952014-15
Team Indiana PacersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Byron Scott 80 19.1 10.0 0.2 1.7 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.5 3.3 7.3 .455 1.0 2.5 .389 2.4 2.8 .850
Dwyane Wade 62 31.8 21.5 0.9 2.6 3.5 4.8 1.2 0.3 3.4 1.7 8.2 17.5 .470 0.5 1.6 .284 4.6 6.0 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 17 17.5 6.1 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.9 5.5 .340 0.5 2.0 .265 1.8 2.0 .882
Dwyane Wade ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1995-962015-16
Team Vancouver GrizzliesMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Byron Scott 80 23.7 10.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.4 8.5 .401 0.9 2.8 .335 2.5 3.0 .835
Dwyane Wade 74 30.5 19.0 1.1 3.0 4.1 4.6 1.1 0.6 2.7 1.6 7.3 16.0 .456 0.1 0.6 .159 4.4 5.5 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 14 33.8 21.4 0.9 4.8 5.6 4.3 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.6 8.5 18.1 .469 0.9 1.6 .522 3.6 4.6 .781

Season 14

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season 1996-972016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 79 18.2 6.7 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.9 2.1 4.8 .430 0.9 2.4 .388 1.6 1.9 .841
Dwyane Wade 60 29.9 18.3 1.1 3.5 4.5 3.8 1.4 0.7 2.3 1.9 6.9 15.9 .434 0.8 2.4 .310 3.7 4.7 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott 8 16.6 6.4 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.9 4.1 .455 0.5 1.4 .364 2.1 2.4 .895
Dwyane Wade 6 31.7 15.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.3 5.3 14.3 .372 1.0 2.8 .353 3.3 3.5 .952

Season 15

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season -2017-18
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 67 22.9 11.4 0.7 3.0 3.8 3.4 0.9 0.7 2.1 1.9 4.5 10.2 .438 0.5 1.7 .288 2.0 2.8 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 5 25.4 16.6 0.6 3.6 4.2 3.6 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.2 6.2 14.0 .443 0.0 0.8 .000 4.2 5.2 .808

Season 16

Byron Scott Dwyane Wade
Season -2018-19
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Dwyane Wade 72 26.2 15.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.2 0.8 0.5 2.3 1.6 5.8 13.3 .433 1.2 3.6 .330 2.3 3.2 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Byron Scott ------- --- ----------
Dwyane Wade ------- --- ----------