Chet Holmgren vs. Dominique Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dominique Wilkins and Chet Holmgren, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Chet Holmgren played 2 years in the NBA, 13 less than Dominique Wilkins, who played 15. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Dominique Wilkins had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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
Chet Holmgren 2 2 2023-24 to 2024-25
Dominique Wilkins 15 10 1982-83 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Chet Holmgren Dominique Wilkins
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
difference:+3.5+1.0+1.2+3.2+2.1+0.8+0.4+1.5-0.6-0.2+1.1+3.3+.037+1.6+4.2+.188+0.1+0.7+.111
Dominique Wilkins 82 32.9 17.5 2.8 3.1 5.8 1.6 1.0 0.8 2.2 2.6 7.3 14.9 .493 0.0 0.1 .182 2.8 4.1 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 10 34.5 15.6 1.4 5.8 7.2 2.1 0.7 2.5 1.9 2.6 5.9 11.9 .496 1.3 5.0 .260 2.5 3.3 .758
difference:+7+1.8+0.1+1.3+3.5+2.2+1.8+2.2-1.4-0.4+0.2+2.1+.091+1.0+4.7+.740+1.5+1.4+.099
Dominique Wilkins 3 36.3 15.7 2.7 2.3 5.0 0.3 0.7 0.3 3.3 3.0 5.7 14.0 .405 0.3 0.3 1.000 4.0 4.7 .857

Season 2
Chet Holmgren Dominique Wilkins
Season 2024-251983-84
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Chet Holmgren 32 27.4 15.0 1.5 6.5 8.0 2.0 0.7 2.2 1.8 2.3 5.2 10.7 .490 1.4 3.6 .379 3.2 4.2 .754
difference:+49+9.2+6.6+1.6+2.5+0.8+0.4+0.7+1.1-0.9-0.1+3.2+6.9+.011+1.4+3.5+.379+1.5+1.9+.016
Dominique Wilkins 81 36.6 21.6 3.1 4.0 7.2 1.6 1.4 1.1 2.7 2.4 8.4 17.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 4.7 6.1 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chet Holmgren 23 29.8 15.2 1.8 6.8 8.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.0 5.3 11.6 .462 1.2 4.0 .297 3.3 4.2 .784
difference:+18+9.6+4.0+2.4+2.8+0.5+1.2+1.7+1.7-1.8-0.6+1.7+5.2+.045+1.2+3.8+.297+1.9+2.0+.055
Dominique Wilkins 5 39.4 19.2 4.2 4.0 8.2 2.2 2.4 0.2 3.0 2.6 7.0 16.8 .417 0.0 0.2 .000 5.2 6.2 .839

Additional Years

* Dominique Wilkins played 13 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 15, from 1985 to 1999—Dominique Wilkins played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Chet Holmgren, Dominique Wilkins got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
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