Chet Holmgren vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall 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 3 years in the NBA, 8 less than John Wall, who played 11. Chet Holmgren had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while John Wall had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 3 2 2023-24 to 2025-26
John Wall 11 4 2010-11 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chet Holmgren John Wall
Season 2023-242010-11
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+13+8.4+0.1+1.1+2.2+3.3+5.9+1.2+1.8-2.2-0.1+0.4+2.5+.121+1.1+2.6+.074+1.7+2.3+.027
John Wall 69 37.8 16.4 0.5 4.1 4.6 8.3 1.8 0.5 3.8 2.5 5.8 14.1 .409 0.5 1.7 .296 4.4 5.7 .766
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
John Wall DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Chet Holmgren John Wall
Season 2024-252011-12
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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:+34+8.8+1.3+0.8+2.7+3.5+6.0+0.7+1.3-2.1-0.2+0.5+2.8+.067+1.4+3.0+.308+1.6+1.9+.035
John Wall 66 36.2 16.3 0.7 3.8 4.5 8.0 1.4 0.9 3.9 2.1 5.7 13.5 .423 0.0 0.6 .071 4.8 6.1 .789
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
John Wall DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Chet Holmgren John Wall
Season 2025-262012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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%
Chet Holmgren 4 34.3 23.0 2.3 8.0 10.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 3.0 4.0 7.3 12.8 .569 2.5 6.0 .417 6.0 7.0 .857
difference:+45+1.6+4.5+1.6+4.7+6.3+5.8+0.5-0.2-1.6+0.7+2.2+.128+2.3+5.1+.150+1.0+0.8+.053
John Wall 49 32.7 18.5 0.7 3.3 4.0 7.6 1.3 0.8 3.2 2.4 6.6 15.0 .441 0.2 0.9 .267 5.0 6.2 .804
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Chet Holmgren nor John Wall played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* John Wall played 8 seasons more than Chet Holmgren in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 11, from 2014 to 2023—John Wall played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Chet Holmgren, John Wall got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game