Dalton Knecht vs. Ben Wallace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Wallace and Dalton Knecht, 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.

Dalton Knecht played 2 years in the NBA, 14 less than Ben Wallace, who played 16. Dalton Knecht had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26
Ben Wallace 16 8 1996-97 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dalton Knecht Ben Wallace
Season 2024-251996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
difference:+44+13.4+8.0+0.2+1.3+1.1+0.7+0.1+0.2-0.4+2.8+5.7+.113+1.6+4.4+0.6+0.5+.462
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Ben Wallace DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dalton Knecht Ben Wallace
Season 2025-261997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
difference:+54+2.1+4.5+1.1+1.4+2.4+0.3+0.4+0.6-0.2-0.2+1.7+4.1+.054+1.2+3.5+0.8+.310
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dalton Knecht nor Ben Wallace played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Ben Wallace played 14 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 1999 to 2012—Ben Wallace played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 14 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Ben Wallace got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 4 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 1 Blocks Leader
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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