Daniel Gafford vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Daniel Gafford, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Daniel Gafford played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 3. Daniel Gafford had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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
Daniel Gafford 7 2 2019-20 to 2025-26
Victor Wembanyama 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daniel Gafford Victor Wembanyama
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Daniel Gafford 43 14.2 5.1 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 0.7 2.3 2.2 3.1 .701 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .533
difference:+28+15.5+16.3+1.1+7.1+8.1+3.4+0.9+2.3-3.0-0.1+5.6+13.6+.236+1.8+5.5+3.4+3.8+.263
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Daniel Gafford Victor Wembanyama
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Chicago Bulls, Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Daniel Gafford 54 14.6 7.0 1.7 2.5 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.8 1.8 2.9 4.2 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667
difference:+8+18.6+17.3+0.1+6.7+6.7+3.2+0.6+2.4-2.4-0.5+6.0+14.4+.208+3.1+8.8+2.1+2.1+.169
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Daniel Gafford 5 23.4 11.8 2.8 3.0 5.8 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.6 3.4 4.4 5.2 .846 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.8 .625
Victor Wembanyama DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Daniel Gafford Victor Wembanyama
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
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%
Daniel Gafford 72 20.1 9.4 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.4 4.0 5.7 .693 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .699
difference:+57+11.6+15.7+0.1+6.7+6.6+2.9+0.6+2.0-2.6-0.8+4.9+11.5+.177+1.6+4.4+4.3+4.9+.130
Victor Wembanyama 15 31.7 25.1 2.1 10.2 12.3 3.8 1.0 3.4 3.5 3.2 8.9 17.2 .516 1.6 4.4 .364 5.8 7.0 .829
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Daniel Gafford nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 3

Additional Years

* Daniel Gafford played 4 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2023 to 2026—Daniel Gafford played in one postseason.

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