Danny Manning vs. Dwyane Wade Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwyane Wade and Danny Manning, 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.

Danny Manning played 15 years in the NBA, 1 less than Dwyane Wade, who played 16. Danny Manning had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
Danny Manning 15 9 1988-89 to 2002-03
Dwyane Wade 16 13 2003-04 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1988-892003-04
Team Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Danny Manning 26 36.5 16.7 2.7 3.9 6.6 3.1 1.7 1.0 3.6 3.4 6.8 13.8 .494 0.0 0.2 .200 3.0 4.0 .767
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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1989-902004-05
Team Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Danny Manning 71 32.0 16.3 2.0 3.9 5.9 2.6 1.3 0.5 2.6 3.7 6.2 11.6 .533 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 5.2 .741
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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1990-912005-06
Team Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Danny Manning 73 30.1 15.9 2.3 3.5 5.8 2.7 1.6 0.8 2.6 3.8 6.4 12.4 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.2 .716
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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1991-922006-07
Team Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Danny Manning 82 35.4 19.3 2.8 4.1 6.9 3.5 1.6 1.5 2.6 3.6 7.9 14.6 .542 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.7 .725
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 %
Danny Manning 5 38.8 22.6 3.0 2.6 5.6 2.8 1.0 0.8 2.6 4.2 9.2 16.2 .568 0.2 0.6 .333 4.0 6.2 .645
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1992-932007-08
Team Los Angeles ClippersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Danny Manning 79 34.9 22.8 2.5 4.1 6.6 2.6 1.4 1.3 2.9 4.1 8.9 17.5 .509 0.1 0.4 .267 4.9 6.1 .802
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 %
Danny Manning 5 34.2 18.2 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.6 1.4 1.0 2.6 3.8 7.0 17.0 .412 0.0 0.4 .000 4.2 5.2 .808
Dwyane Wade ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1993-942008-09
Team Los Angeles Clippers, Atlanta HawksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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 %
Danny Manning 68 37.1 20.6 1.9 4.9 6.8 3.8 1.5 1.2 3.4 3.8 8.6 17.7 .488 0.0 0.3 .176 3.4 5.0 .669
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 %
Danny Manning 11 38.7 20.0 2.5 4.5 7.0 3.4 1.4 0.8 2.4 3.5 7.6 15.6 .488 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 6.0 .788
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1994-952009-10
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat 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 %
Danny Manning 46 32.8 17.9 2.1 3.9 6.0 3.3 0.9 1.2 2.6 3.8 7.4 13.5 .547 0.1 0.5 .286 3.0 4.4 .673
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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1995-962010-11
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Danny Manning 33 24.7 13.4 0.9 3.4 4.3 2.0 1.2 0.7 2.3 3.7 5.4 11.8 .459 0.1 0.4 .214 2.5 3.3 .752
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 %
Danny Manning 4 22.5 12.3 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.5 3.8 5.5 12.0 .458 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.0 .625
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1996-972011-12
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Danny Manning 77 27.7 13.5 1.8 4.3 6.1 2.2 1.1 1.0 2.1 3.5 5.5 10.3 .536 0.1 0.5 .194 2.4 3.3 .721
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 %
Danny Manning 5 23.4 13.2 0.8 5.2 6.0 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.6 4.2 5.2 9.0 .578 0.0 0.6 .000 2.8 3.0 .933
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1997-982012-13
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Danny Manning 70 25.6 13.5 1.6 4.0 5.6 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.9 5.6 10.8 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.2 .739
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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1998-992013-14
Team Phoenix SunsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Danny Manning 50 23.7 9.1 1.2 3.1 4.4 2.3 0.7 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.7 7.7 .484 0.0 0.2 .111 1.6 2.2 .696
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 %
Danny Manning 3 26.0 12.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 4.0 4.7 8.0 .583 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.3 .769
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 1999-002014-15
Team Milwaukee BucksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Danny Manning 72 16.9 4.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.8 2.5 2.1 4.7 .440 0.0 0.1 .250 0.5 0.7 .654
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 %
Danny Manning 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Dwyane Wade ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 2000-012015-16
Team Utah JazzMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat 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 %
Danny Manning 82 15.9 7.4 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.2 2.7 3.0 6.1 .494 0.1 0.3 .250 1.2 1.7 .729
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 %
Danny Manning 5 19.0 9.8 0.4 1.8 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 4.2 3.8 6.8 .559 0.4 0.4 1.000 1.8 2.4 .750
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 2001-022016-17
Team Dallas MavericksChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls 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 %
Danny Manning 41 13.5 4.0 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.0 1.7 3.6 .477 0.0 0.2 .143 0.5 0.8 .667
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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
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

Danny Manning Dwyane Wade
Season 2002-032017-18
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 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 %
Danny Manning 13 6.8 2.6 0.5 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.5 .406 0.2 0.6 .375 0.4 0.5 .833
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 %
Danny Manning 4 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Danny Manning 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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
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 %
Danny Manning ------- --- ----------
Dwyane Wade ------- --- ----------