Derik Queen vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Derik Queen, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Derik Queen played 1 year in the NBA, 2 less than Victor Wembanyama, who played 3. Derik Queen had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, 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 |
| Derik Queen | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 3 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Derik Queen | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2023-24 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs | Did not play (season in progress) | 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 | % | ||||
| Derik Queen | 33 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 10.0 | .509 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .226 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .783 |
| difference: | +38 | +3.9 | +7.9 | +0.7 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +2.8 | -1.3 | -1.0 | +2.7 | +6.7 | +.044 | +1.6 | +4.6 | +.099 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +.013 |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher Derik Queen nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Victor Wembanyama played 2 seasons more than Derik Queen in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 3, from 2025 to 2026—Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason. In those 2 extra years over Derik Queen, Victor Wembanyama got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Blocks Leader 1 All-Star Game |