Dick McGuire vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and Dick McGuire, 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.

Dick McGuire played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Andrew Wiggins, who played 10. Dick McGuire had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, while Andrew Wiggins had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1949-50	2014-15
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	Assists Leader	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Finals	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		%
Dick McGuire	68	-	8.6	-	-	-	5.7	-	-	-	2.4	2.8	8.3	.337	-	-	-	3.0	4.6	.652
Andrew Wiggins	82	36.2	16.9	1.6	2.9	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	2.2	2.3	6.1	13.9	.437	0.5	1.5	.310	4.3	5.7	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	5	-	12.6	-	-	-	5.4	-	-	-	4.2	4.4	10.4	.423	-	-	-	3.8	5.2	.731
Andrew Wiggins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1950-51	2015-16
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Dick McGuire	64	-	8.4	-	-	5.2	6.3	-	-	-	2.4	2.8	7.5	.371	-	-	-	2.8	4.3	.649
Andrew Wiggins	81	35.1	20.7	1.3	2.3	3.6	2.0	1.0	0.6	2.2	2.0	7.3	16.0	.459	0.7	2.3	.300	5.3	7.0	.761
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	14	-	5.3	-	-	5.9	5.6	-	-	-	3.6	1.8	5.7	.313	-	-	-	1.7	3.8	.453
Andrew Wiggins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1951-52	2016-17
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Dick McGuire	64	31.5	9.2	-	-	5.2	6.1	-	-	-	2.8	3.2	7.4	.430	-	-	-	2.9	4.5	.631
Andrew Wiggins	82	37.2	23.6	1.2	2.8	4.0	2.3	1.0	0.4	2.3	2.2	8.6	19.1	.452	1.3	3.5	.356	5.0	6.6	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	14	39.0	10.4	-	-	5.1	6.4	-	-	-	3.3	3.4	7.6	.449	-	-	-	3.5	6.1	.570
Andrew Wiggins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 5
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1953-54	2018-19
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost E Div Round Robin	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		%
Dick McGuire	68	34.5	9.1	-	-	4.6	5.2	-	-	-	2.9	3.0	7.3	.408	-	-	-	3.2	5.1	.638
Andrew Wiggins	73	34.8	18.1	1.1	3.7	4.8	2.5	1.0	0.7	1.9	2.1	6.8	16.6	.412	1.6	4.8	.339	2.8	4.1	.699
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	4	17.0	2.8	-	-	1.0	1.3	-	-	-	3.0	1.0	4.0	.250	-	-	-	0.8	1.3	.600
Andrew Wiggins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 6
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1954-55	2019-20
Team	New York Knicks	Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Div Semis	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		%
Dick McGuire	71	32.5	9.1	-	-	4.5	7.6	-	-	-	2.0	3.2	8.2	.389	-	-	-	2.7	4.3	.644
Andrew Wiggins	54	34.4	21.8	1.2	3.9	5.1	3.7	0.8	1.0	2.4	2.4	8.1	18.1	.447	2.1	6.2	.332	3.5	5.0	.709
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	3	25.0	6.7	-	-	3.0	4.0	-	-	-	2.3	2.0	6.3	.316	-	-	-	2.7	4.0	.667
Andrew Wiggins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1955-56	2020-21
Team	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Dick McGuire	62	27.2	6.9	-	-	3.5	5.8	-	-	-	2.4	2.5	7.1	.347	-	-	-	2.0	3.1	.627
Andrew Wiggins	71	33.3	18.6	1.2	3.7	4.9	2.4	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.2	7.1	14.9	.477	2.0	5.2	.380	2.4	3.4	.714
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Wiggins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 8
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1956-57	2021-22
Team	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Dick McGuire	72	16.5	5.3	-	-	2.0	3.1	-	-	-	1.4	1.9	5.1	.383	-	-	-	1.5	2.3	.644
Andrew Wiggins	73	31.9	17.2	1.2	3.3	4.5	2.2	1.0	0.7	1.5	2.2	6.5	14.0	.466	2.2	5.5	.393	2.0	3.2	.634
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Wiggins	22	34.9	16.5	2.5	5.0	7.5	1.8	1.0	1.0	1.4	2.5	6.5	13.9	.469	1.6	4.8	.333	1.9	3.0	.646

Season 9
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1957-58	2022-23
Team	Detroit Pistons	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Finals	Warriors Lost West 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		%
Dick McGuire	69	33.5	8.1	-	-	4.2	6.6	-	-	-	2.6	2.9	7.9	.373	-	-	-	2.2	3.3	.667
Andrew Wiggins	37	32.2	17.1	1.6	3.4	5.0	2.3	1.2	0.8	1.3	2.9	6.8	14.3	.473	2.4	6.1	.396	1.2	1.9	.611
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	7	33.7	9.6	-	-	4.7	5.7	-	-	-	1.9	3.6	8.6	.417	-	-	-	2.4	3.4	.708
Andrew Wiggins	13	34.0	16.7	1.8	3.8	5.6	1.9	0.8	1.2	1.3	3.5	6.4	13.9	.459	1.5	4.9	.297	2.5	3.6	.681

Season 10
	Dick McGuire	Andrew Wiggins
Season	1958-59	2023-24
Team	Detroit Pistons	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Div Semis	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		%
Dick McGuire	71	29.1	9.2	-	-	4.0	6.2	-	-	-	2.1	3.3	7.6	.427	-	-	-	2.7	3.6	.740
Andrew Wiggins	71	27.0	13.2	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.7	0.6	0.6	1.2	2.1	5.0	11.0	.453	1.3	3.6	.358	2.0	2.7	.751
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dick McGuire	3	36.3	15.7	-	-	5.7	6.3	-	-	-	3.3	6.7	10.7	.625	-	-	-	2.3	3.7	.636
Andrew Wiggins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-