Greg Ballard vs. Spencer Dinwiddie Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Spencer Dinwiddie and Greg Ballard, 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.

Greg Ballard played 11 years in the NBA, 1 more than Spencer Dinwiddie, who played 10. Greg Ballard had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Spencer Dinwiddie 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Greg Ballard 11 7 1977-78 to 1988-89
Spencer Dinwiddie 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1977-782014-15
Team Washington BulletsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Greg Ballard 76 12.3 4.9 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.9 4.4 .425 - - - 1.2 1.5 .772
Spencer Dinwiddie 34 13.4 4.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 5.0 .302 0.4 1.9 .185 0.9 1.0 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard 19 12.8 3.9 1.4 2.7 4.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.5 1.1 3.3 .333 - - - 1.7 2.2 .780
Spencer Dinwiddie ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1978-792015-16
Team Washington BulletsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsPistons 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 %
Greg Ballard 82 18.9 7.8 1.7 3.7 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.0 3.2 6.8 .465 - - - 1.5 2.1 .692
Spencer Dinwiddie 12 13.3 4.8 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.7 1.6 4.5 .352 0.1 0.8 .100 1.6 2.8 .576
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard 19 16.4 7.2 1.8 3.1 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.8 5.3 .525 - - - 1.6 2.2 .756
Spencer Dinwiddie 1 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1979-802016-17
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Greg Ballard 82 29.7 15.6 2.9 4.9 7.8 1.9 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.4 6.6 13.4 .495 0.2 0.6 .340 2.1 2.8 .753
Spencer Dinwiddie 59 22.6 7.3 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.1 0.7 0.4 1.1 2.0 2.3 5.1 .444 0.6 1.7 .376 2.1 2.7 .792
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard 2 36.5 11.0 1.0 6.0 7.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 14.0 .321 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.5 .571
Spencer Dinwiddie ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1980-812017-18
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Ballard 82 31.8 15.5 2.0 5.0 7.1 2.4 1.4 0.5 1.4 2.4 6.7 14.5 .463 0.1 0.4 .219 2.0 2.4 .847
Spencer Dinwiddie 80 28.8 12.6 0.5 2.7 3.2 6.6 0.9 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.1 10.5 .387 1.8 5.4 .326 2.7 3.4 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard ------- --- ----------
Spencer Dinwiddie ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1981-822018-19
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisNets 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 %
Greg Ballard 79 37.3 18.8 1.7 6.3 8.0 3.2 1.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 7.9 16.5 .475 0.1 0.3 .409 3.0 3.6 .830
Spencer Dinwiddie 68 28.1 16.8 0.4 2.1 2.4 4.6 0.6 0.3 2.2 2.8 5.4 12.2 .442 1.8 5.4 .335 4.2 5.2 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard 7 38.3 13.3 3.1 5.9 9.0 3.1 2.0 0.4 1.7 2.9 5.1 14.3 .360 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.6 .840
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 26.2 14.6 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .435 1.8 4.8 .375 2.0 2.8 .714

Season 6

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1982-832019-20
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Greg Ballard 78 36.4 18.0 1.6 4.9 6.5 3.4 1.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 7.7 16.3 .473 0.2 0.5 .351 2.3 3.0 .781
Spencer Dinwiddie 64 31.2 20.6 0.5 3.0 3.5 6.8 0.6 0.3 2.7 2.8 6.6 16.0 .415 1.9 6.3 .308 5.4 7.0 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard ------- --- ----------
Spencer Dinwiddie ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets 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 %
Greg Ballard 82 32.9 14.5 1.7 4.2 6.0 3.5 1.1 0.4 1.7 2.6 6.2 12.9 .481 0.0 0.2 .133 2.0 2.5 .798
Spencer Dinwiddie 3 21.3 6.7 0.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.3 2.0 5.3 .375 0.7 2.3 .286 2.0 2.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard 4 42.0 16.5 1.8 4.3 6.0 3.5 1.8 0.8 2.0 3.0 6.8 14.8 .458 0.0 0.3 .000 3.0 3.3 .923
Spencer Dinwiddie ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Washington BulletsWashington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West 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 %
Greg Ballard 82 32.5 13.1 1.8 4.6 6.5 2.5 1.2 0.4 1.3 2.7 5.7 11.9 .480 0.2 0.6 .304 1.5 1.8 .795
Spencer Dinwiddie 67 29.6 13.7 0.7 3.5 4.2 5.2 0.7 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.6 11.0 .416 1.7 4.9 .339 2.9 3.8 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard 4 16.3 7.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.5 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.8 2.8 6.0 .458 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.3 .889
Spencer Dinwiddie 18 27.8 14.2 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.6 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.3 4.4 10.7 .417 2.2 5.3 .417 3.1 3.7 .821

Season 9

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsDallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 %
Greg Ballard 75 23.9 8.8 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.7 2.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.2 0.5 .486 1.3 1.7 .802
Spencer Dinwiddie 79 34.5 17.3 0.4 3.1 3.4 6.5 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.4 5.8 13.3 .438 2.3 6.2 .369 3.4 4.2 .812
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard ------- --- ----------
Spencer Dinwiddie 4 39.8 16.5 0.3 3.0 3.3 6.5 1.3 0.3 3.0 1.8 5.5 12.8 .431 1.8 4.5 .389 3.8 5.5 .682

Season 10

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West 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 %
Greg Ballard 82 19.3 7.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.0 3.0 6.9 .440 0.2 0.5 .375 0.8 1.1 .747
Spencer Dinwiddie 76 28.3 10.5 0.4 2.3 2.7 4.7 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.8 3.3 8.4 .392 1.6 4.8 .337 2.2 2.8 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard 10 17.9 5.9 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.9 0.8 0.0 0.9 1.6 2.6 4.8 .542 0.4 1.0 .400 0.3 0.4 .750
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 14.6 3.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.0 2.8 .357 0.4 1.6 .250 0.6 1.2 .500

Note: Greg Ballard didn't play in 1987-88.

Season 11

Greg Ballard Spencer Dinwiddie
Season 1988-89-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Greg Ballard 2 7.5 3.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.5 4.0 .125 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Spencer Dinwiddie ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Ballard ------- --- ----------
Spencer Dinwiddie ------- --- ----------