Hal Greer vs. Wes Matthews Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Matthews and Hal Greer, 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.

Hal Greer played 15 years in the NBA, 6 more than Wes Matthews, who played 9. Hal Greer had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Wes Matthews had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Hal Greer 15 13 1958-59 to 1972-73
Wes Matthews 9 7 1980-81 to 1989-90

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1958-591980-81
Team Syracuse NationalsWashington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Hal Greer 68 23.9 11.1 - - 2.9 1.5 - - - 2.8 4.5 10.0 .454 - - - 2.0 2.6 .778
Wes Matthews 79 28.7 12.4 0.6 1.2 1.8 5.2 1.4 0.2 3.3 3.1 4.9 9.9 .494 0.1 0.3 .238 2.6 3.2 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 9 30.8 11.6 - - 5.2 2.2 - - - 3.9 4.3 10.3 .419 - - - 2.9 3.6 .813
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1959-601981-82
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisHawks 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 %
Hal Greer 70 28.3 13.2 - - 4.3 2.7 - - - 3.0 5.5 11.6 .476 - - - 2.1 2.7 .783
Wes Matthews 47 17.8 6.9 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 1.1 0.0 1.3 2.7 2.8 6.3 .440 0.0 0.2 .250 1.3 1.7 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 3 28.0 15.7 - - 4.7 3.3 - - - 1.7 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 1.0 1.3 .750
Wes Matthews 2 14.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 .200 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000

Season 3

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1960-611982-83
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsHawks 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 %
Hal Greer 79 35.0 19.6 - - 5.8 3.8 - - - 3.1 7.9 17.5 .451 - - - 3.9 5.0 .774
Wes Matthews 64 18.5 6.9 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.0 2.7 6.6 .403 0.2 0.8 .292 1.3 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 8 29.0 14.4 - - 4.1 2.4 - - - 4.0 5.1 13.3 .387 - - - 4.1 5.0 .825
Wes Matthews 3 12.7 3.3 0.0 0.0 0 3.7 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.7 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 4

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1961-621983-84
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div Semis76ers 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 %
Hal Greer 71 38.1 22.8 - - 7.4 4.4 - - - 3.5 9.1 20.3 .447 - - - 4.7 5.7 .819
Wes Matthews 20 19.4 7.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.3 3.1 6.6 .466 0.1 0.4 .125 1.4 1.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 1 5.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Wes Matthews 4 5.8 2.5 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.3 0.5 .500 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 5

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1962-631984-85
Team Syracuse NationalsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisBulls 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 %
Hal Greer 80 32.9 19.5 - - 5.7 3.4 - - - 3.6 7.5 16.2 .464 - - - 4.5 5.4 .834
Wes Matthews 78 19.5 5.7 0.2 0.7 0.9 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.6 1.7 2.4 4.9 .495 0.0 0.2 .125 0.8 1.1 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 42.8 23.4 - - 5.4 4.2 - - - 4.2 8.8 17.4 .506 - - - 5.8 7.0 .829
Wes Matthews 4 22.8 7.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 3.0 1.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 2.8 8.0 .344 0.0 0.8 .000 1.8 2.3 .778

Season 6

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1963-641985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisSpurs 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 %
Hal Greer 80 39.5 23.3 - - 6.1 4.7 - - - 3.6 8.9 20.1 .444 - - - 5.4 6.6 .829
Wes Matthews 75 24.7 10.9 0.4 1.3 1.7 6.3 1.2 0.4 3.1 2.2 4.3 8.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .160 2.3 2.8 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 42.2 21.4 - - 5.6 6.0 - - - 3.8 7.4 19.0 .389 - - - 6.6 7.8 .846
Wes Matthews 3 38.7 25.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 8.0 2.0 0.0 3.7 2.3 11.7 18.0 .648 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.7 .750

Season 7

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1964-651986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Hal Greer 70 37.1 20.2 - - 5.1 4.5 - - - 3.6 7.7 17.8 .433 - - - 4.8 5.9 .811
Wes Matthews 50 10.6 4.2 0.3 0.7 0.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.1 1.8 3.7 .476 0.0 0.1 .333 0.6 0.7 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 11 45.9 24.6 - - 7.4 5.0 - - - 4.1 9.2 20.2 .455 - - - 6.3 7.9 .793
Wes Matthews 12 5.1 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.9 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.6 .857

Season 8

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1965-661987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsNBA 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 %
Hal Greer 80 41.6 22.7 - - 5.9 4.8 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.8 .445 - - - 5.2 6.4 .804
Wes Matthews 51 13.8 5.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.3 2.2 4.9 .460 0.1 0.6 .233 1.1 1.3 .831
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 45.2 16.4 - - 7.2 4.2 - - - 4.2 6.4 18.2 .352 - - - 3.6 4.6 .783
Wes Matthews 10 2.7 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 .400 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.0 .800

Note: Wes Matthews didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 9

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1966-671989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Hal Greer 80 38.6 22.1 - - 5.3 3.8 - - - 3.8 8.7 19.1 .459 - - - 4.6 5.8 .788
Wes Matthews 1 13.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 1.0 .000 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 %
Hal Greer 15 45.9 27.7 - - 5.9 5.3 - - - 3.7 10.7 25.0 .429 - - - 6.3 7.9 .797
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1967-68-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Hal Greer 82 39.8 24.1 - - 5.4 4.5 - - - 3.5 9.5 19.8 .478 - - - 5.1 6.7 .769
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 13 42.5 25.8 - - 6.1 4.2 - - - 3.8 9.2 21.4 .432 - - - 7.3 8.5 .856
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1968-69-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 82 40.4 23.1 - - 5.3 5.0 - - - 3.6 8.9 19.5 .459 - - - 5.3 6.6 .796
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 40.8 16.0 - - 6.0 4.6 - - - 4.6 5.2 16.2 .321 - - - 5.6 7.2 .778
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1969-70-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Hal Greer 80 37.8 22.0 - - 4.7 5.1 - - - 3.8 8.8 19.4 .455 - - - 4.4 5.4 .815
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 5 35.6 15.4 - - 3.4 5.4 - - - 3.2 6.6 14.8 .446 - - - 2.2 2.6 .846
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1970-71-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 81 37.8 18.6 - - 4.5 4.6 - - - 3.6 7.3 16.9 .431 - - - 4.0 5.0 .805
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 7 37.9 17.9 - - 3.6 4.7 - - - 5.0 7.0 16.0 .438 - - - 3.9 5.1 .750
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1971-72-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 81 29.8 11.8 - - 3.3 3.9 - - - 3.3 4.8 10.7 .449 - - - 2.2 2.9 .774
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Hal Greer Wes Matthews
Season 1972-73-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer 38 22.3 5.6 - - 2.8 2.9 - - - 2.0 2.4 6.1 .392 - - - 0.8 1.0 .821
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hal Greer ------- --- ----------
Wes Matthews ------- --- ----------