Jaden McDaniels vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Jaden McDaniels, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Jaden McDaniels played 5 years in the NBA, 3 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Jaden McDaniels had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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
Jaden McDaniels 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25
Victor Wembanyama 2 0 2023-24 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jaden McDaniels Victor Wembanyama
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 63 24.0 6.8 0.8 2.9 3.7 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.7 2.7 2.6 5.8 .447 1.1 3.1 .364 0.4 0.7 .600
difference:+8+5.7+14.6+1.5+5.5+6.9+2.8+0.6+2.6-3.0-0.5+5.2+10.9+.018+0.7+2.4+.039+3.7+4.5+.196
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jaden McDaniels nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jaden McDaniels Victor Wembanyama
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 70 25.8 9.2 1.1 3.1 4.2 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 3.2 3.6 7.9 .460 1.1 3.6 .317 0.8 1.0 .803
difference:+24+7.4+15.1+0.7+6.1+6.8+2.6+0.4+3.0-2.1-0.9+5.3+10.7+.016+2.0+5.2+.035+2.6+3.1+.033
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaden McDaniels 6 21.7 9.3 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.8 1.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 .529 1.7 3.3 .500 1.7 2.0 .833
Victor Wembanyama DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jaden McDaniels played 3 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 5, from 2023 to 2025—Jaden McDaniels played in two Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Jaden McDaniels got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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