Jim Davis vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall and Jim Davis, 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.

Jim Davis played 8 years in the NBA, 3 less than John Wall, who played 11. Jim Davis had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while John Wall had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Rookie Season
	Jim Davis	John Wall
Season	1967-68	2010-11
Team	St. Louis Hawks	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Hawks 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		%
Jim Davis	50	7.9	2.9	-	-	2.5	0.3	-	-	-	1.7	1.2	2.8	.439	-	-	-	0.5	1.3	.391
John Wall	69	37.8	16.4	0.5	4.1	4.6	8.3	1.8	0.5	3.8	2.5	5.8	14.1	.409	0.5	1.7	.296	4.4	5.7	.766
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Davis	2	4.5	1.0	-	-	1.5	0.0	-	-	-	1.0	0.5	1.5	.333	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
John Wall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Jim Davis	John Wall
Season	1970-71	2013-14
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Wizards Lost East 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		%
Jim Davis	82	22.7	8.3	-	-	6.7	1.3	-	-	-	3.1	2.9	6.1	.479	-	-	-	2.4	3.5	.677
John Wall	82	36.3	19.3	0.5	3.6	4.1	8.8	1.8	0.5	3.6	2.7	7.1	16.3	.433	1.3	3.8	.351	3.9	4.8	.805
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Davis	5	23.8	11.2	-	-	4.4	0.8	-	-	-	3.4	3.4	7.2	.472	-	-	-	4.4	5.4	.815
John Wall	11	38.2	16.3	0.5	3.5	4.0	7.1	1.6	0.7	3.3	2.6	5.5	14.9	.366	0.6	2.9	.219	4.7	6.2	.765

Season 5
	Jim Davis	John Wall
Season	1971-72	2014-15
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Wizards Lost East 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		%
Jim Davis	75	13.1	5.3	-	-	3.7	0.7	-	-	-	1.8	2.0	4.5	.435	-	-	-	1.3	2.1	.649
John Wall	79	35.9	17.6	0.5	4.2	4.6	10.0	1.7	0.6	3.8	2.3	6.6	14.8	.445	0.8	2.7	.300	3.6	4.6	.785
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Davis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Wall	7	39.0	17.4	0.7	4.0	4.7	11.9	1.4	1.4	3.9	1.9	6.1	15.7	.391	0.4	2.4	.176	4.7	5.6	.846

Season 6
	Jim Davis	John Wall
Season	1972-73	2015-16
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
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		%
Jim Davis	73	10.6	4.6	-	-	3.6	0.8	-	-	-	1.7	1.8	3.5	.510	-	-	-	1.0	1.6	.632
John Wall	77	36.2	19.9	0.5	4.4	4.9	10.2	1.9	0.8	4.1	2.1	7.4	17.5	.424	1.5	4.3	.351	3.5	4.5	.791
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Davis	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Wall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Jim Davis	John Wall
Season	1973-74	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf Semis	Wizards Lost East 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		%
Jim Davis	78	12.1	4.2	1.3	2.4	3.8	1.1	0.5	0.4	-	2.0	1.5	3.6	.413	-	-	-	1.2	1.8	.647
John Wall	78	36.4	23.1	0.8	3.4	4.2	10.7	2.0	0.6	4.1	1.9	8.3	18.4	.451	1.1	3.5	.327	5.4	6.8	.801
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Davis	7	9.9	3.7	0.6	1.7	2.3	0.7	0.3	0.1	-	1.6	1.6	2.7	.579	-	-	-	0.6	0.9	.667
John Wall	13	39.0	27.2	0.5	3.2	3.7	10.3	1.7	1.2	4.2	2.0	9.8	21.6	.452	1.6	4.7	.344	6.0	7.2	.839

Season 8
	Jim Davis	John Wall
Season	1974-75	2017-18
Team	Detroit Pistons	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Wizards 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		%
Jim Davis	79	13.6	4.1	1.2	2.4	3.6	1.1	0.6	0.5	-	1.6	1.5	3.3	.454	-	-	-	1.1	1.5	.726
John Wall	41	34.4	19.4	0.5	3.1	3.7	9.6	1.4	1.1	3.9	2.0	6.8	16.3	.420	1.5	4.1	.371	4.3	5.9	.726
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim Davis	2	8.0	3.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	-	0.5	1.0	2.0	.500	-	-	-	1.5	2.5	.600
John Wall	6	39.0	26.0	0.5	5.2	5.7	11.5	2.3	1.3	4.5	2.7	9.3	21.2	.441	0.7	3.5	.190	6.7	7.8	.851

Note: John Wall didn't play in 2019-20.

Note: John Wall didn't play in 2021-22.