Norman Powell vs. Dominique Wilkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dominique Wilkins and Norman Powell, 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.

Norman Powell played 11 years in the NBA, 4 less than Dominique Wilkins, who played 15. Norman Powell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Dominique Wilkins had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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.

Rookie Season
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2015-16	1982-83
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	49	14.8	5.6	0.3	1.9	2.3	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.7	1.2	2.0	4.7	.424	0.7	1.8	.404	0.9	1.1	.811
difference:	+33	+18.1	+11.9	+2.5	+1.2	+3.5	+0.6	+0.4	+0.6	-1.5	-1.4	+5.3	+10.2	+.069	+0.7	+1.7	+.222	+1.9	+3.0	+.129
Dominique Wilkins	82	32.9	17.5	2.8	3.1	5.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	2.2	2.6	7.3	14.9	.493	0.0	0.1	.182	2.8	4.1	.682
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	18	11.4	3.8	0.2	1.3	1.5	0.3	0.7	0.1	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.9	.386	0.4	1.4	.269	0.4	0.4	.875
difference:	+15	+24.9	+11.9	+2.5	+1.0	+3.5			+0.2	-3.0	-2.0	+4.2	+10.1	+.019	+0.1	+1.1	+.731	+3.6	+4.3	+.018
Dominique Wilkins	3	36.3	15.7	2.7	2.3	5.0	0.3	0.7	0.3	3.3	3.0	5.7	14.0	.405	0.3	0.3	1.000	4.0	4.7	.857

Season 4
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2018-19	1985-86
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	60	18.8	8.6	0.3	2.1	2.3	1.5	0.7	0.2	1.1	1.6	3.2	6.7	.483	1.1	2.8	.400	1.0	1.3	.827
difference:	+18	+20.3	+21.7	+3.0	+2.5	+5.6	+1.1	+1.1	+0.4	-2.1	-0.6	+8.2	+17.6	+.015	+0.9	+1.9	+.214	+6.4	+7.7	+.009
Dominique Wilkins	78	39.1	30.3	3.3	4.6	7.9	2.6	1.8	0.6	3.2	2.2	11.4	24.3	.468	0.2	0.9	.186	7.4	9.0	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	23	15.9	6.5	0.2	2.0	2.2	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.3	2.4	5.5	.444	1.0	2.7	.387	0.6	0.8	.737
difference:	+14	+24.1	+22.1	+2.0	+1.8	+3.8	+1.7	+0.6	+0.2	-2.8	-1.4	+8.0	+18.6	+.011	+0.9	+2.1	+.187	+7.0	+8.0	+.124
Dominique Wilkins	9	40.0	28.6	2.2	3.8	6.0	2.8	1.0	0.2	3.3	2.7	10.4	24.1	.433	0.1	0.6	.200	7.6	8.8	.861

Season 5
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2019-20	1986-87
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	52	28.4	16.0	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.8	1.2	0.4	1.5	2.1	5.7	11.5	.495	2.1	5.3	.399	2.5	2.9	.843
difference:	+27	+9.2	+13.0	+2.2	+0.4	+2.6	+1.5	+0.3	+0.2	-1.2	-0.2	+4.8	+11.1	+.032	+1.7	+4.0	+.107	+5.2	+6.5	+.025
Dominique Wilkins	79	37.6	29.0	2.7	3.6	6.3	3.3	1.5	0.6	2.7	1.9	10.5	22.6	.463	0.4	1.3	.292	7.7	9.4	.818
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	11	24.8	13.4	0.4	2.0	2.4	1.0	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.6	4.6	9.5	.490	2.0	4.7	.423	2.1	2.6	.793
difference:	+2	+15.2	+13.4	+2.6	+2.8	+5.4	+1.8	+1.3	+0.6	-1.9	-0.2	+5.0	+13.8	+.080	+1.7	+3.6	+.123	+5.2	+5.6	+.099
Dominique Wilkins	9	40.0	26.8	3.0	4.8	7.8	2.8	1.8	0.9	2.9	2.8	9.6	23.3	.410	0.3	1.1	.300	7.3	8.2	.892

Season 6
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2020-21	1987-88
Team	Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	69	32.0	18.6	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.9	1.2	0.3	1.7	2.3	6.3	13.3	.477	2.5	6.0	.411	3.4	3.9	.871
difference:	+9	+5.8	+12.1	+2.1	+1.2	+3.3	+1.0	+0.1	+0.3	-1.1	-0.2	+5.4	+11.8	+.013	+2.0	+4.3	+.116	+3.5	+4.5	+.045
Dominique Wilkins	78	37.8	30.7	2.7	3.7	6.4	2.9	1.3	0.6	2.8	2.1	11.7	25.1	.464	0.5	1.7	.295	6.9	8.4	.826
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	6	36.0	17.0	0.5	1.7	2.2	2.0	0.8	1.0	1.2	2.8	6.3	12.7	.500	1.7	4.3	.385	2.7	3.0	.889
difference:	+6	+3.4	+14.2	+2.6	+1.6	+4.2	+0.8	+0.5	+0.5	-1.3	-0.8	+5.1	+12.3	+.043	+1.4	+2.8	+.163	+5.3	+7.4	+.121
Dominique Wilkins	12	39.4	31.2	3.1	3.3	6.4	2.8	1.3	0.5	2.5	2.0	11.4	25.0	.457	0.3	1.5	.222	8.0	10.4	.768

Season 7
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2021-22	1988-89
Team	Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	45	32.4	19.0	0.4	2.8	3.2	2.1	0.9	0.5	1.5	2.4	6.2	13.4	.461	2.4	5.6	.419	4.2	5.2	.811
difference:	+35	+5.1	+7.2	+2.8	+0.9	+3.7	+0.5	+0.6	+0.2	-0.8	-0.7	+4.0	+8.6	+.003	+2.0	+4.3	+.143	+1.3	+1.4	+.033
Dominique Wilkins	80	37.5	26.2	3.2	3.7	6.9	2.6	1.5	0.7	2.3	1.7	10.2	22.0	.464	0.4	1.3	.276	5.5	6.6	.844
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	5	42.4	27.2	2.0	3.4	5.4	3.4	0.8	1.6	2.4	1.0	10.4	23.2	.448	1.0	3.4	.294	5.4	7.6	.711

Season 8
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2022-23	1989-90
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	60	26.1	17.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	1.8	0.8	0.3	1.7	2.1	5.7	11.8	.479	1.9	4.8	.397	3.8	4.6	.812
difference:	+20	+10.0	+9.7	+2.3	+1.3	+3.6	+0.7	+0.8	+0.3	-0.5	-0.3	+4.4	+9.1	+.005	+1.2	+2.5	+.075	+1.9	+2.5	+.005
Dominique Wilkins	80	36.1	26.7	2.7	3.8	6.5	2.5	1.6	0.6	2.2	1.8	10.1	20.9	.484	0.7	2.3	.322	5.7	7.1	.807
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	5	33.4	21.8	0.8	2.2	3.0	2.2	0.8	0.4	1.6	3.2	7.2	15.2	.474	2.6	6.4	.406	4.8	6.2	.774
Dominique Wilkins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2023-24	1990-91
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	76	26.2	13.9	0.2	2.4	2.6	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.9	1.8	4.9	10.1	.486	2.2	5.1	.435	1.9	2.3	.831
difference:	+5	+11.8	+12.0	+3.0	+3.4	+6.4	+2.2	+0.9	+0.5	-1.6	-0.1	+4.6	+10.1	+.016	+1.2	+2.0	+.094	+4.0	+4.8	+.002
Dominique Wilkins	81	38.0	25.9	3.2	5.8	9.0	3.3	1.5	0.8	2.5	1.9	9.5	20.2	.470	1.0	3.1	.341	5.9	7.1	.829
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	6	29.8	12.8	0.5	2.3	2.8	0.3	0.5	0.0	1.2	3.3	4.3	10.2	.426	2.2	4.8	.448	2.0	2.5	.800
difference:	+1	+9.2	+8.0	+0.7	+2.9	+3.6	+2.3	+1.3	+1.0	-1.0	-1.7	+2.7	+8.6	+.054	+1.8	+1.8	+.315	+4.4	+4.5	+.114
Dominique Wilkins	5	39.0	20.8	1.2	5.2	6.4	2.6	1.8	1.0	2.2	1.6	7.0	18.8	.372	0.4	3.0	.133	6.4	7.0	.914

Season 10
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2024-25	1991-92
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	60	32.6	21.8	0.4	2.8	3.2	2.1	1.2	0.2	1.8	1.9	7.6	15.8	.484	3.0	7.1	.418	3.6	4.4	.804
difference:	+18	+5.5	+6.3	+2.1	+1.8	+3.8	+1.7		+0.4	-1.1	-0.1	+2.5	+6.0	+.020	+2.1	+4.1	+.129	+3.4	+4.0	+.031
Dominique Wilkins	42	38.1	28.1	2.5	4.6	7.0	3.8	1.2	0.6	2.9	1.8	10.1	21.8	.464	0.9	3.0	.289	7.0	8.4	.835
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	7	34.0	16.0	0.1	2.3	2.4	2.4	1.1	0.3	1.7	2.1	6.0	12.7	.472	2.0	5.7	.350	2.0	2.6	.778
Dominique Wilkins	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 11
	Norman Powell	Dominique Wilkins
Season	2025-26	1992-93
Team	Miami Heat	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	3	31.0	24.0	1.0	6.3	7.3	3.0	2.0	0.3	2.0	3.0	7.0	14.7	.477	3.0	6.0	.500	7.0	7.7	.913
difference:	+68	+6.3	+5.9	+1.6	+2.1	+0.5	+0.2	+1.0	+0.1	-0.6	-1.4	+3.4	+7.6	+.009	+1.3	+1.5	+.120	+0.3	+1.1	+.085
Dominique Wilkins	71	37.3	29.9	2.6	4.2	6.8	3.2	1.0	0.4	2.6	1.6	10.4	22.3	.468	1.7	4.5	.380	7.3	8.8	.828
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Norman Powell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dominique Wilkins	3	37.7	30.0	4.0	1.3	5.3	3.0	1.0	0.3	3.3	2.7	10.7	25.0	.427	1.0	4.0	.250	7.7	10.0	.767

Additional Years
* Dominique Wilkins played 4 seasons more than Norman Powell in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 12 to 15, from 1994 to 1999—Dominique Wilkins played in two Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Norman Powell, Dominique Wilkins got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game