Oscar Robertson vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Oscar Robertson, 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.
Oscar Robertson played 14 years in the NBA, 12 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Oscar Robertson had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, 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 |
| Oscar Robertson | 14 | 10 | 1960-61 to 1973-74 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Oscar Robertson | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 1960-61 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Cincinnati Royals | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards |  All-NBA First Team | - |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Assists Leader | - | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Oscar Robertson | 71 | 42.7 | 30.5 | - | - | 10.1 | 9.7 | - | - | - | 3.1 | 10.6 | 22.5 | .473 | - | - | - | 9.2 | 11.2 | .822 |
| difference: | +13.0 | +9.1 | +0.5 | +5.8 | -0.9 | +2.8 | +5.8 | +.008 | +5.1 | +6.0 | +.026 | |||||||||
| 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 Oscar Robertson nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Oscar Robertson | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 1961-62 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cincinnati Royals | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| Assists Leader | - | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Royals Lost West Div Semis | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Oscar Robertson | 79 | 44.3 | 30.8 | - | - | 12.5 | 11.4 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 11.0 | 22.9 | .478 | - | - | - | 8.9 | 11.0 | .803 |
| difference: | +33 | +11.1 | +6.5 | +1.5 | +7.7 | -1.0 | +2.1 | +4.3 | +.002 | +5.5 | +6.9 | +.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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Oscar Robertson | 4 | 46.3 | 28.8 | - | - | 11.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - | 4.5 | 10.5 | 20.3 | .519 | - | - | - | 7.8 | 9.8 | .795 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Oscar Robertson played 12 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1963 to 1974—Oscar Robertson played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 12 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Oscar Robertson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 7 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 Assists Leader 10 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |