Ron Harper vs. Wes Matthews Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Matthews and Ron Harper, 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.
Ron Harper played 15 years in the NBA, 6 more than Wes Matthews, who played 9. Ron Harper had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 |
Ron Harper |
15 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2000-01 |
Wes Matthews |
9 |
7 |
1980-81 to 1989-90 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Ron Harper |
Wes Matthews |
Season |
1986-87 | 1980-81 |
Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
82 |
37.4 |
22.9 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
19.7 |
.455 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.213 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.684 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
57 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.150 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
.705 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
4 |
33.5 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.8 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
82 |
34.8 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
14.0 |
.511 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.250 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.751 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
5 |
37.8 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
13.8 |
.565 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
35 |
39.1 |
22.8 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
18.2 |
.473 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.275 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.788 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
39 |
35.5 |
19.6 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
18.7 |
.391 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
.324 |
3.7 |
5.6 |
.668 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
82 |
38.3 |
18.2 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
15.8 |
.440 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.303 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
.736 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
5 |
41.2 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
17.4 |
.448 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
.111 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
.786 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
80 |
37.1 |
18.0 |
1.5 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
15.0 |
.451 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.280 |
3.8 |
5.0 |
.769 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
5 |
34.8 |
18.0 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
7.4 |
15.6 |
.474 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
.647 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
75 |
38.1 |
20.1 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
6.1 |
4.6 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
7.6 |
17.8 |
.426 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
.301 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
.715 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
77 |
19.9 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.426 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.282 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.618 |
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 |
% |
Ron Harper |
6 |
6.7 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
80 |
23.6 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.467 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.269 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.705 |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
18 |
27.4 |
8.8 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.425 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
.319 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.690 |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
76 |
22.9 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.436 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.362 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.707 |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
19 |
27.1 |
7.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
.400 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.344 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.750 |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
82 |
27.9 |
9.3 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
.441 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.190 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.750 |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
21 |
26.9 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.459 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.263 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.615 |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
35 |
31.6 |
11.2 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
3.3 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
11.1 |
.377 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
.318 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
.703 |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wes Matthews |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
80 |
25.5 |
7.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
6.6 |
.399 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.311 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.680 |
Wes Matthews |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
23 |
28.0 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.431 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.231 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.702 |
Wes Matthews |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
47 |
24.2 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
5.8 |
.469 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.264 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.708 |
Wes Matthews |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Ron Harper |
6 |
7.3 |
2.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
.500 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.667 |
Wes Matthews |
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