Tyson Chandler vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Tyson Chandler, 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.
Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 17 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 |
| Tyson Chandler | 19 | 10 | 2001-02 to 2019-20 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Tyson Chandler | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2001-02 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Tyson Chandler | 71 | 19.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.3 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.9 | 3.1 | .604 |
| difference: | +10.1 | +15.3 | +0.7 | +5.2 | +5.8 | +3.1 | +0.8 | +2.3 | -2.3 | -0.3 | +5.7 | +12.4 | +.032 | +1.8 | +5.5 | +2.2 | +2.1 | +.192 | ||
| 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 Tyson Chandler nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Tyson Chandler | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 2002-03 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - | Blocks Leader |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Tyson Chandler | 75 | 24.4 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.5 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.4 | 3.9 | .608 |
| difference: | +29 | +8.8 | +15.1 | +0.5 | +4.6 | +4.1 | +2.7 | +0.6 | +2.4 | -1.4 | -0.6 | +5.5 | +12.1 | +.055 | +3.1 | +8.8 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +.228 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tyson Chandler played 17 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 19, from 2004 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 17 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Tyson Chandler got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 All-Star Game |