Willie Naulls vs. John Wall Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wall and Willie Naulls, 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.
Willie Naulls played 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than John Wall, who played 11. Willie Naulls had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Willie Naulls |
10 |
4 |
1956-57 to 1965-66 |
John Wall |
11 |
4 |
2010-11 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Willie Naulls |
John Wall |
Season |
1956-57 | 2010-11 |
Team |
St. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks | Washington Wizards |
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 |
% |
Willie Naulls |
71 |
25.0 |
10.1 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
1.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.1 |
11.5 |
.357 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.677 |
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 |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
68 |
34.8 |
18.1 |
- |
- |
11.8 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.9 |
17.5 |
.397 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.826 |
John Wall |
66 |
36.2 |
16.3 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
8.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
13.5 |
.423 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.071 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.789 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
68 |
30.3 |
15.7 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
6.0 |
15.8 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.830 |
John Wall |
49 |
32.7 |
18.5 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
15.0 |
.441 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.267 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
2 |
31.5 |
17.0 |
- |
- |
10.5 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.0 |
21.0 |
.333 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
John Wall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
65 |
34.6 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
14.2 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.5 |
19.8 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.836 |
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 |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
79 |
37.7 |
23.4 |
- |
- |
13.4 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
9.3 |
21.8 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.8 |
.816 |
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 |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
75 |
39.7 |
25.0 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
10.0 |
24.0 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.1 |
.842 |
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 |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
70 |
27.2 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.3 |
12.7 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.802 |
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 |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
78 |
18.1 |
9.8 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
4.1 |
9.9 |
.417 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.796 |
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 |
% |
Willie Naulls |
10 |
16.7 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
3.7 |
9.5 |
.389 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.739 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
71 |
20.6 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
4.3 |
11.1 |
.384 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.5 |
.813 |
John Wall |
32 |
34.5 |
20.7 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
8.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
7.7 |
17.3 |
.444 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
.302 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
.697 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
12 |
15.0 |
7.3 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.411 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.667 |
John Wall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: John Wall didn't play in 2019-20.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
71 |
20.2 |
10.7 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.6 |
11.5 |
.402 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.794 |
John Wall |
40 |
32.2 |
20.6 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
1.2 |
7.3 |
18.2 |
.404 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
.317 |
4.0 |
5.3 |
.749 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
11 |
6.8 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
1.5 |
0.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
.257 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.9 |
.810 |
John Wall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: John Wall didn't play in 2021-22.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wall |
34 |
22.2 |
11.4 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
9.9 |
.408 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
.303 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
.681 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Willie Naulls |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wall |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |