John Wetzel vs. Andrew Wiggins Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Wiggins and John Wetzel, 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.
John Wetzel played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Andrew Wiggins, who played 10. John Wetzel had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, while Andrew Wiggins had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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 |
John Wetzel |
7 |
2 |
1967-68 to 1975-76 |
Andrew Wiggins |
10 |
3 |
2014-15 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
John Wetzel |
Andrew Wiggins |
Season |
1967-68 | 2014-15 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves |
Honors & Awards |
- | Rookie of the Year |
- | 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 |
% |
John Wetzel |
38 |
11.4 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.761 |
Andrew Wiggins |
82 |
36.2 |
16.9 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
13.9 |
.437 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.310 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: John Wetzel didn't play in 1968-69 and 1969-70.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
70 |
15.6 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.822 |
Andrew Wiggins |
81 |
35.1 |
20.7 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
7.3 |
16.0 |
.459 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.300 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
.761 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
51 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.800 |
Andrew Wiggins |
82 |
37.2 |
23.6 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
8.6 |
19.1 |
.452 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
.356 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
.760 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
28 |
18.0 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.824 |
Andrew Wiggins |
82 |
36.3 |
17.7 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.9 |
15.9 |
.438 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.331 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
.643 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
3 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Andrew Wiggins |
5 |
32.8 |
15.8 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
13.6 |
.441 |
1.4 |
4.2 |
.333 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
70 |
17.6 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
- |
2.1 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.719 |
Andrew Wiggins |
73 |
34.8 |
18.1 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
6.8 |
16.6 |
.412 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.339 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
.699 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
63 |
12.5 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
- |
1.7 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.2 |
.883 |
Andrew Wiggins |
54 |
34.4 |
21.8 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
8.1 |
18.1 |
.447 |
2.1 |
6.2 |
.332 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.709 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
37 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
- |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.478 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
Andrew Wiggins |
71 |
33.3 |
18.6 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
4.9 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
7.1 |
14.9 |
.477 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
.380 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.714 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
2 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Andrew Wiggins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
73 |
31.9 |
17.2 |
1.2 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.5 |
14.0 |
.466 |
2.2 |
5.5 |
.393 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
.634 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
22 |
34.9 |
16.5 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
6.5 |
13.9 |
.469 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
.333 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
.646 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
37 |
32.2 |
17.1 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
14.3 |
.473 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.396 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.611 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
13 |
34.0 |
16.7 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
13.9 |
.459 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
.297 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.681 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
71 |
27.0 |
13.2 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
11.0 |
.453 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.358 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.751 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Andrew Wiggins |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |