Norm Mager vs. Ben Wallace Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Wallace and Norm Mager, 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.
Norm Mager played 1 years in the NBA, 15 less than Ben Wallace, who played 16. Norm Mager had his first NBA Season in 1950-51, while Ben Wallace had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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 |
Norm Mager |
1 |
0 |
1950-51 |
Ben Wallace |
16 |
8 |
1996-97 to 2011-12 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Norm Mager |
Ben Wallace |
Season |
1950-51 | 1996-97 |
Team |
Baltimore Bullets (1st) | Washington Bullets |
Honors & Awards |
| |
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 |
% |
Norm Mager |
24 |
- |
5.2 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.7 |
5.9 |
.282 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.786 |
Ben Wallace |
34 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.348 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.300 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
67 |
16.8 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
.518 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.357 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
46 |
26.8 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
4.3 |
.578 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.356 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
81 |
24.2 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
4.1 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.474 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
80 |
34.5 |
6.4 |
3.8 |
9.4 |
13.2 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.336 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
80 |
36.5 |
7.6 |
4.0 |
9.0 |
13.0 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
6.0 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
.423 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
10 |
40.8 |
7.3 |
4.8 |
11.3 |
16.1 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
3.9 |
.436 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
73 |
39.4 |
6.9 |
4.0 |
11.4 |
15.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.167 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
.450 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
17 |
42.5 |
8.9 |
5.1 |
11.2 |
16.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.6 |
5.9 |
.446 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
81 |
37.7 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
8.4 |
12.4 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
9.2 |
.421 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.125 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
.490 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
23 |
40.3 |
10.3 |
4.1 |
10.1 |
14.3 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
8.9 |
.454 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
5.1 |
.427 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
74 |
36.1 |
9.7 |
3.9 |
8.2 |
12.2 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
8.8 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.428 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
25 |
39.0 |
10.0 |
3.8 |
7.5 |
11.3 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.9 |
4.1 |
.461 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
82 |
35.2 |
7.3 |
3.7 |
7.6 |
11.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
.416 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
18 |
35.7 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
10.5 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
.273 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
77 |
35.0 |
6.4 |
3.9 |
6.7 |
10.7 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
.453 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
.408 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
10 |
36.9 |
8.7 |
2.9 |
6.6 |
9.5 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
5.3 |
.566 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
.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 |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
72 |
30.6 |
4.8 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
8.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
.392 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.426 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
13 |
23.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.515 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.350 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
56 |
23.5 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.445 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.1 |
.422 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
14 |
12.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.615 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.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 |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
69 |
28.6 |
5.5 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
8.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
.541 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.406 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
54 |
22.9 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.450 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.333 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
62 |
15.8 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.395 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.340 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Norm Mager |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ben Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |