Victor Wembanyama vs. John Wetzel Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wetzel and Victor Wembanyama, 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.
Victor Wembanyama played 1 years in the NBA, 6 less than John Wetzel, who played 7. Victor Wembanyama had his first NBA Season in 2023-24, while John Wetzel had his rookie season in 1967-68. 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Victor Wembanyama |
John Wetzel |
Season |
2023-24 | 1967-68 |
Team |
San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
Rookie of the Year | - |
Blocks Leader | - |
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 |
% |
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 |
John Wetzel |
38 |
11.4 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.761 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: John Wetzel didn't play in 1968-69 and 1969-70.
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
70 |
15.6 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.822 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
51 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
28 |
18.0 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
3 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
0.7 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Victor Wembanyama |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |