Walt Frazier vs. John Wetzel Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wetzel and Walt Frazier, 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.
Walt Frazier played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than John Wetzel, who played 7. Walt Frazier had the first of his seasons in 1967-68, 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.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Walt Frazier |
13 |
8 |
1967-68 to 1979-80 |
John Wetzel |
7 |
2 |
1967-68 to 1975-76 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
74 |
21.5 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
3.5 |
7.7 |
.451 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
3.2 |
.655 |
John Wetzel |
38 |
11.4 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.761 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
4 |
29.8 |
9.5 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.0 |
8.3 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.5 |
.778 |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
80 |
36.9 |
17.5 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
7.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.6 |
13.2 |
.505 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.746 |
John Wetzel |
70 |
15.6 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
1.8 |
4.1 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.822 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
10 |
41.5 |
21.2 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.9 |
17.7 |
.503 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.7 |
.596 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
77 |
39.5 |
20.9 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
7.8 |
15.0 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.1 |
.748 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
19 |
43.9 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
6.2 |
13.0 |
.478 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.7 |
.764 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
80 |
43.2 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
8.1 |
16.5 |
.494 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.0 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
12 |
41.8 |
22.6 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
17.0 |
.529 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
6.3 |
.733 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
77 |
40.6 |
23.2 |
- |
- |
6.7 |
5.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
8.7 |
17.0 |
.512 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.2 |
.808 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
16 |
44.0 |
24.3 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.3 |
17.3 |
.536 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.8 |
.736 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
78 |
40.8 |
21.1 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
8.7 |
17.8 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.817 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
17 |
45.0 |
21.9 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
8.8 |
17.2 |
.514 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.777 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
80 |
41.7 |
20.5 |
1.5 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
- |
2.7 |
8.4 |
17.9 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.4 |
.838 |
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 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
12 |
40.9 |
22.5 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
7.9 |
4.0 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
- |
3.4 |
9.4 |
18.8 |
.502 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.1 |
.898 |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
78 |
41.1 |
21.5 |
1.2 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
- |
2.6 |
8.6 |
17.8 |
.483 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.828 |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
3 |
41.3 |
23.7 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
9.7 |
15.3 |
.630 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.3 |
.813 |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
59 |
41.1 |
19.1 |
1.3 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
5.9 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
- |
2.8 |
8.0 |
16.4 |
.485 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
3.8 |
.823 |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
76 |
35.4 |
17.4 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
- |
2.6 |
7.0 |
14.3 |
.489 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.4 |
.771 |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
51 |
32.6 |
16.2 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
14.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.5 |
.850 |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
12 |
23.3 |
10.8 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
10.2 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.778 |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Walt Frazier |
3 |
9.0 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Walt Frazier |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Wetzel |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |