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Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade stats, teams and career impact
#25 all-timeCareer averages · 22.0 PPG · 4.7 RPG · 5.4 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Miami Heat
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- January 17, 1982 (44 yrs old)
- College
- Marquette
- NBA seasons
- 16 seasons · 2003–04 to 2018–19
Career summaryDwyane Wade was a shooting guard who played 16 NBA seasons, from 2003–04 through 2018–19.
- Career PPG
- 22.0
- Career RPG
- 4.7
- Career APG
- 5.4
- #2 in 2008–09
- #25 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Dwyane Wade ranks #25 all time
Dwyane Wade ranks #25 all time. He reached #1 once and produced 6 top-five finishes, anchoring a strong peak. His full-career value ranks #31, making peak performance the stronger part of his case.
6 top-five · 7 top-ten finishes
1,054 games · Career Value Rank #31
NBA honors13× All-Star · 8× All-NBA · 3× All-DefenseContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.0%FG%
- Three-point
- 29.3%3P%
- Free throw
- 76.5%FT%
1,054 career games · 35,773 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Dwyane Wade stats by season
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| 2018–19 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | +1.40 | MIA | 72 | 2 | 26.2 | 43.3% | 33.0% | 70.8% | #83 | 131.2 |
| 2017–18 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | -0.84 | CLE/MIA | 67 | 3 | 22.9 | 43.8% | 28.8% | 71.4% | #207 | 36.1 |
| 2016–17 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | +2.91 | CHI | 60 | 59 | 29.9 | 43.4% | 31.0% | 79.4% | #37 | 174.8 |
| 2015–16 | 19.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | +1.96 | MIA | 74 | 73 | 30.5 | 45.6% | 15.9% | 79.3% | #51 | 174.4 |
| 2014–15 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | +2.35 | MIA | 62 | 62 | 31.8 | 47.0% | 28.4% | 76.8% | #43 | 162.4 |
| 2013–14 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | +2.42 | MIA | 54 | 53 | 32.9 | 54.5% | 28.1% | 73.3% | #39 | 148.9 |
| 2012–13 | 21.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | +4.08 | MIA | 69 | 69 | 34.7 | 52.1% | 25.8% | 72.5% | #12 | 274.9 |
| 2011–12 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | +7.32 | MIA | 49 | 49 | 33.2 | 49.7% | 26.8% | 79.1% | #3 | 287.8 |
| 2010–11 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 4.6 | +5.78 | MIA | 76 | 76 | 37.1 | 50.0% | 30.6% | 75.8% | #4 | 416.1 |
| 2009–10 | 26.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 | +9.49 | MIA | 77 | 77 | 36.3 | 47.6% | 30.0% | 76.1% | #2 | 598.9 |
| 2008–09 | 30.2 | 5.0 | 7.5 | +11.56 | MIA | 79 | 79 | 38.6 | 49.1% | 31.7% | 76.5% | #2 | 774.0 |
| 2007–08 | 24.6 | 4.2 | 6.9 | +4.33 | MIA | 51 | 49 | 38.3 | 46.9% | 28.6% | 75.8% | #10 | 232.5 |
| 2006–07 | 27.4 | 4.7 | 7.5 | +9.41 | MIA | 51 | 50 | 37.9 | 49.1% | 26.6% | 80.7% | #1 | 412.6 |
| 2005–06 | 27.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | +6.97 | MIA | 75 | 75 | 38.6 | 49.5% | 17.1% | 78.3% | #5 | 495.3 |
| 2004–05 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | +4.10 | MIA | 77 | 77 | 38.6 | 47.8% | 28.9% | 76.2% | #19 | 343.4 |
| 2003–04 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | +1.68 | MIA | 61 | 56 | 34.9 | 46.5% | 30.2% | 74.7% | #62 | 143.6 |
| Career | 22.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | — | CHI/CLE/MIA | 1054 | — | 33.9 | 48.0% | 29.3% | 76.5% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Dwyane Wade highlights
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Career highlights
Dwyane Wade's top 35 career plays
The career reel captures Wade's first step, body control, shot blocking and transition pressure across his Miami prime.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
3.5 composite · lower is better
2.4 average league finish
4,807 total value
Career standing
How Dwyane Wade ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score3.5
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 16
- All-time rank
- #25
Strongest seasons
Every season
Dwyane Wade advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 37 | 72 | 1,885 | +1.40 | 77.7 | #83 | 131.2 | 79th | Broad |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/MIA | 36 | 67 | 1,536 | -0.84 | 42.9 | #207 | 36.1 | 46th | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 35 | 60 | 1,792 | +2.91 | 90.1 | #37 | 174.8 | 87th | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 34 | 74 | 2,258 | +1.96 | 86.2 | #51 | 174.4 | 88th | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 33 | 62 | 1,971 | +2.35 | 88.6 | #43 | 162.4 | 87th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 32 | 54 | 1,775 | +2.42 | 89.0 | #39 | 148.9 | 83rd | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 31 | 69 | 2,391 | +4.08 | 96.9 | #12 | 274.9 | 96th | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 30 | 49 | 1,625 | +7.32 | 99.4 | #3 | 287.8 | 99th | Broad |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 29 | 76 | 2,823 | +5.78 | 99.1 | #4 | 416.1 | 99th | Broad |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 28 | 77 | 2,792 | +9.49 | 99.7 | #2 | 598.9 | 100th | Broad |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 27 | 79 | 3,048 | +11.56 | 99.7 | #2 | 774.0 | 100th | Broad |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 26 | 51 | 1,954 | +4.33 | 97.3 | #10 | 232.5 | 91st | Broad |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 25 | 51 | 1,931 | +9.41 | 100.0 | #1 | 412.6 | 98th | Broad |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 24 | 75 | 2,892 | +6.97 | 98.8 | #5 | 495.3 | 98th | Broad |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 23 | 77 | 2,974 | +4.10 | 94.8 | #19 | 343.4 | 96th | Broad |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 22 | 61 | 2,126 | +1.68 | 81.6 | #62 | 143.6 | 81st | Broad |
Career movement
Dwyane Wade's career impact by season
Peak +11.56 in 2008–09 · 16 seasons · 35,773 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
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Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Dwyane WadeTracy McGrady
| NBA season | Dwyane Wade | Tracy McGrady |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 3 | 7.0 | 4.6 |
| 4 | 9.4 | 7.5 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 7.2 |
| 6 | 11.6 | 10.6 |
| 7 | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| 8 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 9 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 10 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| 11 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 12 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 13 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| 14 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| 15 | -0.8 | 0.7 |
| 16 | 1.4 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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