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Dwyane Wade
Dwyane Wade advanced stats and career rankings
2.4 average league finish
4,807 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Dwyane Wade ranks #29 all time. He reached #1 once and produced 6 top-five finishes, anchoring a strong peak. His full-career value ranks #31 across 16 seasons, supporting the same overall standing. Explore Dwyane Wade's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
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
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite4.5
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 4.5
- Qualified seasons
- 16
- All-time rank
- #29
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.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 37 | 72 | 1,885 | +1.40 | 77.7 | #83 | 131.2 | 79th | Strong |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | CLE/MIA | 36 | 67 | 1,536 | -0.84 | 42.9 | #207 | 36.1 | 46th | Strong |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 35 | 60 | 1,792 | +2.91 | 90.1 | #37 | 174.8 | 87th | Strong |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 34 | 74 | 2,258 | +1.96 | 86.2 | #51 | 174.4 | 88th | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 33 | 62 | 1,971 | +2.35 | 88.6 | #43 | 162.4 | 87th | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 32 | 54 | 1,775 | +2.42 | 89.0 | #39 | 148.9 | 83rd | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 31 | 69 | 2,391 | +4.08 | 96.9 | #12 | 274.9 | 96th | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 30 | 49 | 1,625 | +7.32 | 99.4 | #3 | 287.8 | 99th | Strong |
| 2010–11Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 29 | 76 | 2,823 | +5.78 | 99.1 | #4 | 416.1 | 99th | Strong |
| 2009–10Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 28 | 77 | 2,792 | +9.49 | 99.7 | #2 | 598.9 | 100th | Strong |
| 2008–09Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 27 | 79 | 3,048 | +11.56 | 99.7 | #2 | 774.0 | 100th | Strong |
| 2007–08Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 26 | 51 | 1,954 | +4.33 | 97.3 | #10 | 232.5 | 91st | Strong |
| 2006–07Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 25 | 51 | 1,931 | +9.41 | 100.0 | #1 | 412.6 | 98th | Strong |
| 2005–06Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 24 | 75 | 2,892 | +6.97 | 98.8 | #5 | 495.3 | 98th | Strong |
| 2004–05Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 23 | 77 | 2,974 | +4.10 | 94.8 | #19 | 343.4 | 96th | Strong |
| 2003–04Historical Defense Estimate | MIA | 22 | 61 | 2,126 | +1.68 | 81.6 | #62 | 143.6 | 81st | Strong |
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. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
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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 number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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The score compares era-centered box impact, peak, prime, workload, career length, position, and trajectory aligned by NBA experience. It describes career shape, not playing style or equal ability.
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