Career achievements of Dwyane Wade

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This page chronicles the career achievements of Dwyane Wade.

1 Career statistics
2 NBA career highlights
- 2.1 NBA milestones
- 2.2 Miami Heat franchise records
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Career statistics

SEASON	TEAM	GP	MPG	SPG	BPG	RPG	APG	PPG	Hi	40+	TD
'03-04	Miami Heat	61	34.9	1.4	0.6	4.0	4.5	16.2	32	0	0
'04-05	Miami Heat	77	38.6	1.6	1.1	5.2	6.8	24.1	48	1	1
'05-06	Miami Heat	75	38.6	2.0	0.8	5.7	6.7	27.2	44	4	2
'06-07*	Miami Heat	46	38.9	2.1	1.3	4.8	7.9	28.8	41	3	0

*As of February 21, 2007, the date of Wade's shoulder injury

TD = Triple-doubles

MVP = MVP voting

[edit] NBA career highlights

Less than four years into his career Wade has already established an impressive list of accomplishments including the following:^[1]

Dwyane Wade was named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2006.

NBA Championship title, Miami Heat: 2006
NBA Finals MVP: 2006
3-time NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007
2-time All-NBA:

Second Team: 2005, 2006

All-Defense:

Second Team: 2005

NBA All-Rookie Team: 2004
NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Champion: 2006, 2007
Bronze medal winner with team USA basketball at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Bronze medal winner with team USA basketball at the 2006 FIBA World Championships.
2006 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.
- Wade is the fifth NBA player to be named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, joining Bill Russell (1968), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1985), Michael Jordan (1991), Tim Duncan, and David Robinson (2003).
- Youngest player on the NBA/SI Sportsman list.

[edit] NBA milestones

Early into his career Wade has achieved many NBA milestones including:^[1]^[2]

NBA record, most free throws made in an NBA Finals game: 21 (June 18, 2006 vs. Dallas Mavericks)

NBA record, most free throws made in a six-game NBA Finals series: 75

NBA record, most free throws attempted in a six-game NBA Finals series: 97

NBA record, youngest player to score over 1000 points in the post season

NBA record, highest field goal percentage (69.5%) for 4 Consecutive games in an NBA Playoff series, averaging at least 30 ppg
- Set during the Eastern Conference Finals, for games played from May 23rd - May 29, 2006
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar previously held the record on 63% shooting
- Averaged 30.8 ppg, 14.8 field goal attempts per game, shooting 69.5% (41/59 made) in 4 Consecutive games.

3rd, scoring average, first NBA finals appearance: 34.7
- Behind Allen Iverson and Jerry West

4th youngest player to be named NBA Finals MVP (24 years of age)
- Behind Magic Johnson, Tim Duncan, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

2nd, most consecutive freethrows made in a game: 22 (February 1, 2007 vs Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Behind Dominique Wilkins 23
- Made 22 straight before missing one (23/24 made)

5th player in NBA history to have at least 30 points, 15 assists and 5 rebounds in a playoff game (May 10, 2005 vs. Washington Wizards).
- Joining Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Walt Frazier, and Oscar Robertson.

5th player in NBA history to have at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in an NBA finals game.
- Wade finished with 42 points, 13 rebounds.
- Wade is also one of the youngest players on this list.

4th player in NBA history to record 40+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 15+ assists, in the same playoff season.
- Joining Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, and Allen Iverson

4th player in NBA history to have at least 30 points and 12 assists in three consecutive games (November 24-27, 2006).
- Joining Oscar Robertson, Nate Archibald, and Kevin Johnson.

7th player in NBA history to average 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, shooting 50% or more from the field in a playoff series
- Joining Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.
- Wade did so in two consecutive series during the 2005 playoffs.

One of five youngest players in NBA history to score at least 40 points in an NBA finals game.
- Wade did it twice in the same series, with a 42 and 43 point point performance in game 3 and 5 of the 2006 NBA Finals
- Joining Magic Johnson and Rick Barry

5th player in NBA history to have at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks, and 50% shooting accuracy (10/18) in an NBA finals close-out game

4th player in NBA history to have 35 or more points in four consecutive games in an NBA finals series.
- Scoring 42, 36, 43, and 36 vs. the Dallas Mavericks in the 2006 NBA Finals; All Wins

4th rookie since the shot clock era began to lead his team in both scoring and assist average in the playoffs.
- Joining Billy Ray Bates, Michael Jordan, and Stephon Marbury

[edit] Miami Heat franchise records

Wade's heat franchise records include the following:^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Points:
- Highest scoring average, season: 27.2 (2005-06 season)
- Most points, single-season: 2,040 (2005-06 season)
- Most field-goals made, season: 699 (2005-06 season)
- Most consecutive games, 10 points or more: 78 (April 15, 2005 – April 14, 2006)
- Most consecutive games, 20 points or more: 20 (As of February 22, 2007)
- Most consecutive games with 25 points or more: 9 (As of February 22, 2007)
- Most consecutive 30 point games: 4
- Most consecutive points scored, game: 17 (February 12, 2006 vs. Detroit Pistons)
- Most points, road game: 48 (April 14, 2005 vs. Philadelphia 76ers)
- Most points, single-overtime: 12 (April 14, 2005 vs. Philiadelphia 76ers)
- Most points, quarter, regular season: 21 (April 1, 2006)
- Most points, game, playoffs: 43 (Game 5, 2006 NBA Finals vs. Dallas Mavericks)
- Most points, quarter: 24 (4th quarter, February 1, 2007 vs Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Most points, quarter, playoffs: 22 (Game 4, 2005 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Washington Wizards)
- Most points, second-half, playoffs: 26
- Most points, first quarter, playoffs: 17
- Most points, third quarter, playoffs: 22
- Most points, fourth quarter, playoffs: 20
- Most consecutive games, 10 points or more, playoffs: 47
- Most points scored, postseason: 1,272
- Most field goals made, postseason: 441
- Most field goals attempted, postseason: 911
- Most consecutive games as leading scorer: 16
- First Heat player to record back-to-back 40 point games (March 8 - March 10, 2006)
- Fastest player in franchise history to score 5,000 career points: 218 career games

Assists:
- Most assists, game, playoffs: 15 (Game 2, 2005 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Washington Wizards)
- Most assists, postseason: 298

Free throws:
- Most free throws made, game: 23 (February 1, 2007 vs Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Most consecutive freethrows made in a game: 22 (February 1, 2007 vs Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Most free throws attempted in a playoff game: 25 (Game 5 2006 NBA Finals vs Dallas Mavericks)
- Most free throws made in a playoff game: 21 (Game 5 2006 NBA Finals vs Dallas Mavericks)
- Most free throws made, season: 629 (2005-06 season)
- Most free throws attempted, season: 803 (2005-06 season)
- Most free throws made, postseason: 372

Rookie:
- Highest scoring average, season: 16.2
- Highest scoring average, playoffs: 18.0
- Most 30 point games, season: 3 (Shared with Sherman Douglas)
- Most consecutive 20 point games: 6 (December 14 - December 23, 2003)
- Most field goals made, game: 15 (February 15, 2005)
- Most points, playoffs: 27 (Game 6; May 2, 2004)
- Most points, playoff debut: 21 (April 18, 2004
- Most free throws attempted, playoffs: 17 (Game 4; May 12, 2004)
- 2nd most free throws made, playoffs: 12 (Game 4; May 12, 2004)
- 2nd rookie to record a post season double-double: 11 points, 10 assists (Game 4; April 27, 2004)

More:
- Most minutes played, postseason: 2,040
- Most starts, postseason: 50
- Most steals, postseason: 90
- Most turnovers, game: 12 (February 1, 2007 vs Cleveland Cavaliers)