Last Updated on January 1, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
Due to playing 13 seasons in Miami, Dwyane Wade is arguably the face of the franchise. Dwyane Wade won 3 NBA Titles with the Miami Heat (2006, 2012, and 2013). His first championship came with Shaq while the latter two were during the Big-3 era with Lebron and Bosh. Arguably the big 3 never would have happened in Miami if not for Wade already being there. Dwyane Wade’s first agent was Henry Thomas who also represented Udonis Haslem and Chris Bosh. Henry Thomas died in 2018 while Wade was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Wade and Thomas were close and Thomas’s death was immensely felt by Wade. Dwyane Wade has won three championships: 2006, 2012, 2013.
POSITION
Dwyane Wade played the shooting guard position. Dwyane Wade spent almost his entire career playing for the Miami Heat. He also briefly played for the Chicago Bulls. He shoots with his right hand.
AGE
Dwyane Wade was born on January 17, 1982.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
Dwyane Wade was 6 foot 4 and 220 pounds.
COLLEGE
Dwyane Wade went to Marquette. Wade stated that before he went to Marquette it was a little-known school for basketball.
DRAFT
Dwyane Wade was drafted by the Miami Heat in the 2003 NBA draft. Dwyane Wade was the highest draft pick for a basketball player out of Marquette (fifth overall).
AWARDS
NBA Finals MVP (2006)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (2010)
NBA Scoring Champion (2009)
Best NBA Player ESPY Award (2006)
All-NBA First Team (2009, 2010)
All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2006, 2011)
All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2012, 2013)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2009, 2010)
Career Stats
| SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
| 03-04 | MIA | 61 | 34.9 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 46.5 | 30.2 | 74.7 |
| 04-05 | MIA | 77 | 38.6 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 47.8 | 28.9 | 76.2 |
| 05-06 | MIA | 75 | 38.6 | 27.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 49.5 | 17.1 | 78.3 |
| 06-07 | MIA | 51 | 37.9 | 27.4 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 49.1 | 26.6 | 80.7 |
| 07-08 | MIA | 51 | 38.3 | 24.6 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 46.9 | 28.6 | 75.8 |
| 08-09 | MIA | 79 | 38.6 | 30.2 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 49.1 | 31.7 | 76.5 |
| 09-10 | MIA | 77 | 36.3 | 26.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 47.6 | 30.0 | 76.1 |
| 10-11 | MIA | 76 | 37.1 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 30.6 | 75.8 |
| 11-12 | MIA | 49 | 33.2 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 49.7 | 26.8 | 79.1 |
| 12-13 | MIA | 69 | 34.7 | 21.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 52.1 | 25.8 | 72.5 |
| 13-14 | MIA | 54 | 32.9 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 54.5 | 28.1 | 73.3 |
| 14-15 | MIA | 62 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 47.0 | 28.4 | 76.8 |
| 15-16 | MIA | 74 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 45.6 | 15.9 | 79.3 |
| 16-17 | CHI | 60 | 29.9 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 43.4 | 31.0 | 79.4 |
| 17-18 | TOT | 67 | 22.9 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 43.8 | 28.8 | 71.4 |
| 18-19 | MIA | 72 | 26.2 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 43.3 | 33.0 | 70.8 |
| REGULAR | 1,054 | 33.9 | 22.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 48.0 | 29.3 | 76.5 | |
| PLAYOFFS | 177 | 37.8 | 22.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 47.4 | 33.8 | 78.0 |
Career Stat Total
| SEASON | TM | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 2,126 | 991 | 247 | 275 | 86 | 34 | 196 | 140 | +87 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 2,974 | 1,854 | 397 | 520 | 121 | 82 | 321 | 230 | +397 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 2,892 | 2,040 | 430 | 503 | 146 | 58 | 268 | 217 | +485 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 1,931 | 1,397 | 239 | 384 | 107 | 62 | 216 | 117 | +96 |
| 2007-08 | MIA | 1,954 | 1,254 | 214 | 354 | 87 | 37 | 224 | 137 | -255 |
| 2008-09 | MIA | 3,048 | 2,386 | 398 | 589 | 173 | 106 | 272 | 178 | +216 |
| 2009-10 | MIA | 2,792 | 2,045 | 373 | 501 | 142 | 82 | 252 | 181 | +353 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 2,823 | 1,941 | 485 | 346 | 111 | 87 | 237 | 197 | +572 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 1,625 | 1,082 | 237 | 225 | 82 | 63 | 129 | 110 | +344 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 2,391 | 1,463 | 344 | 352 | 128 | 56 | 194 | 140 | +570 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 1,775 | 1,028 | 241 | 252 | 79 | 29 | 161 | 106 | +138 |
| 2014-15 | MIA | 1,971 | 1,331 | 219 | 299 | 73 | 21 | 209 | 105 | -54 |
| 2015-16 | MIA | 2,258 | 1,409 | 302 | 344 | 79 | 42 | 203 | 116 | -8 |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 1,792 | 1,096 | 270 | 228 | 86 | 41 | 138 | 112 | -69 |
| 2017-18 | TOT | 1,536 | 765 | 252 | 228 | 61 | 47 | 140 | 124 | +23 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 1,885 | 1,083 | 285 | 301 | 59 | 38 | 166 | 118 | -68 |
| AVERAGE | 2235.8 | 1447.8 | 308.3 | 356.3 | 101.3 | 55.3 | 207.9 | 145.5 | 176.7 | |
| TOTAL | 35,773 | 23,165 | 4,933 | 5,701 | 1,620 | 885 | 3,326 | 2,328 | +2827 |
Playoff Stats
| SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 13 | 39.2 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 45.5 | 78.7 | 37.5 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 14 | 40.8 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 48.4 | 79.9 | 10.0 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 23 | 41.7 | 28.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 49.7 | 80.8 | 37.8 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 4 | 40.5 | 23.5 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 42.9 | 68.8 | 0.0 |
| 2008-09 | MIA | 7 | 40.7 | 29.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 43.9 | 86.2 | 36.0 |
| 2009-10 | MIA | 5 | 42.0 | 33.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 56.4 | 67.5 | 40.5 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 21 | 39.4 | 24.5 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 48.5 | 77.7 | 26.9 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 23 | 39.4 | 22.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 46.2 | 72.9 | 29.4 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 22 | 35.5 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 45.7 | 75.0 | 25.0 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 20 | 34.7 | 17.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 76.7 | 37.5 |
| 2015-16 | MIA | 14 | 33.8 | 21.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 46.9 | 78.1 | 52.2 |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 6 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 37.2 | 95.2 | 35.3 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 5 | 25.4 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 80.8 | 0.0 |
| AVERAGE | 13.6 | 37.8 | 22.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 47.4 | 78.0 | 33.8 |
Playoff Stat Total
| SEASON | TM | GP | MIN | PTS | RBS | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 13 | 510 | 234 | 52 | 73 | 17 | 4 | 54 | 45 | +6 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 14 | 571 | 384 | 80 | 93 | 22 | 16 | 62 | 43 | +84 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 23 | 959 | 654 | 135 | 132 | 51 | 26 | 90 | 71 | +134 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 4 | 162 | 94 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | -40 |
| 2008-09 | MIA | 7 | 285 | 204 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 20 | +19 |
| 2009-10 | MIA | 5 | 210 | 166 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 16 | -36 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 21 | 828 | 515 | 150 | 92 | 34 | 28 | 64 | 53 | +46 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 23 | 907 | 525 | 120 | 100 | 39 | 30 | 68 | 65 | +183 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 22 | 782 | 349 | 102 | 105 | 38 | 23 | 58 | 45 | +37 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 20 | 693 | 356 | 77 | 77 | 30 | 5 | 54 | 55 | +2 |
| 2015-16 | MIA | 14 | 473 | 300 | 79 | 60 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 22 | +12 |
| 2016-17 | CHI | 6 | 190 | 90 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -20 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 5 | 127 | 83 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11 | +5 |
| AVERAGE | 13.6 | 515.2 | 304.2 | 71.4 | 66.9 | 21.0 | 13.5 | 44.8 | 35.9 | 33.2 | |
| TOTAL | 177 | 6,697 | 3,954 | 928 | 870 | 273 | 175 | 583 | 467 | +432 |
All-Star Stats
| SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 61 | 34.9 | 16.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 46.5 | 74.7 | 30.2 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 77 | 38.6 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 47.8 | 76.2 | 28.9 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 75 | 38.6 | 27.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 49.5 | 78.3 | 17.1 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 51 | 37.9 | 27.4 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 49.1 | 80.7 | 26.6 |
| 2007-08 | MIA | 51 | 38.3 | 24.6 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 46.9 | 75.8 | 28.6 |
| 2008-09 | MIA | 79 | 38.6 | 30.2 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 49.1 | 76.5 | 31.7 |
| 2009-10 | MIA | 77 | 36.3 | 26.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 47.6 | 76.1 | 30.0 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 76 | 37.1 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 50.0 | 75.8 | 30.6 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 49 | 33.2 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 49.7 | 79.1 | 26.8 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 69 | 34.7 | 21.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 52.1 | 72.5 | 25.8 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 54 | 32.9 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 73.3 | 28.1 |
| 2014-15 | MIA | 62 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 47.0 | 76.8 | 28.4 |
| 2015-16 | MIA | 74 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 45.6 | 79.3 | 15.9 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 60 | 29.9 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 43.4 | 79.4 | 31.0 |
| 2017-18 | TOT | 67 | 22.9 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 43.8 | 71.4 | 28.8 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 72 | 26.2 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 43.3 | 70.8 | 33.0 |
| AVERAGE | 65.9 | 33.9 | 22.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 48.0 | 76.5 | 29.3 |
All-Star Stat Total
| SEASON | TM | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 61 | 2,126 | 991 | 247 | 275 | 86 | 34 | 196 | 140 | +87 |
| 2004-05 | MIA | 77 | 2,974 | 1,854 | 397 | 520 | 121 | 82 | 321 | 230 | +397 |
| 2005-06 | MIA | 75 | 2,892 | 2,040 | 430 | 503 | 146 | 58 | 268 | 217 | +485 |
| 2006-07 | MIA | 51 | 1,931 | 1,397 | 239 | 384 | 107 | 62 | 216 | 117 | +96 |
| 2007-08 | MIA | 51 | 1,954 | 1,254 | 214 | 354 | 87 | 37 | 224 | 137 | -255 |
| 2008-09 | MIA | 79 | 3,048 | 2,386 | 398 | 589 | 173 | 106 | 272 | 178 | +216 |
| 2009-10 | MIA | 77 | 2,792 | 2,045 | 373 | 501 | 142 | 82 | 252 | 181 | +353 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 76 | 2,823 | 1,941 | 485 | 346 | 111 | 87 | 237 | 197 | +572 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 49 | 1,625 | 1,082 | 237 | 225 | 82 | 63 | 129 | 110 | +344 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 69 | 2,391 | 1,463 | 344 | 352 | 128 | 56 | 194 | 140 | +570 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 54 | 1,775 | 1,028 | 241 | 252 | 79 | 29 | 161 | 106 | +138 |
| 2014-15 | MIA | 62 | 1,971 | 1,331 | 219 | 299 | 73 | 21 | 209 | 105 | -54 |
| 2015-16 | MIA | 74 | 2,258 | 1,409 | 302 | 344 | 79 | 42 | 203 | 116 | -8 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 60 | 1,792 | 1,096 | 270 | 228 | 86 | 41 | 138 | 112 | -69 |
| 2017-18 | TOT | 67 | 1,536 | 765 | 252 | 228 | 61 | 47 | 140 | 124 | +23 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 72 | 1,885 | 1,083 | 285 | 301 | 59 | 38 | 166 | 118 | -68 |
| AVERAGE | 65.9 | 2235.8 | 1447.8 | 308.3 | 356.3 | 101.3 | 55.3 | 207.9 | 145.5 | 176.7 | |
| TOTAL | 1,054 | 35,773 | 23,165 | 4,933 | 5,701 | 1,620 | 885 | 3,326 | 2,328 | +2827 |
Retirement
Dwyane Wade retired after the 2018-2019 season. Dwayne Wade was 37 years old when he retired.
General Notes:
- Dwyane Wade has had a YouTube channel since 2014. In 2024, he started using his YouTube Channel for the Dwyane Wade podcast called The Why. By April 2024, notable guests on The Why include Candace Parker, Chris Paul, and Pat Riley.
- Dwyane Wade’s 14 seasons for the Miami Heat are more than any other player and the reason he is the face of the franchise. Wade played a total of 1,231 games for the Miami Heat.
- Chris Paul was close to joining the Miami Heat during the Dwyane Wade era, but they both wore the number 3. When Wade wasn’t willing to give the number up, Chris Paul continued looking for another team, mostly because his nickname was CP3 and he felt he needed to keep wearing the number 3. I think they both have something to regret in this situation. There’s no reason Wade needed to remain number 3. But even Chris Paul could have kept the nickname CP3 without the number 3. I hadn’t associated Paul’s nickname with the number 3…I assumed it was because of the 3-point shot or something. Regardless, even if I was ignorant, he could have used that excuse and changed the reason for the name being assigned to his nickname. A number is just a number. I think too many NBA players think far too far ahead and about things that don’t matter. For instance, Wade and Paul probably wanted to keep wearing the number 3 for legacy-related reasons (the number 3 being retired for their names, etc). But that stuff isn’t as important as trying to win, nor will it change them from getting into the Hall of Fame one day. Michael Jordan wore more than one number. They could have, too.