had hurt his knees and wrists after mid-air collisions with larger players. Wade established himself on defense for his ability to block shots and accumulate steals. He holds the NBA record for blocks by players listed and under, which he achieved in only 679 games; this is over 400 games less than the previous record-holder Dennis Johnson (1,100). Career statistics NBA Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 61 || 56 || 34.9 || .465 || .302 || .747 || 4.0 || 4.5 || 1.4 || .6 || 16.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 77 || 77 || 38.6 || .478 || .289 || .762 || 5.2 || 6.8 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 24.1 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 75 || 75 || 38.6 || .495 || .171 || .783 || 5.7 || 6.7 || 1.9 || .8 || 27.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 51 || 50 || 37.9 || .491 || .266 || .807 || 4.7 || 7.5 || 2.1 || 1.2 || 27.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 51 || 49 || 38.3 || .469 || .286 || .758 || 4.2 || 6.9 || 1.7 || .7 || 24.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 79 || 79 || 38.6 || .491 || .317 || .765 || 5.0 || 7.5 || 2.2 || 1.3 || style="background:#cfecec;"|30.2* |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 77|| 77 || 36.3 || .476 || .300 || .761 || 4.8 || 6.5 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 26.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 76|| 76 || 37.1 || .500 || .306 || .758 || 6.4 || 4.6 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 25.5 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 49 || 49 || 33.2 || .497 || .268 || .791 || 4.8 || 4.6 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 22.1 |- | style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|† | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 69 || 69 || 34.7 || .521 || .258 || .725 || 5.0 || 5.1 || 1.9 || .8 || 21.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 54 || 53 || 32.9 || .545 || .281 || .733 || 4.5 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .5 || 19.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 62 || 62 || 31.8 || .470 || .284 || .768 || 3.5 || 4.8 || 1.2 || .3 || 21.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Miami | 74 || 73 || 30.5 ||