Alex English vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Alex English, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Alex English played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Alex English had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Franz Wagner had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Alex English 15 10 1976-77 to 1990-91
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Alex English Franz Wagner
Season 1976-772021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 60 10.8 5.2 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 1.3 2.2 4.6 .477 - - - 0.8 1.0 .767
difference:+19+19.9+10.0+1.7+1.7+2.5+0.6+0.1-0.8+3.6+7.7+.009+1.6+1.8+.096
Franz Wagner 79 30.7 15.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 2.9 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.1 5.8 12.3 .468 1.2 3.4 .354 2.4 2.8 .863
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Alex English Franz Wagner
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 82 18.9 9.6 1.8 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.7 2.2 4.2 7.7 .542 - - - 1.3 1.7 .727
difference:+2+13.7+9.0+0.9+0.1+0.7+1.9+0.5+0.5-0.4-0.1+2.6+6.3+.057+2.1+2.3+.115
Franz Wagner 80 32.6 18.6 0.9 3.2 4.1 3.5 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 6.8 14.0 .485 1.6 4.5 .361 3.4 4.0 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 9 23.1 13.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.3 2.2 5.3 8.7 .615 - - - 2.8 3.6 .781
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Alex English Franz Wagner
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 33.3 16.0 3.1 5.0 8.1 3.3 0.9 1.0 2.4 2.6 7.0 13.6 .511 - - - 2.1 2.8 .752
difference:+9+0.8+3.7+2.1+0.7+2.8+0.4+0.2+0.6-0.5-0.3+0.3+1.6+.029+1.7+1.6+.098
Franz Wagner 72 32.5 19.7 1.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.3 7.3 15.2 .482 1.3 4.6 .281 3.8 4.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Franz Wagner 7 37.0 18.9 1.4 5.4 6.9 4.4 0.7 1.3 1.3 2.9 6.0 14.7 .408 1.3 4.9 .265 5.6 6.3 .886

Season 4
Alex English Franz Wagner
Season 1979-802024-25
Team Indiana Pacers, Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 78 30.8 16.9 3.4 4.3 7.8 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.7 2.6 7.1 14.3 .497 0.0 0.1 .333 2.7 3.4 .789
difference:+18+2.9+7.3+2.5+0.5+2.1+1.8+0.4+0.4-0.4-0.1+1.9+5.1+.034+1.7+5.8+.038+1.8+1.8+.082
Franz Wagner 60 33.7 24.2 0.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 1.3 0.4 2.3 2.5 9.0 19.4 .463 1.7 5.9 .295 4.5 5.2 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English DNP------ --- ----------
Franz Wagner 5 39.0 25.8 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.6 1.2 0.4 2.0 3.2 10.2 23.0 .443 1.4 7.4 .189 4.0 5.2 .769

Season 5
Alex English Franz Wagner
Season 1980-812025-26
Team Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 3.4 4.6 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0 3.1 9.5 19.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .600 4.8 5.7 .850
difference:+57+4.8+1.1+1.9+1.9+0.1+0.1+0.8-1.2-0.9+1.7+3.3+.004+1.5+4.1+.240+0.8+1.1+.027
Franz Wagner 24 33.4 22.7 1.5 4.6 6.1 3.7 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.8 15.9 .490 1.5 4.2 .360 5.6 6.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Alex English nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Alex English played 10 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1982 to 1991—Alex English played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Franz Wagner, Alex English got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
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