Amen Thompson vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Amen Thompson played 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Amen Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Amen Thompson Franz Wagner
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
difference:+17+8.3+5.7+1.3+0.8+2.1+0.3+0.4+0.2-0.2+1.9+5.1+.068+1.1+2.5+.216+0.7+0.3+.179
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 Amen Thompson nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Amen Thompson Franz Wagner
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
difference:+11+0.4+4.5+1.9+2.2+4.1+0.3+0.4+1.1-0.1-0.1+1.2+3.9+.072+1.2+3.2+.086+1.0+0.4+.158
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%
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Amen Thompson Franz Wagner
Season 2025-262023-24
Team Houston RocketsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Magic 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%
Amen Thompson 29 36.7 17.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 5.3 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.4 7.1 13.9 .507 0.4 2.0 .186 3.2 4.1 .782
difference:+43+4.2+2.0+1.7+0.3+2.0+1.6+0.2+0.1-0.7-0.1+0.2+1.3+.025+0.9+2.6+.095+0.6+0.3+.068
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%
Amen Thompson 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

Additional Years

* Franz Wagner played 2 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—Franz Wagner played in one postseason.

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