Anthony Edwards vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Anthony Edwards, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Anthony Edwards played 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Anthony Edwards had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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 |
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | 4 | 2020-21 to 2024-25 |
| Franz Wagner | 4 | 2 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Anthony Edwards | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 72 | 32.1 | 19.3 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 16.8 | .417 | 2.4 | 7.2 | .329 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .776 |
| difference: | +7 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +4.5 | +.051 | +1.2 | +3.8 | +.025 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +.087 | |
| 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 Anthony Edwards nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Anthony Edwards | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 72 | 34.3 | 21.3 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 7.6 | 17.3 | .441 | 3.0 | 8.4 | .357 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .786 |
| difference: | +8 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.4 | -0.5 | +0.8 | +3.3 | +.044 | +1.4 | +3.9 | +.004 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.056 | ||
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 37.8 | 25.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 18.3 | .455 | 3.8 | 9.5 | .404 | 4.7 | 5.7 | .824 |
| Franz Wagner | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Anthony Edwards | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 79 | 36.0 | 24.6 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 19.5 | .459 | 2.7 | 7.3 | .369 | 4.0 | 5.3 | .756 |
| difference: | +7 | +3.5 | +4.9 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +.023 | +1.4 | +2.7 | +.088 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +.094 |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | 39.8 | 31.6 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 11.0 | 22.8 | .482 | 3.0 | 8.6 | .349 | 6.6 | 7.8 | .846 |
| difference: | +2 | +2.8 | +12.7 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +0.8 | +1.1 | +0.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +5.0 | +8.1 | +.074 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +.084 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +.040 |
| 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 |
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| Anthony Edwards | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals | Magic 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 79 | 35.1 | 25.9 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 19.7 | .461 | 2.4 | 6.7 | .357 | 5.4 | 6.4 | .836 |
| difference: | +19 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.7 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.002 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +.062 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +.035 | ||
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 16 | 40.6 | 27.6 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 9.8 | 20.3 | .481 | 2.9 | 7.2 | .400 | 5.2 | 6.4 | .814 |
| difference: | +11 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +.038 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +.211 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +.045 |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Anthony Edwards played 1 season more than Franz Wagner in the NBA. In that period—his season 5 in 2025—Anthony Edwards played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Franz Wagner, Anthony Edwards got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-Star Game |