Brook Lopez vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Brook Lopez, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Brook Lopez played 17 years in the NBA, 13 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Brook Lopez had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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 |
| Brook Lopez |
17 |
9 |
2008-09 to 2024-25 |
| Franz Wagner |
4 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Brook Lopez |
Franz Wagner |
| Season |
2008-09 | 2021-22 |
| Team |
New Jersey Nets | 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
30.5 |
13.0 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.5 |
10.3 |
.531 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.793 |
| difference: | +3 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +3.6 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.4 | -0.3 | -1.0 | +0.3 | +2.0 | +.063 | +1.2 | +3.4 | | +0.3 | +0.2 | +.070 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Brook Lopez nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
36.9 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
8.6 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
13.8 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.1 |
6.2 |
.817 |
| difference: | +2 | +4.3 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +4.5 | +1.2 | +0.3 | +1.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.014 | +1.6 | +4.5 | | +1.7 | +2.2 | +.025 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Brook Lopez nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brook Lopez |
82 |
35.2 |
20.4 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
7.9 |
16.0 |
.492 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.7 |
6.0 |
.787 |
| difference: | +10 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +0.5 | +1.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +.010 | +1.3 | +4.6 | | +0.9 | +1.6 | +.063 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brook Lopez |
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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brook Lopez |
5 |
27.2 |
19.2 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
7.6 |
15.4 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.0 |
6.4 |
.625 |
| difference: | +55 | +6.5 | +5.0 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +2.1 | +3.5 | +1.1 | +0.4 | -1.1 | -0.9 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +.031 | +1.7 | +5.9 | | +0.5 | +1.2 | +.246 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Brook Lopez |
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 |
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Additional Years |
* Brook Lopez played 13 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2013 to 2025—Brook Lopez played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup. In those 13 extra years over Franz Wagner, Brook Lopez got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 All-Star Game
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