Dennis Rodman vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Dennis Rodman, 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.

Dennis Rodman played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Dennis Rodman had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Dennis Rodman 14 11 1986-87 to 1999-00
Franz Wagner 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dennis Rodman Franz Wagner
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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%
Dennis Rodman 77 15.0 6.5 2.1 2.2 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.1 .545 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.6 .587
difference:+2+15.7+8.7+1.0+1.2+0.2+2.2+0.4+0.2-0.3-0.1+3.0+7.2+.077+1.2+3.4+1.4+1.2+.276
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dennis Rodman 15 16.3 6.5 2.1 2.6 4.7 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.1 3.2 2.7 4.9 .541 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 2.1 .563
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Dennis Rodman Franz Wagner
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Dennis Rodman 82 26.2 11.6 3.9 4.8 8.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.9 3.3 4.9 8.6 .561 0.1 0.2 .294 1.9 3.5 .535
difference:+2+6.4+7.0+3.0+1.6+4.6+2.2+0.1+0.3-0.2-1.0+1.9+5.4+.076+1.5+4.3+.067+1.5+0.5+.307
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%
Dennis Rodman 23 20.6 7.1 2.2 3.7 5.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.1 5.9 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 2.3 .407
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Dennis Rodman Franz Wagner
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMagic 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%
Dennis Rodman 82 26.9 9.0 4.0 5.4 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.6 3.9 6.5 .595 0.1 0.3 .231 1.2 1.9 .626
difference:+10+5.6+10.7+3.0+1.1+4.1+2.5+0.4+0.5-0.4-1.3+3.4+8.7+.113+1.2+4.3+.050+2.6+2.5+.224
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%
Dennis Rodman 17 24.1 5.8 3.3 6.7 10.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.4 3.4 2.2 4.1 .529 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 2.1 .686
difference:+10+12.9+13.1+1.9+1.3+3.1+3.5+0.3+0.6-0.1-0.5+3.8+10.6+.121+1.3+4.7+.265+4.2+4.2+.200
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

Dennis Rodman Franz Wagner
Season 1989-902024-25
Team Detroit PistonsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMagic 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%
Dennis Rodman 82 29.0 8.8 4.1 5.6 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.5 6.0 .581 0.0 0.1 .111 1.7 2.6 .654
difference:+22+4.7+15.4+3.2+0.8+4.0+3.8+0.7+0.3-1.2-0.9+5.5+13.4+.118+1.7+5.8+.184+2.8+2.6+.217
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%
Dennis Rodman 19 29.5 6.6 2.9 5.6 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.3 2.8 5.0 .568 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .514
difference:+14+9.5+19.2+2.3+1.4+3.7+4.7+0.7+0.3-0.4-0.1+7.4+18.0+.125+1.4+7.4+3.1+3.4+.255
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

* Dennis Rodman played 10 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 1991 to 2000—Dennis Rodman played in 7 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Franz Wagner, Dennis Rodman got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 7 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 1 All-Star Game