Franz Wagner vs. Deron Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Deron Williams and Franz Wagner, 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

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.

Franz Wagner played 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than Deron Williams, who played 12. Franz Wagner had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Deron Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
Deron Williams 12 9 2005-06 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Franz Wagner Deron Williams
Season 2021-222005-06
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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%
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
difference:+1+1.9+4.4+0.7+1.4+2.1+1.6+0.1+0.2-0.3-0.8+1.6+2.2+.047+0.1+0.7+.062+1.2+1.1+.159
Deron Williams 80 28.8 10.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.5 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 4.2 10.1 .421 1.1 2.7 .416 1.2 1.7 .704
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Franz Wagner nor Deron Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Franz Wagner Deron Williams
Season 2022-232006-07
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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%
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
difference:+4.3+2.4+0.4+0.4+0.8+5.8-1.0-0.9+0.6+0.5+.029+0.6+1.3+.039+0.6+0.3+.075
Deron Williams 80 36.9 16.2 0.5 2.8 3.3 9.3 1.0 0.2 3.1 3.2 6.2 13.5 .456 1.0 3.2 .322 2.8 3.7 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------
Deron Williams 17 38.6 19.2 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.6 1.5 0.2 4.0 2.9 7.2 15.9 .452 1.1 3.4 .333 3.8 4.8 .790

Season 3
Franz Wagner Deron Williams
Season 2023-242007-08
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
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
difference:+10+4.8+0.9+0.6+1.8+2.3+6.8+0.1-1.5-0.1+0.4+1.6+.025+0.3+2.0+.114+0.2+0.6+.047
Deron Williams 82 37.3 18.8 0.4 2.5 3.0 10.5 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.4 6.9 13.6 .507 1.0 2.6 .395 4.0 5.0 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+5+5.8+2.7+0.1+3.1+3.3+5.6+0.1+1.0-1.8+1.5+0.6+.084+1.0+0.2+.235+1.3+0.8+.113
Deron Williams 12 42.8 21.6 1.3 2.3 3.6 10.0 0.6 0.3 3.1 2.9 7.5 15.3 .492 2.3 4.7 .500 4.3 5.5 .773

Season 4
Franz Wagner Deron Williams
Season 2024-252008-09
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdJazz Lost West 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%
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
difference:+8+3.1+4.8+0.5+2.3+2.8+6.0+0.2+0.1-1.1-0.5+2.2+4.9+.008+0.7+2.6+.015+0.3+0.4+.022
Deron Williams 68 36.8 19.4 0.4 2.5 2.9 10.7 1.1 0.3 3.4 2.0 6.8 14.5 .471 1.0 3.3 .310 4.8 5.6 .849
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+3.2+5.6+0.2+1.2+1.0+5.2+0.6-2.2-0.2+4.4+9.0+.029+0.4+2.4+.171+2.8+3.0+.060
Deron Williams 5 42.2 20.2 0.8 3.0 3.8 10.8 1.8 0.4 4.2 3.4 5.8 14.0 .414 1.8 5.0 .360 6.8 8.2 .829

Season 5
Franz Wagner Deron Williams
Season 2025-262009-10
Team Orlando MagicUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Franz Wagner 5 35.0 22.4 1.0 4.6 5.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 3.4 8.0 15.0 .533 1.6 3.8 .421 4.8 6.8 .706
difference:+71+1.9+3.7+0.3+1.3+1.6+7.5+0.3+0.2-1.3-0.7+1.5+1.1+.064+0.3+0.4+.050+0.4+1.3+.095
Deron Williams 76 36.9 18.7 0.7 3.3 4.0 10.5 1.3 0.2 3.3 2.7 6.5 13.9 .469 1.3 3.4 .371 4.4 5.5 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------
Deron Williams 10 39.8 24.3 0.4 2.3 2.7 10.2 1.0 0.4 3.0 3.7 6.7 14.9 .450 2.0 5.1 .392 8.9 11.1 .802

Additional Years

* Deron Williams played 7 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2011 to 2017—Deron Williams played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Franz Wagner, Deron Williams got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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