Glen Rice vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Glen Rice, 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

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.

Glen Rice played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Glen Rice had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Glen Rice 15 7 1989-90 to 2003-04
Franz Wagner 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Glen Rice Franz Wagner
Season 1989-902021-22
Team Miami HeatOrlando 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%
Glen Rice 77 30.0 13.6 1.3 3.3 4.6 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.5 2.6 6.1 13.9 .439 0.2 0.9 .246 1.2 1.6 .734
difference:+2+0.7+1.6+0.2+0.1+0.1+1.1-0.5+0.3+1.6+.029+1.0+2.5+.108+1.2+1.2+.129
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 Glen Rice nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Glen Rice Franz Wagner
Season 1990-912022-23
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Glen Rice 77 34.4 17.4 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.5 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.8 7.1 15.5 .461 0.9 2.4 .386 2.2 2.7 .818
difference:+3+1.8+1.2+0.2+0.6+0.8+1.0+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.5+0.3+1.5+.024+0.7+2.1+.025+1.2+1.3+.024
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
* Neiher Glen Rice nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Glen Rice Franz Wagner
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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%
Glen Rice 79 38.1 22.3 1.1 3.9 5.0 2.3 1.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 8.5 18.1 .469 2.0 5.0 .391 3.4 4.0 .836
difference:+7+5.6+2.6+0.1+0.4+0.3+1.4-0.1-0.1+1.2+2.9+.013+0.7+0.4+.110+0.4+0.4+.014
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%
Glen Rice 3 39.7 19.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 2.0 2.3 8.0 21.3 .375 1.0 4.0 .250 2.0 2.3 .857
difference:+4+2.7+0.1+0.4+3.1+3.6+2.7+1.3-0.7-0.6+2.0+6.6+.033+0.3+0.9+.015+3.6+4.0+.029
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

Glen Rice Franz Wagner
Season 1992-932024-25
Team Miami HeatOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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%
Glen Rice 82 37.6 19.0 1.1 4.0 5.2 2.2 1.1 0.3 1.9 2.5 7.1 16.1 .440 1.8 4.7 .383 3.0 3.6 .820
difference:+22+3.9+5.2+0.2+0.8+0.5+2.5+0.2+0.1-0.4+1.9+3.3+.023+0.1+1.2+.088+1.5+1.6+.051
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%
Glen Rice 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

Additional Years

* Glen Rice played 11 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1994 to 2004—Glen Rice played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Franz Wagner, Glen Rice got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP