Isaiah Thomas vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Isaiah Thomas, 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 / 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.

Isaiah Thomas played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Isaiah Thomas had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Isaiah Thomas 12 4 2011-12 to 2023-24
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Isaiah Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando 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%
Isaiah Thomas 65 25.5 11.5 0.7 1.8 2.6 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.9 3.9 8.8 .448 1.3 3.4 .379 2.4 2.8 .832
difference:+14+5.2+3.7+0.4+1.6+1.9+1.2+0.1+0.3-0.1-0.2+1.9+3.5+.020+0.1+.025+.031
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 Isaiah Thomas nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Isaiah Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando 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%
Isaiah Thomas 79 26.9 13.9 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.1 4.6 10.5 .440 1.5 4.1 .358 3.2 3.6 .882
difference:+1+5.7+4.7+0.5+1.5+2.1+0.5+0.2+0.2-0.3-0.2+2.2+3.5+.045+0.1+0.4+.003+0.2+0.4+.040
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 Isaiah Thomas nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Isaiah Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Sacramento KingsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic 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%
Isaiah Thomas 72 34.7 20.3 0.7 2.3 2.9 6.3 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.6 6.9 15.2 .453 1.8 5.1 .349 4.8 5.7 .850
difference:+2.2+0.6+0.3+2.0+2.4+2.6+0.2+0.3-1.1-0.3+0.4+.029+0.5+0.5+.068+1.0+1.3
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%
Isaiah Thomas 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

Season 4
Isaiah Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Phoenix Suns, Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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%
Isaiah Thomas 67 25.8 16.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.2 5.0 11.9 .420 1.9 5.2 .373 4.5 5.2 .868
difference:+7+7.9+7.8+0.4+3.0+3.4+0.5+0.4+0.3-0.2-0.3+4.0+7.5+.043+0.2+0.7+.078+.003
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%
Isaiah Thomas 4 29.8 17.5 0.3 2.8 3.0 7.0 0.8 0.0 3.5 2.5 4.5 13.5 .333 0.8 4.5 .167 7.8 8.0 .969
difference:+1+9.2+8.3+0.3+1.4+1.8+1.4+0.4+0.4-1.5-0.7+5.7+9.5+.110+0.6+2.9+.022+3.8+2.8+.200
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

Season 5
Isaiah Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 2015-162025-26
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
Isaiah Thomas 82 32.2 22.2 0.6 2.4 3.0 6.2 1.1 0.1 2.7 2.0 7.2 16.9 .428 2.0 5.7 .359 5.8 6.6 .871
difference:+58+1.2+0.5+0.9+2.2+3.1+2.5+0.1+0.3-0.9-0.2+0.6+1.0+.062+0.5+1.5+.001+0.2+0.2+.048
Franz Wagner 24 33.4 22.7 1.5 4.6 6.1 3.7 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.8 15.9 .490 1.5 4.2 .360 5.6 6.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Isaiah Thomas 6 36.7 24.2 0.3 2.7 3.0 5.0 0.7 0.8 2.3 3.0 7.8 19.8 .395 2.2 7.7 .283 6.3 7.8 .809
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Isaiah Thomas played 7 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2017 to 2024—Isaiah Thomas played in two Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Franz Wagner, Isaiah Thomas got these achievements:

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