Jim Thomas vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Jim 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

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.

Jim Thomas played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Jim Thomas had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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 achivements, 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
Jim Thomas 4 0 1983-84 to 1990-91
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 1983-842021-22
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas 72 16.9 6.3 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.6 2.6 5.6 .464 0.0 0.2 .091 1.1 1.5 .727
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas 80 25.7 11.1 0.9 2.3 3.3 2.9 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.4 4.3 9.1 .478 0.1 0.5 .190 2.3 2.9 .782
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 1985-862023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas 6 11.5 2.2 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.5 2.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas ------- --- ----------
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

Note: Jim Thomas didn't play in 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 and 1989-90.

Season 4
Jim Thomas Franz Wagner
Season 1990-91-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas 3 4.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Thomas ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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