Jimmy Butler vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Jimmy Butler, 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

Jimmy Butler played 15 years in the NBA, 10 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Jimmy Butler 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
Jimmy Butler 15 12 2011-12 to 2025-26
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jimmy Butler Franz Wagner
Season 2011-122021-22
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Jimmy Butler 42 8.5 2.6 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.9 .405 0.0 0.3 .182 1.0 1.3 .768
difference:+37+22.2+12.6+0.6+2.6+3.2+2.6+0.6+0.3-1.2-1.6+5.0+10.4+.063+1.2+3.1+.172+1.4+1.5+.095
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%
Jimmy Butler 3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jimmy Butler Franz Wagner
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid 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%
Jimmy Butler 82 26.0 8.6 1.7 2.3 4.0 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.9 6.2 .467 0.5 1.3 .381 2.3 2.8 .803
difference:+2+6.6+10.0+0.8+0.9+0.1+2.1+0.2-1.3-1.1+3.9+7.8+.018+1.1+3.2+.020+1.1+1.2+.039
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%
Jimmy Butler 12 40.8 13.3 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.7 1.3 0.5 1.3 2.2 4.2 9.6 .435 1.3 3.1 .405 3.8 4.6 .818
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Jimmy Butler Franz Wagner
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Bulls 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%
Jimmy Butler 67 38.7 13.1 1.3 3.6 4.9 2.6 1.9 0.5 1.5 1.6 4.1 10.3 .397 1.0 3.6 .283 3.9 5.0 .769
difference:+5+6.2+6.6+0.3+0.7+0.4+1.1+0.8+0.1-0.4-0.7+3.2+4.9+.085+0.3+1.0+.002+0.1+0.6+.081
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%
Jimmy Butler 5 43.6 13.6 1.2 4.0 5.2 2.2 1.2 0.0 0.6 2.6 4.4 11.4 .386 1.2 4.0 .300 3.6 4.6 .783
difference:+2+6.6+5.3+0.2+1.4+1.7+2.2+0.5+1.3-0.7-0.3+1.6+3.3+.022+0.1+0.9+.035+2.0+1.7+.103
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
Jimmy Butler Franz Wagner
Season 2014-152024-25
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisMagic 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%
Jimmy Butler 65 38.7 20.0 1.8 4.1 5.8 3.3 1.8 0.6 1.4 1.7 6.5 14.0 .462 1.1 3.0 .378 5.9 7.1 .834
difference:+5+5.0+4.2+0.9+0.7+0.1+1.4+0.5+0.2-0.9-0.8+2.5+5.4+.001+0.6+2.9+.083+1.4+1.9+.037
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%
Jimmy Butler 12 42.2 22.9 1.5 4.1 5.6 3.2 2.4 0.8 1.8 2.3 7.8 17.8 .441 2.3 6.0 .389 4.9 6.0 .819
difference:+7+3.2+2.9+0.9+0.1+0.8+2.4+1.2+0.4-0.2-0.9+2.4+5.2+.002+0.9+1.4+.200+0.9+0.8+.050
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
Jimmy Butler Franz Wagner
Season 2015-162025-26
Team Chicago BullsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jimmy Butler 67 36.9 20.9 1.2 4.2 5.3 4.8 1.6 0.6 2.0 1.9 7.0 15.4 .454 1.0 3.1 .312 5.9 7.1 .832
difference:+59+2.6+1.1+0.4+0.2+0.3+1.5+0.5+0.3-0.1-0.9+0.8+0.2+.042+0.6+1.0+.082+1.0+1.0+.036
Franz Wagner 8 34.3 22.0 1.6 4.0 5.6 3.3 1.1 0.3 2.1 2.8 7.8 15.6 .496 1.6 4.1 .394 4.9 6.1 .796
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jimmy Butler nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Jimmy Butler played 10 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 2017 to 2026—Jimmy Butler played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Franz Wagner, Jimmy Butler got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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