John Stockton vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and John Stockton, 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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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.

John Stockton played 19 years in the NBA, 14 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. John Stockton had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, 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
John Stockton 19 19 1984-85 to 2002-03
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Stockton Franz Wagner
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
John Stockton 82 18.2 5.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 5.1 1.3 0.1 1.8 2.5 1.9 4.1 .471 0.0 0.1 .182 1.7 2.4 .736
difference:+3+12.5+9.6+0.8+2.4+3.2+2.2+0.4+0.3-0.3-0.4+3.9+8.2+.003+1.2+3.3+.172+0.7+0.4+.127
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%
John Stockton 10 18.6 6.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 4.3 1.1 0.2 1.6 3.0 2.1 4.5 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 2.6 3.5 .743
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
John Stockton Franz Wagner
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
John Stockton 82 23.6 7.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.4 1.9 0.1 2.0 2.8 2.8 5.7 .489 0.0 0.2 .133 2.1 2.5 .839
difference:+2+9.0+10.9+0.5+1.4+1.9+3.9+0.9+0.1-0.1-0.5+4.0+8.3+.004+1.6+4.3+.228+1.3+1.5+.003
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%
John Stockton 4 18.3 6.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 3.5 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.3 4.3 .529 0.3 0.3 1.000 2.0 2.3 .889
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
John Stockton Franz Wagner
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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%
John Stockton 82 22.7 7.9 0.4 1.5 1.8 8.2 2.2 0.2 2.0 2.7 2.8 5.6 .499 0.1 0.5 .179 2.2 2.8 .782
difference:+10+9.8+11.8+0.6+2.8+3.5+4.5+1.1+0.2-0.1-0.4+4.5+9.6+.017+1.2+4.1+.102+1.6+1.6+.068
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%
John Stockton 5 31.4 10.0 0.4 1.8 2.2 8.0 3.0 0.2 2.2 3.6 3.6 5.8 .621 0.8 1.0 .800 2.0 2.6 .769
difference:+2+5.6+8.9+1.0+3.6+4.7+3.6+2.3+1.1-0.9-0.7+2.4+8.9+.213+0.5+3.9+.535+3.6+3.7+.117
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
John Stockton Franz Wagner
Season 1987-882024-25
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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%
John Stockton 82 34.7 14.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 13.8 3.0 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.5 9.6 .574 0.3 0.8 .358 3.3 4.0 .840
difference:+22+1.0+9.5+0.2+2.6+2.8+9.1+1.7+0.2-0.9-0.5+3.5+9.8+.111+1.4+5.1+.063+1.2+1.2+.031
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%
John Stockton 11 43.5 19.5 1.3 2.8 4.1 14.8 3.4 0.3 4.4 3.3 6.2 12.2 .507 0.4 1.3 .286 6.8 8.3 .824
difference:+6+4.5+6.3+0.7+1.4+0.7+9.2+2.2+0.1-2.4-0.1+4.0+10.8+.064+1.0+6.1+.097+2.8+3.1+.055
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
John Stockton Franz Wagner
Season 1988-892025-26
Team Utah JazzOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West 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%
John Stockton 82 38.7 17.1 1.0 2.0 3.0 13.6 3.2 0.2 3.8 2.9 6.1 11.3 .538 0.2 0.8 .242 4.8 5.5 .863
difference:+77+3.7+5.3+2.6+2.6+10.6+2.2+0.2-1.8-0.5+1.9+3.7+.005+1.4+3.0+.179+1.3+.157
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Stockton 3 46.3 27.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 13.7 3.7 1.7 3.7 5.0 10.0 19.7 .508 1.0 1.3 .750 6.3 7.0 .905
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* John Stockton played 14 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 1990 to 2003—John Stockton played in 14 Playoffs.

In those 14 extra years over Franz Wagner, John Stockton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 7 Assists Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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