Kendrick Perkins vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Kendrick Perkins, 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.

Kendrick Perkins played 14 years in the NBA, 9 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Kendrick Perkins had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Kendrick Perkins 14 9 2003-04 to 2017-18
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kendrick Perkins Franz Wagner
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Kendrick Perkins 10 3.5 2.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
difference:+69+27.2+13.0+0.6+2.5+3.1+2.6+0.9+0.2-1.0-1.5+5.0+10.8+.065+1.2+3.4+1.8+1.9+.196
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 Kendrick Perkins nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Kendrick Perkins Franz Wagner
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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%
Kendrick Perkins 60 9.1 2.5 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.9 2.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .638
difference:+20+23.5+16.1+1.1+1.2+3.1+0.8+0.4-1.4-0.7+5.9+12.0+.014+1.6+4.5+2.8+3.0+.204
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%
Kendrick Perkins 6 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .333
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Kendrick Perkins Franz Wagner
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Boston CelticsOrlando 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%
Kendrick Perkins 68 19.6 5.2 2.1 3.9 5.9 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.0 3.9 .515 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .615
difference:+4+12.9+14.5+1.1+0.4+0.6+2.7+0.8+1.1-0.3-0.6+5.3+11.3+.033+1.3+4.6+2.6+2.5+.235
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%
Kendrick Perkins 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

Kendrick Perkins Franz Wagner
Season 2006-072024-25
Team Boston CelticsOrlando 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%
Kendrick Perkins 72 21.9 4.5 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.0 1.8 3.7 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
difference:+12+11.8+19.7+0.7+1.2+0.5+3.4+1.0+0.9-0.7-0.5+7.2+15.7+.028+1.7+5.9+3.7+3.8+.271
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%
Kendrick Perkins 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

Season 5

Kendrick Perkins Franz Wagner
Season 2007-082025-26
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Kendrick Perkins 78 24.5 6.9 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.6 3.1 2.7 4.5 .615 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .623
difference:+73+10.5+15.5+0.9+0.4+0.5+1.9+0.6+1.1-0.4-0.3+5.3+10.5+.082+1.6+3.8+3.3+4.5+.083
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%
Kendrick Perkins 25 25.2 6.6 2.1 4.0 6.1 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.2 3.6 2.5 4.2 .585 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .678
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kendrick Perkins played 9 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2009 to 2018—Kendrick Perkins played in 7 Playoffs.