Kevin Johnson vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Kevin Johnson, 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

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.

Kevin Johnson played 12 years in the NBA, 7 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Kevin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Kevin Johnson 12 11 1987-88 to 1999-00
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix SunsOrlando 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%
Kevin Johnson 80 24.0 9.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 5.5 1.3 0.3 1.8 1.9 3.4 7.5 .461 0.1 0.3 .208 2.2 2.6 .839
difference:+1+6.7+6.0+0.6+1.5+2.1+2.6+0.4+0.1-0.3-0.2+2.4+4.8+.007+1.1+3.1+.146+0.2+0.2+.024
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 Kevin Johnson nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Kevin Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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%
Kevin Johnson 81 39.2 20.4 0.6 3.6 4.2 12.2 1.7 0.3 4.0 2.8 7.0 13.9 .505 0.0 0.3 .091 6.3 7.1 .882
difference:+1+6.6+1.8+0.3+0.4+0.1+8.7+0.7+0.1-1.9-0.5+0.2+0.1+.020+1.6+4.2+.270+2.9+3.1+.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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Johnson 12 41.2 23.8 1.0 3.3 4.3 12.3 1.6 0.4 4.6 2.3 7.5 15.2 .495 0.3 0.8 .300 8.5 9.2 .927
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Kevin Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1989-902023-24
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsMagic 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%
Kevin Johnson 74 37.6 22.5 0.6 3.1 3.6 11.4 1.3 0.2 3.6 1.9 7.8 15.7 .499 0.1 0.6 .195 6.8 8.1 .838
difference:+2+5.1+2.8+0.4+1.2+1.7+7.7+0.2+0.2-1.7-0.4+0.5+0.5+.017+1.2+4.0+.086+3.0+3.7+.012
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%
Kevin Johnson 16 36.4 21.3 0.6 2.8 3.3 10.6 1.6 0.0 3.9 1.8 7.7 16.1 .479 0.1 0.7 .182 5.8 7.0 .821
difference:+9+0.6+2.4+0.8+2.6+3.6+6.2+0.9+1.3-2.6-1.1+1.7+1.4+.071+1.2+4.2+.083+0.2+0.7+.065
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
Kevin Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1990-912024-25
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West 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%
Kevin Johnson 77 36.0 22.2 0.7 2.8 3.5 10.1 2.1 0.1 3.5 2.3 7.7 14.9 .516 0.1 0.6 .205 6.7 8.0 .843
difference:+17+2.3+2.0+0.2+2.0+2.2+5.4+0.8+0.3-1.2-0.2+1.3+4.5+.053+1.6+5.3+.090+2.2+2.8+.028
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%
Kevin Johnson 4 36.5 12.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 9.8 0.5 0.3 3.0 2.3 4.0 13.3 .302 0.3 1.8 .143 4.5 7.5 .600
difference:+1+2.5+13.0+0.1+1.4+1.5+4.2+0.7+0.1-1.0-0.9+6.2+9.7+.141+1.1+5.6+.046+0.5+2.3+.169
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
Kevin Johnson Franz Wagner
Season 1991-922025-26
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Kevin Johnson 78 37.2 19.7 0.8 3.0 3.7 10.7 1.5 0.3 3.5 2.3 6.9 14.4 .479 0.1 0.6 .217 5.7 7.1 .807
difference:+72+2.4+2.5+0.4+1.3+1.8+7.7+0.5-1.5-0.7+1.1+0.8+.048+1.7+3.6+.223+1.4+1.1+.085
Franz Wagner 6 34.8 22.2 1.2 4.3 5.5 3.0 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.0 8.0 15.2 .527 1.8 4.2 .440 4.3 6.0 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Kevin Johnson 8 41.9 23.6 1.0 3.1 4.1 11.6 1.5 0.3 3.1 3.0 7.8 16.0 .484 0.4 0.8 .500 7.8 9.0 .861
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kevin Johnson played 7 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 1993 to 2000—Kevin Johnson played in 7 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Franz Wagner, Kevin Johnson got these achievements:

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