Kyrie Irving vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Kyrie Irving, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Kyrie Irving played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Kyrie Irving 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 |
| Kyrie Irving | 14 | 7 | 2011-12 to 2024-25 |
| Franz Wagner | 4 | 2 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Kyrie Irving | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2011-12 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 51 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 6.9 | 14.6 | .469 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .399 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .872 |
| difference: | +28 | +0.2 | +3.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +.001 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.045 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.009 | |
| 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 Kyrie Irving nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Kyrie Irving | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 59 | 34.7 | 22.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 18.1 | .452 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .391 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .855 |
| difference: | +21 | +2.1 | +3.9 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +2.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -1.1 | -0.2 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +.033 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.030 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +.013 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Kyrie Irving nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Kyrie Irving | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Magic 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 71 | 35.2 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 17.4 | .430 | 1.7 | 4.8 | .358 | 4.1 | 4.8 | .861 |
| difference: | +1 | +2.7 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.8 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +.052 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +.077 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.011 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 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 |
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| Kyrie Irving | Franz Wagner | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals | Magic 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 75 | 36.4 | 21.7 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 16.5 | .468 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .415 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .863 |
| difference: | +15 | +2.7 | +2.5 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +.005 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +.120 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.008 |
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Kyrie Irving | 13 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 14.2 | .438 | 2.1 | 4.6 | .450 | 4.5 | 5.3 | .841 |
| difference: | +8 | +3.3 | +6.8 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | +4.0 | +8.8 | +.005 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +.261 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +.072 |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Kyrie Irving played 10 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Franz Wagner, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game |