Mark Jackson vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Mark Jackson, 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.

Mark Jackson played 17 years in the NBA, 12 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Mark Jackson 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
Mark Jackson 17 14 1987-88 to 2003-04
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mark Jackson Franz Wagner
Season 1987-882021-22
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Knicks 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%
Mark Jackson 82 39.6 13.6 1.5 3.4 4.8 10.6 2.5 0.1 3.1 3.0 5.3 12.4 .432 0.4 1.5 .254 2.5 3.2 .774
difference:+3+8.9+1.6+0.4+0.3+7.7+1.6+0.3-1.6-0.9+0.5+0.1+.036+0.8+1.9+.100+0.1+0.4+.089
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%
Mark Jackson 4 42.8 14.3 1.5 3.3 4.8 9.8 2.5 0.0 3.5 3.3 5.5 15.0 .367 1.3 3.0 .417 2.0 2.8 .727
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Mark Jackson Franz Wagner
Season 1988-892022-23
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Knicks 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%
Mark Jackson 72 34.4 16.9 1.5 3.3 4.7 8.6 1.9 0.1 3.1 2.3 6.7 14.2 .467 1.1 3.3 .338 2.5 3.6 .698
difference:+8+1.8+1.7+0.6+0.1+0.6+5.1+0.9+0.1-1.0+0.1+0.2+.018+0.5+1.2+.023+0.9+0.4+.144
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%
Mark Jackson 9 37.3 14.7 0.8 2.7 3.4 10.1 1.1 0.3 3.1 1.0 5.7 11.1 .510 1.2 3.1 .393 2.1 3.1 .679
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Mark Jackson Franz Wagner
Season 1989-902023-24
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisMagic 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%
Mark Jackson 82 29.6 9.9 1.3 2.6 3.9 7.4 1.3 0.0 2.6 1.5 4.0 9.1 .437 0.4 1.6 .267 1.5 2.0 .727
difference:+10+2.9+9.8+0.3+1.7+1.4+3.7+0.2+0.4-0.7-0.8+3.3+6.1+.045+0.9+3.0+.014+2.3+2.4+.123
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%
Mark Jackson 9 9.0 3.8 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.6 1.4 3.4 .419 0.0 0.2 .000 0.9 1.2 .727
difference:+2+28.0+15.1+1.3+5.0+6.3+2.1+0.5+1.3-0.5-2.3+4.6+11.3+.011+1.3+4.7+.265+4.7+5.1+.159
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
Mark Jackson Franz Wagner
Season 1990-912024-25
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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%
Mark Jackson 72 22.2 8.8 0.9 1.9 2.7 6.3 0.8 0.1 1.9 1.1 3.5 7.1 .492 0.2 0.7 .255 1.6 2.2 .731
difference:+12+11.5+15.4+2.9+3.0+1.6+0.5+0.3-0.4-1.4+5.5+12.3+.029+1.5+5.2+.040+2.9+3.0+.140
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%
Mark Jackson 3 12.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 2.7 0.3 0.3 1.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+2+27.0+25.1+0.6+4.2+4.8+2.9+0.9+0.1-0.3-2.9+9.9+22.0+.110+1.4+7.4+4.0+5.2
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
Mark Jackson Franz Wagner
Season 1991-922025-26
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East 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%
Mark Jackson 81 30.4 11.3 1.2 2.6 3.8 8.6 1.4 0.2 2.6 1.9 4.5 9.2 .491 0.1 0.5 .256 2.1 2.7 .770
difference:+75+4.4+10.9+1.7+1.7+5.6+0.4+0.1-0.6-1.1+3.5+6.0+.036+1.7+3.7+.184+2.2+3.3+.048
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%
Mark Jackson 12 30.7 8.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 7.2 0.8 0.0 2.5 2.2 3.1 7.7 .402 0.3 1.8 .190 1.8 2.3 .815
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Mark Jackson played 12 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 1993 to 2004—Mark Jackson played in 9 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Franz Wagner, Mark Jackson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Assists Leader
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