Markelle Fultz vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz, 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 / 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.

Markelle Fultz played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Markelle Fultz had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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
Markelle Fultz 8 3 2017-18 to 2024-25
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Markelle Fultz Franz Wagner
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East 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%
Markelle Fultz 14 18.1 7.1 0.8 2.3 3.1 3.8 0.9 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.2 7.9 .405 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.5 .476
difference:+65+12.6+8.1+0.3+1.1+1.4+0.9+0.1-0.3-0.5+2.6+4.4+.063+1.2+3.3+.354+1.7+1.3+.387
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%
Markelle Fultz 3 7.7 1.7 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Markelle Fultz Franz Wagner
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Markelle Fultz 19 22.5 8.2 1.4 2.3 3.7 3.1 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.7 3.4 8.2 .419 0.2 0.7 .286 1.1 1.9 .568
difference:+61+10.1+10.4+0.5+0.9+0.4+0.4+0.1+0.1-0.8-0.4+3.4+5.8+.066+1.4+3.8+.075+2.3+2.1+.274
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 Markelle Fultz nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Markelle Fultz Franz Wagner
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Orlando MagicOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East 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%
Markelle Fultz 72 27.7 12.1 0.6 2.7 3.3 5.1 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 5.0 10.7 .465 0.5 1.9 .267 1.6 2.2 .730
difference:+4.8+7.6+0.4+1.6+2.0+1.4+0.2+0.2-0.1-0.3+2.3+4.5+.017+0.8+2.7+.014+2.2+2.2+.120
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%
Markelle Fultz 5 29.4 12.0 0.0 2.2 2.2 5.2 1.0 0.6 2.6 4.0 4.8 12.0 .400 1.2 3.2 .375 1.2 1.4 .857
difference:+2+7.6+6.9+1.4+3.2+4.7+0.8+0.3+0.7-1.3-1.1+1.2+2.7+.008+0.1+1.7+.110+4.4+4.9+.029
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

Markelle Fultz Franz Wagner
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Orlando MagicOrlando 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%
Markelle Fultz 8 26.9 12.9 0.6 2.5 3.1 5.4 1.0 0.3 2.3 2.3 5.1 13.0 .394 0.5 2.0 .250 2.1 2.4 .895
difference:+52+6.8+11.3+0.3+2.3+2.6+0.7+0.3+0.1-0.2+3.9+6.4+.069+1.2+3.9+.045+2.4+2.8+.024
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%
Markelle Fultz 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

Markelle Fultz Franz Wagner
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Orlando MagicOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Markelle Fultz 18 20.0 10.8 0.2 2.5 2.7 5.5 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.2 4.6 9.7 .474 0.2 0.9 .235 1.4 1.7 .806
difference:+5+14.5+12.6+1.3+2.2+3.5+1.7+0.1+0.1-0.3-1.1+3.4+6.7+.013+1.3+3.4+.119+4.5+5.4+.017
Franz Wagner 23 34.5 23.4 1.5 4.7 6.2 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 8.0 16.4 .487 1.5 4.3 .354 5.9 7.1 .823
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Markelle Fultz nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Markelle Fultz played 3 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2023 to 2025—Markelle Fultz played in one postseason.