Nikola Vucevic vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Nikola Vucevic, 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.

Nikola Vucevic played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Nikola Vucevic 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
Nikola Vucevic 14 4 2011-12 to 2024-25
Franz Wagner 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nikola Vucevic Franz Wagner
Season 2011-122021-22
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%
Nikola Vucevic 51 15.9 5.5 1.7 3.1 4.8 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.6 5.7 .450 0.1 0.2 .375 0.4 0.7 .529
difference:+28+14.8+9.7+0.6+0.3+0.3+2.3+0.5+0.3-0.9-0.1+3.2+6.6+.018+1.1+3.2+.021+2.0+2.1+.334
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%
Nikola Vucevic 1 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0 .500
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Nikola Vucevic Franz Wagner
Season 2012-132022-23
Team Orlando MagicOrlando 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%
Nikola Vucevic 77 33.2 13.1 3.5 8.4 11.9 1.9 0.8 1.0 1.8 2.8 6.0 11.5 .519 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .683
difference:+3+0.6+5.5+2.6+5.2+7.8+1.6+0.2+0.8-0.3-0.5+0.8+2.5+.034+1.6+4.5+2.3+2.4+.159
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 Nikola Vucevic nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Nikola Vucevic Franz Wagner
Season 2013-142023-24
Team Orlando MagicOrlando 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%
Nikola Vucevic 57 31.8 14.2 3.2 7.7 11.0 1.8 1.1 0.8 2.0 3.0 6.2 12.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .766
difference:+15+0.7+5.5+2.2+3.4+5.7+1.9+0.4-0.1-0.7+1.1+3.0+.025+1.3+4.6+2.0+2.0+.084
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%
Nikola Vucevic 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
Nikola Vucevic Franz Wagner
Season 2014-152024-25
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%
Nikola Vucevic 74 34.2 19.3 3.2 7.7 10.9 2.0 0.7 0.7 2.0 3.0 8.5 16.3 .523 0.0 0.1 .333 2.2 2.9 .752
difference:+14+0.5+4.9+2.3+2.9+5.2+2.7+0.6+0.3-0.3-0.5+0.5+3.1+.060+1.7+5.8+.038+2.3+2.3+.119
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%
Nikola Vucevic 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

Additional Years

* Nikola Vucevic played 10 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—Nikola Vucevic played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Franz Wagner, Nikola Vucevic got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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