Paul Pierce vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Paul Pierce, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Paul Pierce played 19 years in the NBA, 14 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Paul Pierce had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, 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 |
| Paul Pierce |
19 |
14 |
1998-99 to 2016-17 |
| Franz Wagner |
5 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Paul Pierce |
Franz Wagner |
| Season |
1998-99 | 2021-22 |
| Team |
Boston Celtics | Orlando Magic |
| Honors & Awards |
 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
48 |
34.0 |
16.5 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.4 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.439 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
.412 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
.713 |
| difference: | +31 | +3.3 | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +.029 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +.058 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +.150 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Paul Pierce nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
73 |
35.4 |
19.5 |
1.1 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
15.1 |
.442 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
.343 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
.798 |
| difference: | +7 | +2.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +.043 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.018 | +1.5 | +2.2 | +.044 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Paul Pierce nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
82 |
38.0 |
25.3 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
6.4 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
8.4 |
18.5 |
.454 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.383 |
6.7 |
9.0 |
.745 |
| difference: | +10 | +5.5 | +5.6 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +.028 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +.102 | +2.9 | +4.6 | +.105 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
82 |
40.3 |
26.1 |
1.0 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
19.5 |
.442 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
.404 |
6.3 |
7.8 |
.809 |
| difference: | +22 | +6.6 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +.021 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +.109 | +1.8 | +2.6 | +.062 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
16 |
42.0 |
24.6 |
1.7 |
6.9 |
8.6 |
4.1 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
18.9 |
.403 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
.288 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
.764 |
| difference: | +11 | +3.0 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +3.8 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 | -1.8 | -0.1 | +2.6 | +4.1 | +.040 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +.099 | +3.5 | +4.6 | +.005 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
79 |
39.2 |
25.9 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
4.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
8.4 |
20.2 |
.416 |
1.5 |
4.9 |
.302 |
7.6 |
9.5 |
.802 |
| difference: | +73 | +4.4 | +3.7 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +0.4 | +5.0 | +.111 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +.138 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +.080 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Pierce |
10 |
44.5 |
27.1 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
9.0 |
6.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
7.7 |
19.3 |
.399 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
.356 |
10.1 |
11.7 |
.863 |
| Franz Wagner |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Pierce played 14 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2004 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 14 extra years over Franz Wagner, Paul Pierce got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP
1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
8 All-Star Game
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