Rajon Rondo vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Rajon Rondo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Rajon Rondo played 16 years in the NBA, 11 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Rajon Rondo had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Rajon Rondo 16 10 2006-07 to 2021-22
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Rajon Rondo Franz Wagner
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Rajon Rondo 78 23.5 6.4 0.9 2.8 3.7 3.8 1.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 2.4 5.8 .418 0.1 0.4 .207 1.5 2.4 .647
difference:+1+7.2+8.8+0.2+0.6+0.8+0.9+0.7+0.3-0.3-0.2+3.4+6.5+.050+1.1+3.0+.147+0.9+0.4+.216
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 Rajon Rondo nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Rajon Rondo Franz Wagner
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Rajon Rondo 77 29.9 10.6 1.0 3.2 4.2 5.1 1.7 0.2 1.9 2.4 4.6 9.3 .492 0.1 0.2 .263 1.4 2.3 .611
difference:+3+2.7+8.0+0.1+0.1+1.6+0.7-0.2-0.1+2.2+4.7+.007+1.5+4.3+.098+2.0+1.7+.231
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%
Rajon Rondo 26 32.0 10.2 1.5 2.6 4.1 6.6 1.7 0.3 1.8 2.8 4.1 10.1 .407 0.2 0.8 .250 1.8 2.6 .691
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Rajon Rondo Franz Wagner
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Celtics 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%
Rajon Rondo 80 33.0 11.9 1.3 4.0 5.2 8.2 1.9 0.1 2.6 2.4 4.8 9.5 .505 0.2 0.6 .313 2.2 3.4 .642
difference:+8+0.5+7.8+0.3+0.3+0.1+4.5+0.8+0.3-0.7-0.1+2.5+5.7+.023+1.1+4.0+.032+1.6+1.0+.208
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%
Rajon Rondo 14 41.2 16.9 2.3 7.4 9.7 9.8 2.5 0.2 2.7 3.4 6.6 15.9 .417 0.4 1.7 .250 3.1 4.8 .657
difference:+7+4.2+2.0+0.9+2.0+2.8+5.4+1.8+1.1-1.4-0.5+0.6+1.2+.009+0.9+3.2+.015+2.5+1.5+.229
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
Rajon Rondo Franz Wagner
Season 2009-102024-25
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsMagic 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%
Rajon Rondo 81 36.6 13.7 1.2 3.2 4.4 9.8 2.3 0.1 3.0 2.4 5.7 11.2 .508 0.2 1.0 .213 2.2 3.5 .621
difference:+21+2.9+10.5+0.3+1.6+1.3+5.1+1.0+0.3-0.7-0.1+3.3+8.2+.045+1.5+4.9+.082+2.3+1.7+.250
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%
Rajon Rondo 24 40.6 15.8 1.6 4.0 5.6 9.3 1.9 0.1 3.0 2.4 6.3 13.6 .463 0.4 1.0 .375 2.8 4.8 .596
difference:+19+1.6+10.0+1.0+0.2+0.8+3.7+0.7+0.3-1.0-0.8+3.9+9.4+.020+1.0+6.4+.186+1.2+0.4+.173
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
Rajon Rondo Franz Wagner
Season 2010-112025-26
Team Boston CelticsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Celtics 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%
Rajon Rondo 68 37.2 10.6 1.3 3.1 4.4 11.2 2.3 0.2 3.4 1.8 4.7 9.9 .475 0.1 0.6 .233 1.1 1.9 .568
difference:+67+1.2+13.4+1.3+0.9+0.4+5.2+0.3+0.2-1.4-3.2+4.3+7.1+.054+1.9+4.4+.167+2.9+4.1+.099
Franz Wagner 1 36.0 24.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 9.0 17.0 .529 2.0 5.0 .400 4.0 6.0 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Rajon Rondo 9 38.3 14.0 1.2 4.2 5.4 9.6 1.1 0.0 3.7 1.8 5.7 11.9 .477 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 4.2 .632
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Rajon Rondo played 11 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2012 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Franz Wagner, Rajon Rondo got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 3 Assists Leader
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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