Reggie Miller vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Reggie Miller, 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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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.

Reggie Miller played 18 years in the NBA, 13 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. Reggie Miller 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
Reggie Miller 18 15 1987-88 to 2004-05
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Reggie Miller Franz Wagner
Season 1987-882021-22
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Reggie Miller 82 22.4 10.0 1.2 1.2 2.3 1.6 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.7 7.6 .488 0.7 2.1 .355 1.8 2.3 .801
difference:+3+8.3+5.2+0.1+2.2+2.2+1.3+0.3+0.2-0.3-0.2+2.1+4.7+.020+0.5+1.3+.001+0.6+0.5+.062
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 Reggie Miller nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Reggie Miller Franz Wagner
Season 1988-892022-23
Team Indiana PacersOrlando 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%
Reggie Miller 74 34.3 16.0 1.0 3.0 3.9 3.1 1.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.2 .479 1.3 3.3 .402 3.9 4.6 .844
difference:+6+1.7+2.6+0.1+0.2+0.2+0.4+0.3+0.2-0.2+1.4+2.8+.006+0.3+1.2+.041+0.5+0.6+.002
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 Reggie Miller nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Reggie Miller Franz Wagner
Season 1989-902023-24
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers 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%
Reggie Miller 82 38.9 24.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 3.8 1.3 0.2 2.7 2.1 8.1 15.7 .514 1.8 4.4 .414 6.6 7.6 .868
difference:+10+6.4+4.9+0.2+1.9+1.7+0.1+0.2+0.2-0.8-0.2+0.8+0.5+.032+0.5+0.2+.133+2.8+3.2+.018
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%
Reggie Miller 3 41.7 20.7 0.3 3.7 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 6.7 11.7 .571 1.0 2.3 .429 6.3 7.0 .905
difference:+4+4.7+1.8+1.1+1.7+2.9+2.4+0.3+1.3-0.3-0.9+0.7+3.0+.163+0.3+2.6+.164+0.7+0.7+.019
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
Reggie Miller Franz Wagner
Season 1990-912024-25
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers 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%
Reggie Miller 82 36.2 22.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 4.0 1.3 0.2 2.0 2.0 7.3 14.2 .512 1.4 3.9 .348 6.7 7.3 .918
difference:+22+2.5+1.6+0.1+2.4+2.3+0.7+0.2-0.3-0.5+1.7+5.2+.049+0.3+2.0+.053+2.2+2.1+.047
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%
Reggie Miller 5 38.6 21.6 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.8 1.6 0.4 2.4 2.8 6.8 14.0 .486 1.6 3.8 .421 6.4 7.4 .865
difference:+0.4+4.2+0.4+2.0+1.6+2.8+0.4-0.4-0.4+3.4+9.0+.043+0.2+3.6+.232+2.4+2.2+.096
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
Reggie Miller Franz Wagner
Season 1991-922025-26
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Reggie Miller 82 38.0 20.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 3.8 1.3 0.3 1.9 2.6 6.9 13.7 .501 1.6 4.2 .378 5.4 6.3 .858
difference:+77+3.0+1.7+1.7+1.7+0.8+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.8+1.1+1.3+.032+0.4+.043+0.6+0.5+.152
Franz Wagner 5 35.0 22.4 1.0 4.6 5.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 3.4 8.0 15.0 .533 1.6 3.8 .421 4.8 6.8 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Reggie Miller 3 43.3 27.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 4.7 1.3 0.0 1.3 4.0 8.3 14.3 .581 2.3 3.7 .636 8.0 10.0 .800
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Reggie Miller played 13 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 1993 to 2005—Reggie Miller played in 12 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Franz Wagner, Reggie Miller got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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