Ron Harper vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Ron Harper, 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.
Ron Harper played 15 years in the NBA, 11 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Ron Harper had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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 |
| Ron Harper |
15 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2000-01 |
| Franz Wagner |
4 |
2 |
2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Ron Harper |
Franz Wagner |
| Season |
1986-87 | 2021-22 |
| Team |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 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 | % |
| Ron Harper |
82 |
37.4 |
22.9 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
9.0 |
19.7 |
.455 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.213 |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.684 |
| difference: | +3 | +6.7 | +7.7 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +0.6 | -2.7 | -0.9 | +3.2 | +7.4 | +.013 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +.141 | +2.3 | +4.1 | +.179 |
| 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 Ron Harper 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 | % |
| Ron Harper |
57 |
32.1 |
15.4 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
4.9 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.150 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
.705 |
| difference: | +23 | +0.5 | +3.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +0.7 | -0.7 | -0.5 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +.021 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +.211 | | +0.9 | +.137 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ron Harper |
4 |
33.5 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
15.8 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.688 |
| Franz Wagner |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Ron Harper |
82 |
34.8 |
18.6 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
7.2 |
14.0 |
.511 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.250 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
.751 |
| difference: | +10 | +2.3 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.5 | -0.9 | -0.4 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +.029 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +.031 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +.099 |
| 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 | % |
| Ron Harper |
5 |
37.8 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
7.8 |
13.8 |
.565 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.769 |
| difference: | +2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | | +2.6 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | +1.8 | +0.9 | +.157 | +1.3 | +4.5 | +.265 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +.117 |
| 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 | % |
| Ron Harper |
35 |
39.1 |
22.8 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
8.6 |
18.2 |
.473 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.275 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
.788 |
| difference: | +25 | +5.4 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.8 | -0.6 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +.010 | +1.3 | +4.4 | +.020 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +.083 |
| 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 | % |
| Ron Harper |
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 |
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Additional Years |
* Ron Harper played 11 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1991 to 2001—Ron Harper played in 8 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. |