Roy Hibbert vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Roy Hibbert, 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

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.

Roy Hibbert played 9 years in the NBA, 5 more than Franz Wagner, who played 4. Roy Hibbert had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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
Roy Hibbert 9 4 2008-09 to 2016-17
Franz Wagner 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Roy Hibbert Franz Wagner
Season 2008-092021-22
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%
Roy Hibbert 70 14.4 7.1 1.6 1.8 3.5 0.7 0.3 1.1 0.8 3.1 2.8 6.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .667
difference:+9+16.3+8.1+0.5+1.6+1.0+2.2+0.6+0.7-0.7-1.0+3.0+6.3+.003+1.2+3.4+1.0+0.7+.196
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 Roy Hibbert nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Roy Hibbert Franz Wagner
Season 2009-102022-23
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%
Roy Hibbert 81 25.1 11.7 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.0 0.4 1.6 1.8 3.5 4.8 9.7 .495 0.0 0.1 .500 2.1 2.8 .754
difference:+1+7.5+6.9+1.3+0.3+1.6+1.5+0.6+1.4-0.3-1.2+2.0+4.3+.010+1.6+4.4+.139+1.3+1.2+.088
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 Roy Hibbert nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Roy Hibbert Franz Wagner
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
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%
Roy Hibbert 81 27.7 12.7 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.0 0.4 1.8 2.3 3.2 5.1 11.0 .461 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.4 .745
difference:+9+4.8+7.0+1.2+1.0+2.2+1.7+0.7+1.4-0.4-0.9+2.2+4.2+.021+1.3+4.6+1.3+1.0+.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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Roy Hibbert 5 26.4 10.4 3.0 3.8 6.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.6 4.2 4.0 9.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.4 .706
difference:+2+10.6+8.5+1.6+1.6+0.1+3.8+0.3+0.5-1.3-1.3+2.0+5.7+.036+1.3+4.9+3.2+2.9+.180
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

Roy Hibbert Franz Wagner
Season 2011-122024-25
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf SemisMagic 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%
Roy Hibbert 65 29.8 12.8 3.3 5.5 8.8 1.7 0.5 2.0 2.0 3.0 5.1 10.3 .497 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.7 .711
difference:+5+3.9+11.4+2.4+0.7+3.1+3.0+0.8+1.6-0.3-0.5+3.9+9.1+.034+1.7+5.9+1.9+1.5+.160
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%
Roy Hibbert 11 30.9 11.7 4.1 7.1 11.2 1.1 0.4 3.1 2.0 3.5 4.7 9.5 .500 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.2 3.3 .667
difference:+6+8.1+14.1+3.5+2.9+6.4+4.5+0.8+2.7-0.3+5.5+13.5+.057+1.3+7.3+.811+1.8+1.9+.102
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

* Roy Hibbert played 5 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2013 to 2017—Roy Hibbert played in two Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Franz Wagner, Roy Hibbert got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game