T.J. McConnell vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and T.J. McConnell, 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 / 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.

T.J. McConnell played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Franz Wagner, who played 5. T.J. McConnell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
T.J. McConnell 11 5 2015-16 to 2025-26
Franz Wagner 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
T.J. McConnell Franz Wagner
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando 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%
T.J. McConnell 81 19.8 6.1 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.5 1.2 0.1 1.7 1.4 2.7 5.7 .470 0.4 1.1 .348 0.3 0.5 .634
difference:+2+10.9+9.1+0.6+0.8+1.4+1.6+0.3+0.3-0.2-0.7+3.1+6.6+.002+0.8+2.3+.006+2.1+2.3+.229
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 T.J. McConnell nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
T.J. McConnell Franz Wagner
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando 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%
T.J. McConnell 81 26.3 6.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.6 1.7 0.1 2.0 1.7 2.9 6.3 .461 0.1 0.7 .200 0.9 1.1 .811
difference:+1+6.3+11.7+0.4+0.6+1.0+3.1+0.7+0.1-0.1-0.6+3.9+7.7+.024+1.5+3.8+.161+2.5+2.9+.031
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 T.J. McConnell nor Franz Wagner played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
T.J. McConnell Franz Wagner
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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%
T.J. McConnell 76 22.4 6.3 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 1.5 1.6 2.8 5.5 .499 0.4 0.8 .435 0.4 0.5 .795
difference:+4+10.1+13.4+0.5+1.8+2.3+0.3+0.1+0.2-0.4-0.7+4.5+9.7+.017+0.9+3.8+.154+3.4+3.9+.055
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%
T.J. McConnell 10 15.5 5.5 0.6 2.0 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.5 3.6 .694 0.2 0.3 .667 0.3 0.5 .600
difference:+3+21.5+13.4+0.8+3.4+4.3+2.1+0.1+1.3-0.7-1.6+3.5+11.1+.286+1.1+4.6+.402+5.3+5.8+.286
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
T.J. McConnell Franz Wagner
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers 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%
T.J. McConnell 76 19.3 6.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.4 1.0 0.2 1.2 1.4 2.9 5.5 .525 0.2 0.6 .333 0.4 0.5 .784
difference:+16+14.4+17.8+0.5+2.9+3.4+1.3+0.3+0.2-1.1-1.1+6.1+13.9+.062+1.5+5.3+.038+4.1+4.7+.087
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%
T.J. McConnell 9 8.3 2.7 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.3 3.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+4+30.7+23.1+0.5+3.6+4.1+4.4+1.0+0.3-1.9-2.8+8.9+20.0+.001+1.4+7.4+4.0+5.2
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
T.J. McConnell Franz Wagner
Season 2019-202025-26
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid not play
(season in progress)
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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%
T.J. McConnell 71 18.7 6.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.0 3.0 5.8 .516 0.1 0.2 .294 0.5 0.6 .833
difference:+47+14.7+16.2+1.0+2.5+3.4+1.3+0.4+0.2-0.4-1.2+4.8+10.1+.026+1.4+4.0+.066+5.1+6.2+.010
Franz Wagner 24 33.4 22.7 1.5 4.6 6.1 3.7 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.8 15.9 .490 1.5 4.2 .360 5.6 6.8 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
T.J. McConnell 3 9.3 2.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.7 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Franz Wagner DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* T.J. McConnell played 6 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2021 to 2026—T.J. McConnell played in two Playoffs.

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