Wayman Tisdale vs. Franz Wagner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Franz Wagner and Wayman Tisdale, 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.

Wayman Tisdale played 12 years in the NBA, 9 more than Franz Wagner, who played 3. Wayman Tisdale had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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 achivements, 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
Wayman Tisdale 12 4 1985-86 to 1996-97
Franz Wagner 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1985-862021-22
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 81 28.1 14.7 2.4 4.9 7.2 1.0 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.6 6.4 12.4 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .684
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1986-872022-23
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 81 26.7 14.5 2.7 3.2 5.9 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.7 3.6 5.7 11.0 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.5 .709
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 4 27.0 12.8 1.3 2.8 4.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 4.3 4.8 7.8 .613 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 5.8 .565
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1987-882023-24
Team Indiana PacersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayMagic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 79 30.1 16.1 2.1 4.1 6.2 1.3 0.7 0.4 1.8 3.5 6.5 12.6 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.0 .783
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
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
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1988-89-
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 79 30.8 17.5 2.4 5.3 7.7 1.6 0.7 0.7 2.2 3.7 6.7 13.1 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 5.2 .773
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1989-90-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 79 37.2 22.3 2.3 5.2 7.5 1.4 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.2 9.2 17.5 .525 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.9 .783
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1990-91-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 33 33.8 20.0 2.3 5.4 7.7 2.0 0.7 0.8 2.5 3.0 7.9 16.4 .483 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.2 .800
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1991-92-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 72 35.0 16.6 1.9 4.6 6.5 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.7 3.4 7.3 14.5 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.8 .763
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1992-93-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 76 30.0 16.6 1.7 4.9 6.6 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.5 3.6 7.2 14.1 .509 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.0 .758
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1993-94-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 79 32.4 16.7 2.0 5.1 7.1 1.8 0.5 0.7 1.6 3.7 7.0 13.9 .501 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.4 .808
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale ------- --- ----------
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1994-95-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 65 19.6 10.0 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.9 4.3 8.8 .484 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.9 .770
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 10 17.0 7.3 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 3.2 3.2 7.1 .451 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .643
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1995-96-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 63 18.3 10.7 0.9 2.5 3.4 0.9 0.2 0.6 1.0 3.0 4.4 9.0 .495 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .765
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 4 16.8 5.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.5 7.5 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Wayman Tisdale Franz Wagner
Season 1996-97-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 53 14.7 6.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.1 3.0 7.0 .426 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .625
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wayman Tisdale 4 9.3 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Franz Wagner ------- --- ----------
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