Allan Houston vs. Franz Wagner: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Franz Wagner and Allan Houston to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Franz Wagner has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Allan Houston scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Franz Wagner averages 1.8 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (19.1 points against 17.3). On the other hand Allan Houston scored a total of 8,887 points more than Franz Wagner (14,551 vs. 5,664).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
12
Franz Wagner 19.1
+1.8
5

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
+8,887
12
Franz Wagner 5,664
5

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Franz Wagner has a better career point average than Allan Houston (+2.5 points per game) while Allan Houston scored more points (+953).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
6
Franz Wagner 21.8
+2.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
+953
6
Franz Wagner 261
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
+2
Franz Wagner 0

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
+4
Franz Wagner 0

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
+38
Franz Wagner 25

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
+191
Franz Wagner 138

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
+414
Franz Wagner 270

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
+530
Franz Wagner 294

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
+13
Franz Wagner 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
+4
Franz Wagner 2

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
+18
Franz Wagner 7

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
+50
Franz Wagner 11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
+51
Franz Wagner 12

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Franz Wagner 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+1.8+0.7+0.6+3.1+0.1+0.6+7.9+0.4+0.5+1.2+7+543
Franz Wagner 19.1 7.1 14.9 47.5 1.5 4.5 32.3 3.5 4.1 85.1 5 296

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+8,887+3,234+7,592+3.1+873+1,911+7.9+1,546+1,774+1.2+7+543
Franz Wagner 5,664 2,103 4,425 47.5 432 1,336 32.3 1,026 1,205 85.1 5 296

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+2.5+0.9+2.8+2.2+0.1+3.0+19.5+0.6+1.0+4.1+4+51
Franz Wagner 21.8 7.8 18.2 42.7 1.3 5.9 22.5 4.9 5.8 84.3 2 12

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+953+342+752+2.2+60+110+19.5+209+233+4.1+4+51
Franz Wagner 261 93 218 42.7 16 71 22.5 59 70 84.3 2 12

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
199479
Franz Wagner 15.2
+6.7
202279

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Franz Wagner 18.6
+4.1
202380

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
199682
Franz Wagner 19.7
202472

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
199781
Franz Wagner 24.2
+9.4
202560

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
199882
Franz Wagner 22.4
+4.0
20265

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 7 seasons more than Franz Wagner in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 12, from 1999 to 2005—he averaged 19.3 points in a total of 439 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Franz Wagner -
DNP
20230

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+6.1
19963
Franz Wagner 18.9
20247

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
19979
Franz Wagner 25.8
+6.6
20255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
+21.1
199810
Franz Wagner -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 41 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.8 ppg and his lowest 17.6.